Wireless body area network

As described in the previous section, the challenges of size reduction, comfort, battery life, and motion artefacts remain unsolved in current portable pregnancy monitors. In general, these issues have been addressed by the wireless sensor network (WSN) community. More specifically, they are researched under the name of wireless body area network (WBAN) (Gonzalez-Valenzuela et al., 2013 Yang, 2006 Latre et al., 2010 Chen et al., 2010). 

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A wireless body area network is composed of small sensors attached or implanted in the body which establishes a communication link with the data-acquisition imit. This attribute allows the user to track required data over a long period. If biokinematic studies are concerned, there are different sensor possibilities for understanding and developing the geometry of the associated motion. Interconnection between the user and the environment is handled by a computer, a smartphone, or a PDA [68]. 

Latre, B., Braem, B., Moerman, L, Blondia, C., and Demeester, R, A survey on wireless body area networks. Wirel. Networks, 17, pp. 1-18,2010. 

Jovanov, E., Milenkovic, A., Otto, C., and de Groen, P.C., A wireless body area network of intelligent motion sensors for computer assisted physical rehabilitation.. Neuroeng. RehabU., 2, 6, 2005. 

Ylisaukko-oja, A., Vildjiounaite, E., and Mantyjarvi, J., Five-point acceleration sensing wireless body area network—Design and practical experiences. Eighth Int. Symp. Wearable Comput., vol. 1, IEEE, n.d., pp. 184-185. 

S. Movassaghi, M. AboUiasan, J. Lipman, D. Smith, A. Jamahpour, Wireless body area networks a survey, IEEE Commun. Surv. Tutor. 16 (3) (2014) 1658—1686. Third Quarter. 

M.R. Yuce, Implementation of wireless body area networks for healthcare systems. Sensors and Actuators A Physical 162 (2010) 116-129. 

Yuce, M.R., Khan, J., 2011. Wireless Body Area Networks Technology, Implementation, and Applications. Pan Stanford Publishing, Singapore. 

Chen, Z., Hu, C.,Liao J, Liu S., Protocol architecture for wireless body area network based on nRF24L01 , IEEE International Conference on Automation and Logistics, 2008. pp. 3050-3054. 

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