Body area network
In the framework of Holst Centre, IMEC has developed an ambulatory arousal monitor. The new research concept uses a combination of body parameters to monitor a person’s arousal level. The compact form factor and the long battery lifetime allow the use of the arousal monitor in new application domains such as mobile gaming and clinical trials.
IMEC’s approach within its Human++ program at Holst Centre uses a body-area network that measures four body parameters to detect a person’s emotional state. The body-area network consists of two small wireless sensor nodes that communicate to a PC acting as a base station.
The wireless sensor nodes take care of ultra-low power digital signal processing and wireless communication of the measured data. The first wireless sensor node is integrated in a chest belt and measures respiration and ECG (electrocardiogram or heart activity) based on IMEC’s proprietary single-channel biopotential ASIC.
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