Potential and challenges of body area networks for personal health.
This paper illustrates how body area network technology may enable new personal health concepts. A BAN technology platform is presented, which integrates technology building blocks from the Human++ research program on autonomous wireless sensors. Technology evaluation for the case of wireless sleep staging and real-time arousal monitoring is reported. Key technology challenges are discussed. The ultimate target is the development of miniaturized body sensor nodes powered by body-energy, anticipating the needs of emerging personal health applications.
Penders
Julien
J
Holst Centre/IMEC-NL, High Tech Campus 31, 5656 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Julien.Penders@imec-nl.nl
van de Molengraft
Jef
J
Brown
Lindsay
L
Grundlehner
Bernard
B
Gyselinckx
Bert
B
Van Hoof
Chris
C
D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology; D013686:Telemetry