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Sensor Technologies: Healthcare, Wellness and Environmental Applications

by Michael J. McGrath, Cliodhna Ní Scanaill

December 2013

Intermediate to advanced

332 pages

14h 39m

English

Apress

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What This Book CoversA Brief History of SensorsDrivers for Sensor ApplicationsChallenges for Sensor ApplicationsSensors Enabling InnovationReferences
What Is a Sensor and What Is Sensing?Introduction to the Key Sensing ModalitiesMechanical SensorsOptical SensorsSemiconductor SensorsElectrochemical SensorsBiosensorsApplication DomainsSensor CharacteristicsSummaryReferences
Smart SensorsSensor SystemsSensor PlatformsMicrocontrollers for Smart SensorsInterfaces and Embedded CommunicationsSensor CommunicationsPower Management and Energy HarvestingMicrocontroller Software and DebuggingSummaryReferences
Sensor Network ComponentsSensor Network TopologiesSensor Network ApplicationsSensor Network Features and ChallengesSummaryReferences
Data LiteracyThe Internet of ThingsSensors and the CloudData QualityFusing Sensor DataData MiningData VisualizationBig Sensor DataSummaryReferences
Regulation of Medical DevicesStandards for Medical DevicesRegulation of Environmental SensorsChallengesSummaryReferences
The Evidence BaseWhy Building Technologies for “Should” Rarely HelpsThe Consequences of Designing for “Should”Why Designing for “Could” MattersRequirements for a Data Economy of “Could”SummaryReferences
Healthcare Domain ChallengesStudy DesignHome Deployment ElementsHome Deployment ManagementRemote Deployment FrameworkThe Prototyping Design ProcessData Analytics and Intelligent Data ProcessingCase StudiesLessons LearnedSummaryReferences
Changing the Way We Do HealthcareSensing Context in Health ApplicationsHospital and Community-Based Sensing for Assessment and DiagnosisCommunity-Based SensingHome-Based Clinical ApplicationsSelf-care Diagnostic Test KitsKey Drivers and ChallengesThe Future of Sensor-Based Applications for HealthcareSummaryReferences
Drivers and Barriers: Sports and Fitness SensingSports and Fitness ApplicationsActivity and Well-BeingThe Future of Sensor-Based Wellness, Fitness, and Lifestyle ApplicationsSummaryReferences
Drivers of Environmental SensingBarriers to AdoptionEnvironmental ParametersWater Quality MonitoringRadiation SensingEnvironmental Impact on FoodFuture Directions for Environmental MonitoringSummaryReferences
So FarInto the FutureReferences