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- Sensor Technologies: Healthcare, Wellness and Environmental Applications explores the key aspects of sensor technologies, covering wired, wireless, and discrete sensors for the specific application domains of healthcare, wellness, and environmental sensing.
- It discusses the social, regulatory, and design considerations specific to these domains.
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The book provides an application-based approach using real-world examples to illustrate the application of sensor technologies in a practical and experiential manner. The book guides the reader from the formulation of the research question, through the design and validation process, to the deployment and management phase of sensor applications. The processes and examples used in the book are primarily based on research carried out by Intel or joint academic research programs.
“Sensor Technologies: Healthcare, Wellness and Environmental Applications provides an extensive overview of sensing technologies and their applications in healthcare, wellness, and environmental monitoring. From sensor hardware to system applications and case studies, this book gives readers an in-depth understanding of the technologies and how they can be applied. I would highly recommend it to students or researchers who are interested in wireless sensing technologies and the associated applications.”
Dr. Benny Lo
Lecturer, The Hamlyn Centre, Imperial College of London
“This timely addition to the literature on sensors covers the broad complexity of sensing, sensor types, and the vast range of existing and emerging applications in a very clearly written and accessible manner. It is particularly good at capturing the exciting possibilities that will occur as sensor networks merge with cloud-based ‘big data’ analytics to provide a host of new applications that will impact directly on the individual in ways we cannot fully predict at present. It really brings this home through the use of carefully chosen case studies that bring the overwhelming concept of 'big data' down to the personal level of individual life and health.”
Dermot Diamond
Director, National Centre for Sensor Research, Principal Investigator, CLARITY Centre for Sensor Web Technologies, Dublin City University
"Sensor Technologies: Healthcare, Wellness and Environmental Applications takes the reader on an end-to-end journey of sensor technologies, covering the fundamentals from an engineering perspective, introducing how the data gleaned can be both processed and visualized, in addition to offering exemplar case studies in a number of application domains. It is a must-read for those studying any undergraduate course that involves sensor technologies. It also provides a thorough foundation for those involved in the research and development of applied sensor systems. I highly recommend it to any engineer who wishes to broaden their knowledge in this area!"
Chris Nugent
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Ulster
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sensor Technologies
Book Subtitle: Healthcare, Wellness and Environmental Applications
Authors: Michael J. McGrath, Cliodhna Ní Scanaill
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-6014-1
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Michael J. McGrath and Cliodhna Ni Scanaill and Dawn Nafus 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4302-6013-4Published: 21 December 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-6014-1Published: 23 January 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 336
Number of Illustrations: 108 b/w illustrations
Topics: Microsoft and .NET, Computer Hardware