A wristwatch-based wireless sensor platform for IoT health monitoring applications

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2020-03-16
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Kumar, Sanjeev
Buckley, John L.
Barton, John
Pigeon, Melusine
Newberry, Robert
Rodencal, Matthew
Hajzeraj, Adhurim
Hannon, Tim
Rogers, Ken
Casey, Declan
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A wristwatch-based wireless sensor platform for IoT wearable health monitoring applications is presented. The paper describes the platform in detail, with a particular focus given to the design of a novel and compact wireless sub-system for 868 MHz wristwatch applications. An example application using the developed platform is discussed for arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) and heart rate measurement using optical photoplethysmography (PPG). A comparison of the wireless performance in the 868 MHz and the 2.45 GHz bands is performed. Another contribution of this work is the development of a highly integrated 868 MHz antenna. The antenna structure is printed on the surface of a wristwatch enclosure using laser direct structuring (LDS) technology. At 868 MHz, a low specific absorption rate (SAR) of less than 0.1% of the maximum permissible limit in the simulation is demonstrated. The measured on-body prototype antenna exhibits a −10 dB impedance bandwidth of 36 MHz, a peak realized gain of −4.86 dBi and a radiation efficiency of 14.53% at 868 MHz. To evaluate the performance of the developed 868 MHz sensor platform, the wireless communication range measurements are performed in an indoor environment and compared with a commercial Bluetooth wristwatch device.
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IoT , Wearables , Sub-GHz , Electrically small antennas , LDS , Wristwatch antenna , Bandwidth enhancement , Healthcare , PPG , Wireless sensor
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Kumar, S., Buckley, J. L., Barton, J., Pigeon, M., Newberry, R., Rodencal, M., Hajzeraj, A., Hannon, T., Rogers, K., Casey, D., O'Sullivan, D. and O'Flynn, B. (2020) 'A Wristwatch-Based Wireless Sensor Platform for IoT Health Monitoring Applications', Sensors, 20(6), 1675, (25 pp.), doi: 10.3390/s20061675