An asynchronous multi-sensor micro control unit for wireless body sensor networks (WBSNs)

Sensors

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 7022-7036

  Chen, Chiung An ^a   Chen, Shih Lun ^a   Huang, Hong Yi ^b   Luo, Ching Hsing ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asynchronous; Micro control unit; Multi sensor; Wireless body sensor network

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MONITORING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DATA COMPRESSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN BODY; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79960815720     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s110707022     Document Type: Article

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