Industrial Communication Systems

30-6 Industrial Communication Systems

robustness, redundancy, and support for high-speed cyclical data transmission) to the requirements of a

bedside

communication

application.

e

proposed

system

includes

a

bedside

monitor,

an

actuator

unit,

an

environment

unit,

and

a

central

monitor.

e

bedside

monitor

collects

the

patient’s

vital

signals,

enabling

the

measurement

of

parameters,

such

as

heart

rate

(number

of

heart

beats

per

minute,

pulse),

end-tidal

lung

volume

(liters

per

minute),

respiration

rate

(number

of

breaths

per

minute),

and

systolic

and

diastolic

arterial

blood

pressure

values

(mmHg).

e

remote

control

of

bedside

devices

(e.g.,

infu-

sion

pumps)

is

enabled

by

the

actuator

unit,

which

can

drive

digital

and

analog

outputs.

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