Table 1.
No. | Signal 1 | Parameter (s) | Sensor | Typology |
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1 | ECG | Electrical heart activity, Heart Rate | electrode | Adhesive, textile, plate |
2 | EEG | Electrical Brain activity | electrode | Plate, textile prototypes |
3 | EMG | Electrical muscle activity | electrode | Adhesive, textile prototypes |
4 | Respiration | Breathing rate, Volumes, respiratory times | Strain gauge; Electrode for impedance measure | Hardware probe, adhesive, textile sensor |
5 | Blood gas | SpO2, CO2, Heart rate | LED/optical | Hardware probe, POF for signal transmission |
6 | Blood pressure | Systolic/diastolic values, Heart rate | Cuff | Hardware System |
7 | Interface pressure | Contact pressure | Piezoresistive; capacitive | Piezoresistive ink, capacitive sensor both electric and textile |
8 | Resistance | GSR, Body impedance | Electrodes for Impedance measure | Hardware System |
9 | Temperature | Temperature | Piezoresistive | Hardware probe (thermistor) |
1 Note: Movement is measured with miniaturized hardware system applied to each body district.