Wireless Wearable Motion Sensor for Use in Medical Care
Adam Hilton, Ma Oo, Scott Hendershot · Opus: Research & Creativity (Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne) · 2008
Today’s health care systems are burdened by the increasing number of elderly and disabled people needing medical support. New technologies are being used to provide improved support for people bounded in their homes and assisted living environments. Assessing abnormal movements resulting from poor health is essential for monitoring patients’ health status and quality of life. The main goal of this project is to design, build, and test a wearable motion sensor system that can be used to record and wirelessly transmit data with information about the motion of a person in need of medical care. The data should carry enough information for the post analysis and possible characterization of movements. The sensor system should be attached to the body in a non-intrusive way and able to operate for long periods of time (possible days) without the need to have the batteries replaced.