Sensor Technologies : : Healthcare, Wellness and Environmental Applications.
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berkeley, CA : : Apress L. P.,, 2013. Ã2013. |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (321 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- About the Authors
- About the Technical Reviewers
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- What This Book Covers
- A Brief History of Sensors
- Drivers for Sensor Applications
- Health and Fitness
- Aging Demographics
- Personalized Healthcare
- Public Health
- Technology Nexus
- National Security
- The Internet of Things
- Water and Food
- Environmental Challenges
- Challenges for Sensor Applications
- Sensors Enabling Innovation
- References
- Chapter 2: Sensing and Sensor Fundamentals
- What Is a Sensor and What Is Sensing?
- Introduction to the Key Sensing Modalities
- Mechanical Sensors
- MEMS Sensors
- Accelerometers
- Gyroscopes
- Optical Sensors
- Photodetectors
- Infrared (IR)
- Fiber Optic
- Interferometers
- Semiconductor Sensors
- Gas Sensors
- Temperature Sensors
- Magnetic Sensors
- Optical Sensors
- Ion-Sensitive Field-Effect Transistors (ISFETs)
- Electrochemical Sensors
- Potentiometric Sensors
- Amperometric Sensors
- Coulometric
- Conductometric Sensors
- Biosensors
- Transducers for Biosensors
- Key Characteristics of Biosensors
- Application Domains
- Environmental Monitoring
- Air
- Water
- Sound (Noise Pollution)
- Soil
- Healthcare
- Wellness
- Monitoring Recreational Activity
- Personal Safety
- Activity and Location Detection
- Sensor Characteristics
- Range
- Transfer Function
- Linear Transfer Functions
- Linearization
- Non-Linear Transfer Functions
- Linearity and Nonlinearity
- Sensitivity
- Environmental Effects
- Modifying Inputs
- Interfering Inputs
- Hysteresis
- Resolution
- Accuracy
- Precision
- Error
- Systematic Errors
- Random Errors (Noise)
- Error Bands
- Statistical Characteristics
- Repeatability
- Tolerance
- Dynamic Characteristics
- Response Time.
- Dynamic Linearity
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 3: Key Sensor Technology Components: Hardware and Software Overview
- Smart Sensors
- Sensor Systems
- Sensor Platforms
- The Arduino I/O Board
- Shimmer
- Smartphones and Tablets
- Microcontrollers for Smart Sensors
- CPUs
- Registers
- Memory
- Timers and Counters
- Debugging Interfaces
- Common Microcontrollers
- Interfaces and Embedded Communications
- Embedded Digital Interfaces and Protocols
- Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
- The I 2 C Bus
- Analog Interfacing
- Sensor Communications
- Standard Wired Interfaces
- RS-232
- Virtual Serial Ports
- RS-485
- Universal Serial Bus (USB)
- Short- and Medium-Range Standards for Wireless Communications
- Proprietary Wireless Protocols
- Power Management and Energy Harvesting
- Power Management
- Energy Harvesting
- Microcontroller Software and Debugging
- IDEs
- Development Languages
- Testing Code
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 4: Sensor Network Topolog ies and Design Considerations
- Sensor Network Components
- Sensor Nodes
- Aggregators, Base Stations, and Gateways
- Machine-to-Machine Devices
- Proprietary M2M solutions
- Smartphones
- Traditional M2M Platforms
- Sensor Network Topologies
- Sensor Network Applications
- Personal Area Networks
- Ambient/Pervasive Home Sensor Networks
- Wide Area Networks
- Sensor Network Features and Challenges
- Security
- Key Security Goals
- Attacks on Sensor Networks
- Security Approaches
- Biometrics
- Challenges for Sensor Networks
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 5: Processing and Adding Vibrancy to Sensor Data
- Data Literacy
- The Internet of Things
- Sensors and the Cloud
- Data Quality
- Addressing Data Quality Issues
- Outlier Detection
- Automated Data Cleaning
- Plausibility Testing
- Fusing Sensor Data
- Data Mining.
- Data Visualization
- Big Sensor Data
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 6: Regulations and Standards: Considerations for Sensor Technologies
- Regulation of Medical Devices
- CE Marking
- U.S. FDA
- Other Medical Device Regulators
- Standards for Medical Devices
- Industry Standards and Certification
- Continua
- Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE)
- Happtique Health App Certification Program (HACP)
- Quality Management System Standards
- Clinical Research Standards
- Declaration of Helsinki
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
- Data Interoperability Standards
- CEN ISO/IEEE 11073
- Health Level 7 (HL7)
- Regulation of Environmental Sensors
- Environmental Noise
- Ambient Air Quality
- Indoor Air Quality
- Drinking Water
- Regulation and Allocation of Radio Spectrum
- Challenges
- Country-Specific Regulatory Processes
- Mobile Health Applications
- Personalized Medicine
- Citizen Science
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 7: The Data Economy of Biosensors
- The Evidence Base
- Why Building Technologies for "Should" Rarely Helps
- The Consequences of Designing for "Should"
- Why Designing for "Could" Matters
- Requirements for a Data Economy of "Could"
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 8: Sensor Deployments for Home and Community Settings
- Healthcare Domain Challenges
- Study Design
- Setting the Research Questions
- Clinical Cohort Characterization
- Protocol Options: Supervised vs. Unsupervised
- Clinical Benefit
- Home Deployment Elements
- Home- and Community-Based Sensing
- Body-Worn Assessment Applications
- Ambient Sensing
- User Touch Points
- Participant Feedback
- Home Deployment Management
- Remote Deployment Framework
- The Prototyping Design Process
- Design for and with the End User
- Design with Multidisciplinary Team Members
- Data Analytics and Intelligent Data Processing.
- Case Studies
- Case Study 1: Quantified Timed Get Up and Go (QTUG) Test
- Algorithm Development
- Model Development
- Prototype Development
- Case Study 2: Ambient Assessment of Daily Activity and Gait Velocity
- Case Study 3: Training for Focused Living
- Lessons Learned
- The Installation Process
- Key Sensor Findings
- Data Quality
- User Engagement
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 9: Body-Worn, Ambient, and Consumer Sensing for Health Applications
- Changing the Way We Do Healthcare
- Sensing Context in Health Applications
- Hospital and Community-Based Sensing for Assessment and Diagnosis
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Heart Rate
- Blood Pressure
- Temperature
- Respiratory Rate
- Blood Oxygenation
- Community-Based Sensing
- Home-Based Clinical Applications
- Chronic Disease Management
- Investigative and Episodic Monitoring
- Mobility and Behavioral Monitoring
- Biomechanical Rehabilitation
- Aggregation and Management
- The Smartphone as a Healthcare Platform
- Self-care Diagnostic Test Kits
- Enzymatic/Immunological Assays
- Enzymatic Test Strips
- Chromatic Wet Chemistry
- The Home Test Market
- Home Genetic Testing
- Key Drivers and Challenges
- Drivers and Challenges in Healthcare Systems
- Technology Drivers and Challenges
- Consumer Drivers and Challenges
- The Future of Sensor-Based Applications for Healthcare
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 10: Wellness, Fitness, and Lifestyle Sensing Applications
- Drivers and Barriers: Sports and Fitness Sensing
- Drivers for Sports and Fitness Sensing
- Barriers to Sports and Fitness Sensing
- Sports and Fitness Applications
- Supporting Wireless Technologies
- Fitness Sensing
- Clothing
- Sports Equipment Sensing
- Cycling
- Golf
- Sensing in Other Sports
- Sports and Fitness Statistics
- Activity and Well-Being.
- Obesity and Weight Management
- Sleep
- Baby Sleep Monitoring
- Sleep Apnea
- Posture Monitoring
- Personal Safety
- Home Safety Monitoring
- Safety Monitoring and Falls Detection
- Alcohol Monitoring
- The Future of Sensor-Based Wellness, Fitness, and Lifestyle Applications
- Summary
- References
- Chapter 11: Environmental Monitoring for Health and Wellness
- Drivers of Environmental Sensing
- Cost
- Smartphones
- Civic Sensing
- Sampling
- Environmental Sensing and Network and Communications Technologies
- Barriers to Adoption
- Power Consumption
- Robustness and Cost
- Technology Limitations
- Security Concerns
- Usability and Scalability
- Interoperability
- Data Quality and Ownership
- Environmental Parameters
- Air Quality and Atmospheric Conditions
- Sensing Air Quality
- Sensing Indoor Air Quality
- Community-Based Outdoor Air Quality Monitoring
- Monitoring Ambient Weather
- UVA/UVB Monitoring
- Water Quality Monitoring
- Physical Water Sensing
- Chemical Water Sensing
- Biological Pathogen Water Sensing
- Mobile Water-Quality Sensing
- Environmental Noise Pollution
- Radiation Sensing
- Environmental Impact on Food
- Future Directions for Environmental Monitoring
- Summary
- Chapter 12: Summary and Future Trends
- So Far
- Into the Future
- Pervasiveness
- Technology
- Personal Health
- Crowdsourcing
- The Sensing Nexus
- References
- Index.