Wireless tuning fork gyroscope for biomedical applications

Jose K. Abraham; Vijay K. Varadan; Ashwin K. Whitchurch; K. Sarukesi

doi:10.1117/12.497455

22 July 2003 Wireless tuning fork gyroscope for biomedical applications

Jose K. Abraham, Vijay K. Varadan, Ashwin K. Whitchurch, K. Sarukesi

Proceedings Volume 5055, Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Smart Electronics, MEMS, BioMEMS, and Nanotechnology; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.497455
Event: Smart Structures and Materials, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This paper presents the development of a Bluetooth enabled wireless tuning fork gyroscope for the biomedical applications, including gait phase detection system, human motion analysis and physical therapy. This gyroscope is capable of measuring rotation rates between -90 and 90 and it can read the rotation information using a computer. Currently, the information from a gyroscope can trigger automobile airbag deployment during rollover, improve the accuracy and reliability of GPS navigation systems and stabilize moving platforms such as automobiles, airplanes, robots, antennas, and industrial equipment. Adding wireless capability to the existing gyroscope could help to expand its applications in many areas particularly in biomedical applications, where a continuous patient monitoring is quite difficult. This wireless system provides information on several aspects of activities of patients for real-time monitoring in hospitals.

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Jose K. Abraham, Vijay K. Varadan, Ashwin K. Whitchurch, and K. Sarukesi "Wireless tuning fork gyroscope for biomedical applications", Proc. SPIE 5055, Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Smart Electronics, MEMS, BioMEMS, and Nanotechnology, (22 July 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.497455

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