Montgomery K, Mundt C, Thonier G, Tellier A, Udoh U, Barker V, Ricks R, Giovangrandi L, Davies P, Cagle Y, Swain J, Hines J, Kovacs G. Lifeguard--a personal physiological monitor for extreme environments.
Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2007;
2004:2192-5. [PMID:
17272160 DOI:
10.1109/iembs.2004.1403640]
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Abstract
Monitoring vital signs in applications that require the subject to be mobile requires small, lightweight, and robust sensors and electronics. A body-worn system should be unobtrusive, noninvasive, and easy-to-use. It must be able to log vital signs data for several hours as well as transmit it on demand in real-time using secure wireless technologies. The NASA Ames Research Center (Astrobionics) and Stanford University (National Center for Space Biological Technologies) are currently developing a wearable physiological monitoring system for astronauts, called LifeGuard, that meets all of the above requirements and is also applicable to clinical, home-health monitoring, first responder and military applications.
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