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Wireless Body Sensor Communication Systems Based on UWB and IBC Technologies: State-of-the-Art and Open Challenges

Wireless Body Sensor Communication Systems Based on UWB and IBC Technologies: State-of-the-Art and Open Challenges

Authors :
Ivana Čuljak
Željka Lučev Vasić
Hrvoje Mihaldinec
Hrvoje Džapo
Source :
Sensors, Vol 20, Iss 12, p 3587 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2020.

Abstract

In recent years there has been an increasing need for miniature, low-cost, commercially accessible, and user-friendly sensor solutions for wireless body area networks (WBAN), which has led to the adoption of new physical communication interfaces providing distinctive advantages over traditional wireless technologies. Ultra-wideband (UWB) and intrabody communication (IBC) have been the subject of intensive research in recent years due to their promising characteristics as means for short-range, low-power, and low-data-rate wireless interfaces for interconnection of various sensors and devices placed on, inside, or in the close vicinity of the human body. The need for safe and standardized solutions has resulted in the development of two relevant standards, IEEE 802.15.4 (for UWB) and IEEE 802.15.6 (for UWB and IBC), respectively. This paper presents an in-depth overview of recent studies and advances in the field of application of UWB and IBC technologies for wireless body sensor communication systems.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14248220
Volume :
20
Issue :
12
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Sensors
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.be365233c2ed4ef0af699ebb7cfc92cb
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/s20123587