1. BODY AREA SENSOR NETWORKS (BANs)

2. HISTORY BANs used primarily for health monitoring BANs used primarily for health monitoring Hospital monitoring equipment Hospital monitoring equipment Personal use exercise equipment Personal use exercise equipment

3. Wireless Body Area Networks Patient can be monitored from home Patient can be monitored from home Uses WLAN or smart phone Uses WLAN or smart phone Monitoring contracted to specialized companies Monitoring contracted to specialized companies Allows constant monitoring without hospitalization Allows constant monitoring without hospitalization

4. Other Uses for WBANs BANs can be used to monitor emergiency responders or soldiers BANs can be used to monitor emergiency responders or soldiers Can be used personally to monitor workouts. Can be used personally to monitor workouts. RESPOND system RESPOND system

5. House Arrest WBANs can be used to WBANs can be used to monitor criminals under house arrest or on parole Uses Either GPS or Base Station Uses Either GPS or Base Station

6. Power Supply Energy harvesting solutions Energy harvesting solutions Kinetic Energy Kinetic Energy Piezoelectricity Piezoelectricity Blood Pressure Blood Pressure Blood Sugar Oxidation Blood Sugar Oxidation

7. Summary Medical monitoring moving slowly from wired to wireless. Medical monitoring moving slowly from wired to wireless. WBANs can be used for anything from patient monitory to EMT or Parolee Locating WBANs can be used for anything from patient monitory to EMT or Parolee Locating Several cool methods for powering sensors. Several cool methods for powering sensors.