OsteoConduct: Wireless body-area communication based on bone conduction

BODYNETS 2007 - 2nd International ICST Conference on Body Area Networks

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Zhong, Lin ^a   El Daye, Dania ^a   Kaufman, Brett ^a   Tobaoda, Nick ^a   Mohamed, Tamer ^a   Liebschner, Michael ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Body area network; Bone conduction; Personal area network

Indexed keywords

BONE; CONVOLUTIONAL CODES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ACOUSTIC VIBRATION; BODYAREA NETWORKS (BAN); BONE CONDUCTION; DIGITAL DATA COMMUNICATIONS; MECHANICAL STIMULUS; MODULATION SCHEMES; SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; WIRELESS BODYAREA NETWORK (WBAN);

LOW POWER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 84907902089     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4108/bodynets.2007.181     Document Type: Conference Paper

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