Zealth: ZigBee-based WBAN system for e-health monitoring

Mahmoud Imdoukh, Yasser Khalil, Ali Rady, Mounib Khanafer

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Abstract

Electronic health (e-health) monitoring has attracted the attention of researchers due to its effectiveness in improving the services of healthcare systems. With e-health monitoring systems, one can get constant and live feedback on different health parameters without the need to go to a specialist. In this paper, we work on designing a wearable Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) that monitors patients remotely for both preventive and diagnostic reasons. As the patient uses smart clothing that has the WBAN embedded in it, critical bio-signals are measured and communicated in real-time to a cloud server that builds a complete history of the patient's health data. An Android-based application is also developed to get easy access to the patient's history and to remotely communicate with the WBAN to control the sensors. The whole system is also supported with a pill-dispenser that can be accessed wirelessly to alert the patient about the exact times to take his/her pills. The proposed system architecture formulates the basis of a power and cost efficient practical smart clothing product.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 9th IEEE-GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCCCE 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Print)9781538627563
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Aug 2018
Event9th IEEE-GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCCCE 2017 - Manama, Bahrain
Duration: 8 May 201711 May 2017

Publication series

Name2017 9th IEEE-GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCCCE 2017

Conference

Conference9th IEEE-GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCCCE 2017
Country/TerritoryBahrain
CityManama
Period8/05/1711/05/17

Keywords

  • Cloud Computing
  • E-health
  • Wireless Body Area Network
  • Wireless Sensor Network
  • ZigBee

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