BODY SENSOR NETWORK – A WIRELESS SENSOR PLATFORM FOR PERVASIVE HEALTHCARE MONITORING

With recent advances in wireless sensor networks and embedded computing technologies, miniaturized pervasive health monitoring devices have become practically feasible. In addition to providing continuous monitoring and analysis of physiological parameters, the recently proposed Body Sensor Networks (BSN) incorporates context aware sensing for increased sensitivity and specificity. To facilitate research and development in BSN and multi-sensor data fusion, a BSN hardware development platform is presented. With its low power, flexible and compact design, the BSN nodes provide a versatile environment for wireless sensing research and development.