Wireless body area networks: technology, implementation, and applications

The book provides a comprehensive overview for the latest WBAN systems, technologies, and applications. The chapters of the book have been written by various specialists who are experts in their areas of research and practice. The book starts with the basic techniques involved in designing and building WBAN systems. It explains the deployment issues and then moves into the application areas of WBAN. The remaining chapters focus on the development of hardware, signal processing algorithms, and wireless communication and network design for wearable and implantable body sensors used in WBAN appli.

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16. Ultra Wideband for Wireless Body Area Networks.

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction to Wireless Body Area Network; 2. Wireless Patient Monitoring in a Clinical Setting; 3. Real-Time Cardiac Arrhythmias Monitoring for Pervasive Health Care; 4. Human Bio-Kinematic Monitoring with Body Area Networks; 5. Signal Processing In-Node Frameworks for Wireless Body Area Networks: From Low-Level to High-Level Approaches; 6. Hardware Development and Systems for Wireless Body Area Networks; 7. Wireless Body Area Network Implementations for Ambulatory Health Monitoring

8. Ambulatory Recording of Biopotential Signals: Constraints and Challenges for Analog Design9. Network and Medium Access Control Protocol Design for Wireless Body Area Networks; 10. Power Management in Body Area Networks for Health Care Applications; 11. Channel Modeling of Narrowband Body-Centric Wireless Communication Systems; 12. Antenna Design and Propagation for WBAN Applications; 13. Coexistence Issues with Wireless Body Area Networks; 14. Implanted Wireless Communication Making a Real Difference; 15. Wireless Power and Data Telemetry for Wearable and Implantable Electronics