Energy Efficient Design for Body Sensor Nodes

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J. Low Power Electron. Appl. 2011, 1(1), 109-130; doi:10.3390/jlpea1010109

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Energy Efficient Design for Body Sensor Nodes

Yanqing Zhang^1,* , Yousef Shakhsheer¹

, Adam T. Barth¹

, Harry C. Powell Jr.¹

, Samuel A. Ridenour¹

, Mark A. Hanson²

, John Lach¹

and Benton H. Calhoun¹

+ Authors' affiliations

Received: 24 November 2010 / Revised: 21 March 2011 / Accepted: 7 April 2011 / Published: 11 April 2011

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Topics in Low Power Design - From Circuits to Applications)

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Abstract: This paper describes the hardware requirements and design constraints that derive from unique features of body sensor networks (BSNs). Based on the BSN requirements, we examine the tradeoff between custom hardware and commercial off the shelf (COTS) designs for BSNs. The broad range of BSN applications includes situations where either custom chips or COTS design is optimal. For both types of nodes, we survey key techniques to improve energy efficiency in BSNs and identify general approaches to energy efficiency in this space.

Keywords: body sensor networks; sub-threshold circuits; wearable computing; energy efficient design

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Zhang, Y.; Shakhsheer, Y.; Barth, A.T.; Powell Jr., H.C.; Ridenour, S.A.; Hanson, M.A.; Lach, J.; Calhoun, B.H. Energy Efficient Design for Body Sensor Nodes. J. Low Power Electron. Appl. 2011, 1, 109-130.

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Zhang Y, Shakhsheer Y, Barth AT, Powell Jr. HC, Ridenour SA, Hanson MA, Lach J, Calhoun BH. Energy Efficient Design for Body Sensor Nodes. Journal of Low Power Electronics and Applications. 2011; 1(1):109-130.

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Zhang, Yanqing; Shakhsheer, Yousef; Barth, Adam T.; Powell Jr., Harry C.; Ridenour, Samuel A.; Hanson, Mark A.; Lach, John; Calhoun, Benton H. 2011. "Energy Efficient Design for Body Sensor Nodes." J. Low Power Electron. Appl. 1, no. 1: 109-130.

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