Wearable sensors for human activity monitoring: A review

SC Mukhopadhyay - IEEE sensors journal, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An increase in world population along with a significant aging portion is forcing rapid rises in
healthcare costs. The healthcare system is going through a transformation in which …

Photoplethysmography revisited: from contact to noncontact, from point to imaging

Y Sun, N Thakor - IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Photoplethysmography (PPG) is a noninvasive optical technique for detecting microvascular
blood volume changes in tissues. Its ease of use, low cost and convenience make it an …

Wearable photoplethysmographic sensors—past and present

T Tamura, Y Maeda, M Sekine, M Yoshida - Electronics, 2014 - mdpi.com
Photoplethysmography (PPG) technology has been used to develop small, wearable, pulse
rate sensors. These devices, consisting of infrared light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and …

Unobtrusive sensing and wearable devices for health informatics

YL Zheng, XR Ding, CCY Poon, BPL Lo… - IEEE transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The aging population, prevalence of chronic diseases, and outbreaks of infectious diseases
are some of the major challenges of our present-day society. To address these unmet …

Current progress of photoplethysmography and SPO2 for health monitoring

T Tamura - Biomedical engineering letters, 2019 - Springer
A photoplethysmograph (PPG) is a simple medical device for monitoring blood flow and
transportation of substances in the blood. It consists of a light source and a photodetector for …

Energy harvesting for wearable devices: A review

YW Chong, W Ismail, K Ko, CY Lee - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, wearable devices have attracted attention because of their ability to
enhance the quality of life. This disruptive technology has helped healthcare professionals …

Where to wear it: functional, technical, and social considerations in on-body location for wearable technology 20 years of designing for wearability

C Zeagler - Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
One of the first questions a researcher or designer of wearable technology has to answer in
the design process is where on the body the device should be worn. It has been almost 20 …

Energy harvesting in implantable and wearable medical devices for enduring precision healthcare

MMH Shuvo, T Titirsha, N Amin, SK Islam - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Modern healthcare is transforming from hospital-centric to individual-centric systems.
Emerging implantable and wearable medical (IWM) devices are integral parts of enabling …

Tapprints: your finger taps have fingerprints

E Miluzzo, A Varshavsky, S Balakrishnan… - Proceedings of the 10th …, 2012 - dl.acm.org
This paper shows that the location of screen taps on modern smartphones and tablets can
be identified from accelerometer and gyroscope readings. Our findings have serious …

Evaluation of biases in remote photoplethysmography methods

A Dasari, SKA Prakash, LA Jeni, CS Tucker - NPJ digital medicine, 2021 - nature.com
This work investigates the estimation biases of remote photoplethysmography (rPPG)
methods for pulse rate measurement across diverse demographics. Advances in …