A Micro Power Physical Activity Telemetry System

描述：一个自由生活的老年人的身体活动往往是 使用连续心率监测进行评估。这种措施的局限性 它提供了很少或根本没有洞察身体部分使用，类型的 运动，甚至是活动。这样的运动学信息将是 对改善目前的干预和康复有相当大的好处 程序.第一阶段赠款将建立一个持续监测系统， 多个身体部分的绝对和相对运动。当前可用 运动监测设备限制了充分研究自由生活的能力 单独的.这是由于包装尺寸限制了 传感器，可应用于非侵入性和有限的数据采集 内容低功耗Creare无线运动测量模块及其 相关的数据收集和分析模块（2.5x2.5x1 cm）将允许 临床医生和研究科学家在选择上前所未有的灵活性 患者的身体活动和传感器的放置， 和运动序列。 拟定商业应用： 在临床和门诊环境中对遥测数据访问的需求是 巨大的。 这些只是一些示例：1）无线医院房间监控; 2)持续监测身体活动; 3）锻炼计划。

DESCRIPTION: The physical activity of a free-living elderly individual is often assessed using continuous heart rate monitoring. A limitation of such a measure is that it provides little or no insight into the body segments used, types of movements, or even activities involved. Such kinematic information would be of considerable benefit to improving current intervention and rehabilitation programs. This Phase 1 grant will develop a system for continuously monitoring absolute and relative movements of multiple body segments. Currently available movement monitoring devices limit the ability to fully study a free-living individual. This is due to packaging dimensions that restrict the number of sensors that can be applied non-invasively and to limited data acquisition content. The low power, Creare wireless motion measurement module and its associated data collection and analysis module (2.5x2.5x1 cm), will allow clinicians and research scientists unprecedented flexibility in the selection of patients and placement of sensors, revealing details of physical activity and movement sequences. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: The need for telemetric access to data in clinical as well as ambulatory settings is enormous. These are just some examples: 1) Wireless Hospital Room Monitoring; 2) Continuous Monitoring of Physical Activity; 3) Exercise Planning.