Wearable Sensors? What is there to sense?
This paper provides an overview of research conducted in the development of ambulatory devices for wearable sensing applications. Two configurations of wearable sensing are shown, the first a wearable chemosensor in a wrist-watch configuration, and the second a textile with an integrated foam sensor. The foam sensor is composed of polypyrrole-coated polyurethane foam, which exhibits a piezo-resistive response when exposed to electrical current. The potential of wearable sensing is discussed using these examples to illustrate the relevant concerns.
Brady
Sarah
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Adaptive Information Cluster, National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.
Dunne
Lucy E
LE
Lynch
Aogan
A
Smyth
Barry
B
Diamond
Dermot
D
D020811:Biomedical Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003020:Clothing; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000295:instrumentation; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013784:Textiles