Development of impulse radio HBC transceiver for vital signal monitoring of drivers

Authors:
Jianqing Wang;Takuya Fujiwara;Daisuke Anzai
Affiliations:
Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan;Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan;Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan
Venue:
BodyNets '13 Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Body Area Networks
Year:
2013

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Abstract

Human body communication (HBC) technology provides a promising physical layer for wireless body area networks in healthcare, medical and entertainment applications. In this study, we developed an impulse radio (IR) type HBC transceiver for monitoring vital signals of drivers in a car. The basic structure of the transceiver was described and its communication performance were evaluated experimentally. The results show a sufficient feasibility to realize a HBC transmission at a data rate as high as 1.2 Mbps from the human chest to a fingertip.