ISBN: 530b01641ab12166a07d5cbb06fb59ec

The most emerging technology of sensor networks is the use of them in the medical care to save patients lives, create valuable data for medical research, and cut the cost of medical servi… Plus…

The most emerging technology of sensor networks is the use of them in the medical care to save patients lives, create valuable data for medical research, and cut the cost of medical services. Recently, body sensor networks are used for remote health monitoring and patient care. This book, therefore, attempts to provide of unified overview of broader field of Wireless Sensor Networks in healthcare applications. The organization of the book starts with the background of wireless sensor networks, and then completes description of the patient health metrics: heart rate and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) by using body sensor networks for better treatment. In this book the idea of architecture of wireless sensor networks is presented for the monitoring of patients different health metrics: heart rate and blood oxygen saturation levels for treatment at home. The main focus of book is to examine, monitor and analyze patient heart beat activities and oxygen saturation level in order to meet better treatment and health care. In addition this book provides countermeasures of different security attacks related to data gathering from different sensors. Bücher & Hörbücher<

ISBN: 530b01641ab12166a07d5cbb06fb59ec

Wireless sensor networks consist of small, mostly battery powered computers. Despite their simplicity, each sensor node is equipped with its own memory, CPU and radio transceiver. A typic… Plus…

Wireless sensor networks consist of small, mostly battery powered computers. Despite their simplicity, each sensor node is equipped with its own memory, CPU and radio transceiver. A typical application is to scatter many of them over a large area. Some sensor nodes can take measurements like temperature, air pressure and humidity. The latest models can also capture audio and images. But even the simplest capabilities like monitoring the temperature can be used e.g., to detect and fight forest fires at an early stage. The strength of this new paradigm comes from the mere number of nodes. Messages are forwarded over long distances from node to node. However, a sensor network does not only provide its own communication infrastructure. Within this book, it will also be shown how it can be used like a massively distributed database or as a compute cluster which filters and analyzes its data prior to transmission. A key-factor to the success of a sensor network is its longevity. Communication algorithms for medium access, routing but also for encryption and time synchronization have to be redesigned carefully with energy efficiency in mind. Bücher & Hörbücher<