Design of a low-power microcontroller-based wireless ECG monitoring system
Document Type
Conference Item
Publication Date
12-1-2007
Abstract
The design and implementation of a smart wireless sensor for remote monitoring of electrocardiogram (ECG) is proposed in this paper. The objective of this system is to provide unobtrusive real-time healthcare for cardiac patients who are in normal life setting, like home or work place. In the heart of the system an ultra-low-power microcontroller is used to control all other units like the transceiver, external flash memory, PC interface, etc. A novel algorithm has been developed to detect life threatening events before transmission of signals to the nearby computer. This feature is useful for power consumption reduction since the system can be programmed to transmit only abnormal beats and rhythms. Moreover, it enables the system to work even outside the reliable radio range of the local PC.
Keywords
Electrocardiogram (ECG), Micro-controller, Research and development, Computer networks, Electrocardiography, Electrochromic devices, Interfaces (computer), Research and development management, Flash memory
Divisions
fac_eng
Event Title
2007 5th Student Conference on Research and Development, SCORED
Event Location
Selangor, Malaysia
Event Dates
11-12 December 2007
Event Type
conference
Additional Information
Article number 4451383 ISBN: 1424414709;978-142441470-3 DOI: 10.1109/SCORED.2007.4451383