Wireless Body Sensor Communication Systems Based on UWB and IBC Technologies: State-of-the-Art and Open Challenges

Sensors

Hrvoje Mihaldinec¹  Ivana Čuljak¹  Željka Lučev Vasić¹  Hrvoje Džapo¹ 

[1] Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;

关键词: wireless body area networks;    wearable systems;    ultra-wideband communication;    intrabody communication;    wireless body sensors;    implanted sensors;   

DOI  :  10.3390/s20123587

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In recent years there has been an increasing need for miniature, low-cost, commercially accessible, and user-friendly sensor solutions for wireless body area networks (WBAN), which has led to the adoption of new physical communication interfaces providing distinctive advantages over traditional wireless technologies. Ultra-wideband (UWB) and intrabody communication (IBC) have been the subject of intensive research in recent years due to their promising characteristics as means for short-range, low-power, and low-data-rate wireless interfaces for interconnection of various sensors and devices placed on, inside, or in the close vicinity of the human body. The need for safe and standardized solutions has resulted in the development of two relevant standards, IEEE 802.15.4 (for UWB) and IEEE 802.15.6 (for UWB and IBC), respectively. This paper presents an in-depth overview of recent studies and advances in the field of application of UWB and IBC technologies for wireless body sensor communication systems.

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