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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Wearable Technology
  • Signal Processing

Background:

  • Wireless body sensors for continuous physiological monitoring, like electrocardiograms (ECG), are crucial for remote healthcare.
  • Sensor autonomy is limited by battery life, influenced by data transmission and measurement quality.
  • Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is a common communication protocol for these low-power devices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the power consumption of a wireless ECG sensor.
  • To develop analytical models for predicting sensor autonomy.
  • To identify key parameters for optimizing energy efficiency in long-term ECG monitoring.

Main Methods:

  • In-depth analysis of power consumption sources, focusing on BLE communication.
  • Development of two analytical models: one for idle mode and one for active mode power consumption.
  • Validation of models using measured power consumption data across various ECG sensor settings (sampling rate, transmit power).

Main Results:

  • Proposed power consumption models accurately predict sensor behavior across different sampling rates.
  • Transmit power has a minimal impact on autonomy when streaming high-rate ECG data.
  • Significant energy savings are achievable by reducing the sampling rate and optimizing data packet size for BLE.

Conclusions:

  • The developed analytical models provide a reliable method for predicting wireless ECG sensor autonomy.
  • Optimizing sampling rate and data packing in BLE packets are key strategies for extending sensor operational time.
  • This research enables enhanced long-term ECG monitoring through improved power management of wearable sensors.