Low-cost and disposable pressure sensor mat for non-invasive sleep and movement monitoring applications

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 4745-4748

  Abraham, Jose K ^a   Sullivan, Shawn ^a   Ranganathan, Sridhar ^a  

^a KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE SENSORS; CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICES; CURRENT SENSORS; GRID ARRAYS; LIFE STYLES; MEASUREMENT RESOLUTION; MONITORING APPLICATIONS; MONITORING METHODS; MONITORING SYSTEM; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH; NON-CONTACT MONITORING; NON-INVASIVE; OLDER ADULTS; ORTHOGONAL ARRAY; PERVASIVE HEALTHCARE; PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING; POINT OF CARE; PRESSURE MAT; RESEARCH PLANS; SENSOR ELECTRODES; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP MONITORING DEVICES;

CAPACITANCE; COSTS; DESIGN; HEALTH CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESSURE SENSORS;

SLEEP RESEARCH;

ARTICLE; COST; DEVICES; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ECONOMICS; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PRESSURE; INSTRUMENTATION; MONITORING;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PRESSURE;

EID: 84863581153     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091175     Document Type: Conference Paper

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