Advanced Sensing in Image Processing and IoT

7 IoT and Wearable Sensors for Health Monitoring

DOI: 10.1201/9781003221333-7

Radhika G. Deshmukh, Akanksha Pinjarkar, and Arun Kumar Rana

Contents

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Covid-19: Importance of Wearable Sensing Technology

7.3 Sensors and Types of Sensors

7.3.1 Types of Sensors Used in Wearable Technology

7.3.1.1 Accelerometer

7.3.1.2 Gyroscopes

7.3.1.3 Magnetometers

7.3.1.4 Global Positioning System (GPS)

7.3.1.5 Heart Rate Sensors

7.3.1.6 Pedometers

7.3.1.7 Pressure Sensors

7.3.1.8 Integration of Sensors into Wearables (Microcontroller)

7.4 Internet of Things

7.4.1 Network of the IoT

7.4.2 IoT-Based Wearable Healthcare System

7.5 Future Perspective

7.6 Conclusion

References

7.1 Introduction

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