Medical and safety monitoring system over an in-cabin optical wireless network |
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Authors: | D Marinos F Leonidas N Vlissidis C Giovanis G Pagiatakis C Aidinis |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Electronics , Computers, Communications and Control, School of Physics, University of Athens , Athens, 15784, Greece dmarinos@phys.uoa.gr;3. Electronic Computing Systems Department , Technological Educational Institute of Piraeus , Athens, 12244, Greece;4. Department of Electronics Engineering Educators , School of Pedagogical and Technological Education , Athens, 14121, Greece;5. Department of Electronics , Computers, Communications and Control, School of Physics, University of Athens , Athens, 15784, Greece |
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Abstract: | An integrated health and safety monitoring system for aircraft environments using commercially available medical sensor modules and custom made safety sensors in conjunction with an appropriate database supervised through a human–machine interface is implemented. The application described aims at preventing critical health- or safety-related situations during the flight. The health monitoring part of the system is capable of collecting all relevant data, essential in analysing a passenger's health profile. These data, comprising of body temperature, blood pressure, pulse oximetry and electrocardiogram, are throughput and transmitted over a wireless optical intra-cabin link to a server. Furthermore, and in order to reduce the cabin crew workload, along with the health data from a specific passenger group, seat-embedded safety sensors provide information for all passengers' flight safety parameters (such as table upright, seat-belt closed, etc.). The data gathered by the system in a central server can, in its entirety, be stored, processed or acted upon in real time. |
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Keywords: | health monitoring wireless optical networks electrocardiograph human–machine interface |
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