Biomedical Sensing - A Sensor Fusion Approach For Improved Medical Detection & Monitoring

Enhanced technological advancement in computation, communication, and sensing has dramatically changed the dynamics of modern medicine. Advancing preventive medicine is paramount to a sustainable improvement in the quality of life and life expectancy. On-body sensors provide continuous measurements for healthy and ailing individuals leading to faster recovery and more timely detection of illnesses. Novel sensor designs and sensor fusion for preventive monitoring can provide extensible benefits, including a better understanding of ailment progression, treatment optimization, and patient feedback through data analytics and visualization. This article presents the development of an ex-vivo sensor fusion system to track a person’s muscular condition. The embedded system provides a significant benefit by notifying users of particular events in real time.