The impact of ZigBee in a biomedical environment

2005

Masteroppgave i informasjons- og kommunikasjonsteknologi 2005 - Høgskolen i Agder, Grimstad The next generation of older people worldwide is predicted to reach 761 million by 2025, more than double what it was in 1990. During this century, for the very first time in human history the old will outnumber the young. The care demand for this generation will be enormous. Sensor networks have the potential to help reduce the workload of medical care. By introducing Body Area Networks of wireless vital sign sensors the collection of physiological data can be greatly simplified. The Body Area Network will be worn by patients who need 24 hours surveillance due to a chronic illness, and it will repor…