Authors:
Pascal Toumieux
;
Stéphanie Sahuguede
and
Anne Julien-Vergonjanne
Affiliation:
University of Limoges, France
Keyword(s):
Wireless Optical Communication, Mobile Communications, Infrared Transmission, Remote Monitoring.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Biomedical Engineering
;
Cloud Computing
;
Distributed and Mobile Software Systems
;
e-Health
;
Health Engineering and Technology Applications
;
Health Information Systems
;
Mobile Technologies
;
Mobile Technologies for Healthcare Applications
;
Neural Rehabilitation
;
Neurotechnology, Electronics and Informatics
;
Platforms and Applications
;
Software Engineering
Abstract:
In the context of remote patient monitoring, we propose in this paper a radio free solution based system to
transmit health related data. We investigate wireless optical technology based on diffuse infrared links,
which presents the advantage to be secure regarding electromagnetic interference, low-cost and easy to
deploy. Two different monitoring scenarios are considered, both composed of an emitter worn by a mobile
patient and receivers fixed in the environment. The first scenario is the continuous remote monitoring of
heart rate and temperature and the second one involves accelerometer data. To evaluate the wireless mobile
link reliability for the two scenarios, we have developed custom made systems using commercially available
components. The experimental performance is established in terms of packet loss to evaluate the potentiality
of wireless optical technology.