Implementing and Validating an Environmental and Health Monitoring System

Messina, M; Lim, Y; Lawrence, EM; Martin, DK; Kargl, F

Implementing and Validating an Environmental and Health Monitoring System

Messina, M Lim, Y Lawrence, EM Martin, DK Kargl, F

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Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: 5th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations ITNG 2008, 2008, pp. 994 - 999
Issue Date:: 2008-01

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dc.contributor.author	Messina, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lim, Y	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lawrence, EM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Martin, DK	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kargl, F	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	IEEE	en_US
dc.date	2008-04-07	en_US
dc.date.issued	2008-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	5th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations ITNG 2008, 2008, pp. 994 - 999	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-7695-3099-4	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	In this paper the authors describe the implementation and validation of a prototype of an environmental and health monitoring system based on a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN). The solution proposed for our system combines environmental and medical sensors in order to monitor both the surrounding area of the patient and the patients health status simultaneously. This feature would allow a comprehensive understanding of the patients condition by the specialist caring for the subject. Another key feature of the system is the development of an architecture which provides an easy, viable, cheap and effective way for connecting our environmental and medical sensor network of MicaZ motes to the outside world using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) version 3. A series of experimental scenarios were developed and implemented in a laboratory setting; firstly for evaluating the reactivity of the monitoring system to changes and secondly for understanding the reliability of the data obtained for benchmarking purposes. The conclusion considers the implementation of future improvements to the health monitoring network by introducing new sensors and location tracking capabilities, and by integrating alarm triggering algorithms and advanced security techniques.	en_US
dc.publisher	IEEE	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	5th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations ITNG 2008	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1109/ITNG.2008.119	en_US
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dc.title	Implementing and Validating an Environmental and Health Monitoring System	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Electrical and Data Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Systems, Management and Leadership
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
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Abstract:

In this paper the authors describe the implementation and validation of a prototype of an environmental and health monitoring system based on a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN). The solution proposed for our system combines environmental and medical sensors in order to monitor both the surrounding area of the patient and the patients health status simultaneously. This feature would allow a comprehensive understanding of the patients condition by the specialist caring for the subject. Another key feature of the system is the development of an architecture which provides an easy, viable, cheap and effective way for connecting our environmental and medical sensor network of MicaZ motes to the outside world using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) version 3. A series of experimental scenarios were developed and implemented in a laboratory setting; firstly for evaluating the reactivity of the monitoring system to changes and secondly for understanding the reliability of the data obtained for benchmarking purposes. The conclusion considers the implementation of future improvements to the health monitoring network by introducing new sensors and location tracking capabilities, and by integrating alarm triggering algorithms and advanced security techniques.

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