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Showing 1 to 20 of 853 for “"wearable"”.
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Wearable Disposable Elecetrotherapy
… that is single-use, disposable, low-cost, and wearable. Activated automatically upon skin contact, the device delivers a preset dose of controlled electrical stimulation without the need for electronic components or user programming. This is achieved through an integrated printable design that …
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Wearable robotics for rehabilitation
… technically investigate the current state-of-art wearable robotic devices in relation to physical rehabilitation and use of robots as assistive technology. Assistive technology is defined as use of a device to replace or to substitute function of missing limb of the user, and rehabilitation …
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Wearable and other stories
1 PDF file (iv, 66 pages)
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Multifunctional wearable fingertip electronics
This thesis describes the device designs, fabrication methods and the results of simulations and tests for a class of electronics capable of integration onto the inner and outer surfaces of thin, elastomeric sheets in closed-tube geometries, specially formed for mounting on fingertips. …
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Obstacles to wearable computing
In the year 2021, wearable technology could look beautiful and feel magical, but instead is exemplified by a plain wristband that looks suspiciously like a prison monitor. How can we make wearable technology that respects our privacy, enhances our daily lives, integrates with our other connected …
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Passive wearable electrostatic tags
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1997.
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Towards wearable stress measurement
… of stress by leveraging state-of-the-art wearable devices. The first part of the thesis systematically compares gathering self-reported stress levels with head and wrist-worn devices, and compares them to the traditional cellphone in the pocket. In particular, 15 participants were asked to …
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Aquadio : wearable product development
… successful. The hardware challenge of creating a wearable was successfully executed - we were able to match the size constraints swimmers needed with our electronics and mechanical components. However, it was realized that electrical and mechanical design should have been more tightly coupled, and …
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Wearable energy-harvesting micro devices /
… REQUEST.] The focus of this dissertation is wearable energy-harvesting mircro devices. They are designed to harvest energy from the surrounding environment to supply power on the go for small electronic devices and sensors. We used low-cost and scalable fabrication methods that make them …
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Context awareness for wearable computers
… to enhance user proficiency in everyday tasks. A wearable, context–aware computer system and a set of evaluation tasks are devised to investigate this premise. A photograph diary study is carried out to elicit defining features of a broad range of everyday activities. These features are called …
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Wearable multiple sensor acquisition device
The wearable multiple sensor acquisition device is targeted as the primary sensor hub for the next revision of the MIThril wearable computer architecture. The device provides 3-axis acceleration sensing, infrared transmission and reception of Tag IDs, and a 16kHz 8bit audio stream. To be usable for …
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Wearable computing and contextual awareness
… computational power on the user's body. These wearable machines encourage new applications that were formerly infeasible and, correspondingly, will result in new usage patterns. This thesis suggests that the fundamental improvement offered by wearable computing is an increased sense of user …
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Wearable Personal Data Information Capture System
<p>This thesis is motivated by development of The Wearable Personal Data Information Capture System (WPDICS), which is used to support the "physical" data stream requirement on a person as they experience daily life, including visual and audio information. To fit the acquirement of "wearable", the …
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Human identification through wearable antenna characteristics
The demand for compact secure wearable devices has motivated research into new biometrics that minimise the need for bulky additional hardware and computational resources. This work, for the first time, proposes and validates a new biometric utilising the physical layer characteristics of wireless …
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Wearable antennas for new radar applications
A lo largo de esta tesis, se han diseñado antenas para un sistema radar de ayuda invidentes, operativo en la banda de frecuencias milimétricas de uso libre de 24.05-24.25 GHz. Con el fin de determinar el patrón de radiación óptimo para la aplicación, se ha comparado el rendimiento de diversas …
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Wearable Heart Sound and EKG Recorder
<p>Acute congestive heart failure is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Patients often undergo repeated hospitalizations with an annual cost in excess of $32B dollars. Early detection of impending acute congestion allows for pharmaceutical interdiction that prevents hospitalization, …
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Microwave Hydration Monitoring Using Wearable Antennas
… to address these issues. This study explores wearable antennas designed for microwave-based localized tissue assessment at the extremities to detect hydration changes. A conformal printed monopole antenna, operating over a wide frequency range, is developed on denim fabric, and its performance …
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Integrated Wearable Devices for Prosthetic Applications
… prosthetic systems increasingly relies on wearable electronic interfaces capable of providing accurate sensing and reliable decoding of human intentions. Although technological advances continue, prosthetic abandonment remains a major problem, as current technologies and control strategies …
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Life patterns : structure from wearable sensors
… methods for extracting life's patterns from wearable sensor data. Life patterns are the reoccurring events in daily behavior, such as those induced by the regular cycle of night and day, weekdays and weekends, work and play, eating and sleeping. My hypothesis is that since a "raw, low-level" …
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