8th International Conference on Body Area Networks

Research Article

Development of Impulse Radio HBC Transceiver for Vital Signal Monitoring of Drivers

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.bodynets.2013.253670,
        author={Jianqing Wang and Takuya Fujiwara and Daisuke Anzai},
        title={Development of Impulse Radio HBC Transceiver for Vital Signal Monitoring of Drivers},
        proceedings={8th International Conference on Body Area Networks},
        publisher={ICST},
        proceedings_a={BODYNETS},
        year={2013},
        month={10},
        keywords={human body communication impulse radio transceiver bit error rate vital signal},
        doi={10.4108/icst.bodynets.2013.253670}
    }
    
  • Jianqing Wang
    Takuya Fujiwara
    Daisuke Anzai
    Year: 2013
    Development of Impulse Radio HBC Transceiver for Vital Signal Monitoring of Drivers
    BODYNETS
    ACM
    DOI: 10.4108/icst.bodynets.2013.253670
Jianqing Wang1,*, Takuya Fujiwara1, Daisuke Anzai1
  • 1: Nagoya Institute of Technology
*Contact email: wang@nitech.ac.jp

Abstract

Human body communication (HBC) technology provides a promising physical layer for wireless body area networks in healthcare, medical and entertainment applications. In this study, we developed an impulse radio (IR) type HBC transceiver for monitoring vital signals of drivers in a car. The basic structure of the transceiver was described and its communication performance were evaluated experimentally. The results show a sufficient feasibility to realize a HBC transmission at a data rate as high as 1.2 Mbps from the human chest to a fingertip.