ENERGY EFFICIENT EMBEDDED SYSTEM DESIGN FOR MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM USING WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK

• Main Author: LI, QI
• Format: Others
• Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2008
• Subjects: embedded system; wireless sensor network; Computer Sciences; Physical Sciences and Mathematics
• Online Access: http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1624; http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2623&context=etd

Recent surveys on medical service systems show that the cost of patient monitoring has grown significantly. The widespread use of portable digital medical device makes it possible to provide a more comprehensive tracking of patient conditions. However, the development of a full scale, distributed health monitoring system is much delayed due to the lack of efficient wireless communication in a large distributed network. This becomes a challenging research topic which is to find a way to provide accurate and real time patient information to medical experts in a fast, efficient and cost effective fashion. This paper proposes a novel solution on building a system which links patients and doctors together using embedded system technology and wireless sensor network. The content presented in this thesis introduces the design and implement of such a system.