A design of power supply for neonatal monitoring with wearable sensors

Chen, Wei; Sonntag, Clw Christoph; Boesten, Freek; Oetomo, Sidarto Bambang; Feijs, Loe

doi:10.3233/ais-2009-0022

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“…Innovative materials, energy conversion and energy-scavenging technology (such as energy harvested from human sound, body heat and movement) have been taken into account in recent years to supply reliable power for wearable sensor systems. For example, Chen et al proposed a wireless power supply system prototype for infants inside an incubator or in their parents' hug during Kangaroo mother care based on the principle of inductive contactless energy transfer [ 40 ]. The power supply design focuses on the contactless energy transfer system as well as the primary and secondary windings that generate the magnetic fields.…”

Section: Methods or Techniques In Wearable Sensor Systems For Infantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…CET is the process in which electrical energy is transferred between two or more electrical devices through inductive coupling as opposed to an energy supply through conventional “plug and socket” connectors [ 27 ]. The “PowerBoy” used contactless power and a rechargeable battery embedded in a plush toy [ 40 ]. Additionally, some rechargeable batteries integrated into the clothes are also applied to the power supply of wearable sensor systems.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Wearable Sensor Systems for Infants

Zhu

Liu

et al. 2015

Sensors

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Continuous health status monitoring of infants is achieved with the development and fusion of wearable sensing technologies, wireless communication techniques and a low energy-consumption microprocessor with high performance data processing algorithms. As a clinical tool applied in the constant monitoring of physiological parameters of infants, wearable sensor systems for infants are able to transmit the information obtained inside an infant's body to clinicians or parents. Moreover, such systems with integrated sensors can perceive external threats such as falling or drowning and warn parents immediately. Firstly, the paper reviews some available wearable sensor systems for infants; secondly, we introduce the different modules of the framework in the sensor systems; lastly, the methods and techniques applied in the wearable sensor systems are summarized and discussed. The latest research and achievements have been highlighted in this paper and the meaningful applications in healthcare and behavior analysis are also presented. Moreover, we give a lucid perspective of the development of wearable sensor systems for infants in the future.

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Section: Methods or Techniques In Wearable Sensor Systems For Infantsmentioning

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Wearable Sensor Systems for Infants

Zhu

Liu

et al. 2015

Sensors

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“…In [18], the use of IPT for mobile wearable medical devices is dealt with, including the issue of human exposure limits, and in [19], inductive powering of a wireless monitoring suit for children in hospital is described. Other examples of IPT applied to wearables are to be found in [20] and [21]. [22] and [23] give special attention to the design of IPT systems that conform to European ICNIRP 1998 human exposure guidelines.…”

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Energy Neutral Activity Monitoring: Wearables Powered by Smart Inductive Charging Surfaces

Fafoutis

Clare

Grabham

et al. 2016

2016 13th Annual IEEE International Conference on Sensing, Communication, and Networking (SECON)

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Wearable technologies play a key role in the shift of traditional healthcare services towards eHealth and selfmonitoring. Maintenance overheads, such as regular battery recharging, impose a limitation on the applicability of such technologies in some groups of the population. In this paper, we propose an activity monitoring system that is based on wearable sensors that are powered by textile inductive charging surfaces. By strategically positioning these surfaces on pieces of furniture that are routinely used, the system passively charges the wearable sensor whilst the user is present. As a proof-of-concept example, experiments conducted on a prototype implementation of the system suggest that 36 minutes of daily desktop computer usage are on average sufficient to maintain a wearable sensor energy neutral.

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“…The goal of this project is to improve the wellbeing for the pregnant woman and her child before, during and after delivery [21][22][23]. Research results that have been reported from this project area, for example, a smart jacket for neonates integrated with textile sensors [24,25], a power supply based on contactless energy transfer [26], blood oxygen saturation monitoring for neonates using a reflectance pulse oximeter [27,28], neonatal temperature monitoring [29], textile mat design [30], data transmission [31,32], and a device to support cardiopulmonary resuscitation of neonates [33].…”

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Mimo Pillow—An Intelligent Cushion Designed With Maternal Heart Beat Vibrations for Comforting Newborn Infants

Chen

Oetomo

Tetteroo

et al. 2015

IEEE J. Biomed. Health Inform.

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Premature infants are subject to numerous interventions ranging from a simple diaper change to surgery while residing in neonatal intensive care units. These neonates often suffer from pain, distress, and discomfort during the first weeks of their lives. Although pharmacological pain treatment often is available, it cannot always be applied to relieve a neonate from pain or discomfort. This paper describes a nonpharmacological solution, called Mimo, which provides comfort through mediation of a parent's physiological features to the distressed neonate via an intelligent pillow system embedded with sensing and actuating functions. We present the design, the implementation, and the evaluation of the prototype. Clinical tests at Máxima Medical Center in the Netherlands show that among the nine of ten infants who showed discomfort following diaper change, a shorter recovery time to baseline skin conductance analgesimeter values could be measured when the maternal heartbeat vibration in the Mimo was switched ON and in seven of these ten a shorter crying time was measured.

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A design of power supply for neonatal monitoring with wearable sensors

Cited by 24 publications

References 14 publications

Wearable Sensor Systems for Infants

Wearable Sensor Systems for Infants

Energy Neutral Activity Monitoring: Wearables Powered by Smart Inductive Charging Surfaces

Mimo Pillow—An Intelligent Cushion Designed With Maternal Heart Beat Vibrations for Comforting Newborn Infants

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