BM4074 Wearable Technologies Syllabus:
BM4074 Wearable Technologies Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Identify the motivation, guiding principles, and challenges of Wearable Computing.
Develop skills pertaining to the design of a holistic interactive wearable system comprising of the physical, digital, and the human aspects.
To provide the basic understanding of measurement and instrumentation systems and the insight of the resistive sensors and its applications in real life..
To introduce the concept of the reactive sensors and self-generating sensors and its applications in real life
To impart the importance of smart sensors, sensor interface standards for wearable device applications and to provide a brief overview of the wearable technology and its impact on social life
UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Attributes of wearables, Meta-wearable, Challenges and opportunities, Future of wearables – Social aspects of wearability and interaction: Social interpretation of Aesthetics – Case study: Google glass – Wearable haptics: Need for wearable haptic devices – Categories of wearable haptic and tactile display – Wearable sensorimotor enhancer.
UNIT II WEARABLE SENSORS
Chemical and Biochemical sensors, System design, Challenges in chemical Bio-chemical sensing, Application areas – Inertia sensors, Parameters from inertia sensors – Applications for wearable motion sensors – Measurement of energy expenditure by body worn heat flow sensors.
UNIT III FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS
Introduction, Thin-film transistors: Materials and Technologies, Review of Semi-conductors in flexible electronics – Low-power Integrated Circuit Design for Bio-potential sensing: Analog circuit design techniques – Low- power design for ADCs – Digital circuit design techniques – Architectural design for low-power bio-potential acquisition, Practical considerations.
UNIT VI ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEMS
Energy harvesting from human body: Temperature gradient, Foot motion – Wireless energy transmission – Energy harvesting from light and RF energy – Energy and power consumption issues, Future considerations.
UNIT V MONITORING PHYSICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS
Wearable sensors for physiological signal measurement – Physical measurement: Cardiovascular diseases, Neurological diseases, Gastrointestinal diseases – Wearable and noninvasive assistive technologies: Assistive devices for individuals with severe paralysis, Wearable tongue drive system, Sensor signal-processing algorithm, Dual-mode tongue drive system.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
CO1: Understand the fundamentals of wearables, wearable design issues and user interfaces
CO2: Identify the different types of sensors used in wearable devices
CO3 : Recognize the materials used in the field of flexible electronics technology and its power constraints
CO4: Summarize the techniques and issues associated with energy harvesting from human body
CO5: Elucidate the applications of wearable technology in health care
REFERENCES
1. Edward Sazonov, Michael R Neuman, “Wearable Sensors: Fundamentals, Implementation and Applications”, Academic Press, USA, 2014.
2. Tom Bruno , “Wearable Technology: Smart Watches to Google Glass for Libraries”, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Maryland, 2015.
3. Raymond Tong , “Wearable Technology in Medicine and Health Care”, Academic Press, USA, 2018.
4. Haider Raad , “The Wearable Technology Handbook”, United Scholars Publication, USA, 2017.