Wireless body area network node localization using small-scale spatial information

IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 715-726

  Lo, Geoffrey ^a   González Valenzuela, Sergio ^a   Leung, Victor C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atmospheric air pressure; Fall detection; Health monitoring; Limb tracking; m health; Node identification; Sensor placement; Wearable sensors; Wireless body area network (WBAN)

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BODY SENSOR NETWORKS; MHEALTH; SENSOR NODES; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEARABLE SENSORS;

ATMOSPHERIC AIR PRESSURE; FALL DETECTION; HEALTH MONITORING; NODE IDENTIFICATIONS; SENSOR PLACEMENT; WIRELESS BODY AREA NETWORK;

WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BODY POSTURE; CLOTHING; EQUIPMENT; FALLING; HUMAN; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ACCELEROMETRY; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AIR PRESSURE; CLOTHING; EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; POSTURE; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84885091925     PISSN: 21682194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JBHI.2012.2237178     Document Type: Article

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