Wireless integrated wearable electronics for biomedical and virtual/augmented reality applications

The modern world has witnessed advanced technologies in the medical field. These technologies have made it possible for doctors to not only predict the medical status of their patients but determine the most appropriate action to take under special conditions. Most of these technologies have been embedded in medical equipment and devices that are used to measure the visual auditory sensations from the patients. The signals captured from the electronic devices are then analyzed and synthesized to make them valuable. This paper has sought to extend the capabilities of the already existing electronic devices to improve the accuracy of the measurements taken on patients. The paper has laid focus on virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) devices. A demonstration on how these technologies can be used to determine the blood oxygen level, heartrate and ECG has been achieved. The paper has further explored the possibility of integrating a thin, soft and biocompatible wireless platform with the virtual and augmented reality devices to realize a conformal contact to the skin. The exploration of conformal contact is thought to reduce the existing mechanical failures that is associated with the already existing medical devices. The concepts that have been highlighted in this dissertation have been repurposed to introduce flexible and wireless biomedical and VR/AR devices whose materials and design strategies are carefully selected to suit their applications. At one point, the discussion on the use of battery-free, wireless and wearable pressure sensors has taken a center stage. The use of battery-free, wireless and wearable pressure sensors is thought to improve how the patients with high risk of pressure ulcers can be monitored. As such a continuous and simultaneous mechanism of monitoring them has been demonstrated.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical & Computer Engr

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2022

Author dc:creator

• Kim, Jae Hwan

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rogers, John A
• Brian, Cunningham T
• Xiuling, Li
• Lyding, Joseph W

• Engineering

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2021 Jae Hwan Kim

Language dc:language

en, eng

Handle dc:identifier

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/115498

OAI record oai:identifier

https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=etdms&identifier=oai%3Awww.ideals.illinois.edu%3A2142%2F115498