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Portable system for data acquisition and transmission based on handheld PC technology

2002; Institution of Engineering and Technology; Volume: 38; Issue: 25 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1049/el

1350-911X

A.M. Sabatini, V. Genovese, Eliseo Stefano Maini,

Wireless Body Area Networks

A portable system is developed to monitor physical activity by acquiring and storing data from body-mounted sensors; a handheld PC is used for managing data acquisition and storage, including radio-transmission to a remote host. An application related to the use of a gyro-accelerometric sensor for determining walking distance is discussed.