基于Android的医疗信息传感器

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来源Android-Powered Sensors Monitors Vital Signs and More

译者xiaopingf

In science fiction films from Aliens to Avatar, commanders back at the base station always know when soldiers of the future get taken out by hostiles--because their vital signs are being monitored in real time. Doing that with present-day technology is a challenge, not least because collecting and transmitting all of the data that can be gathered by even a handful of motion and vital-signs sensors would be a huge drain on battery power and wireless bandwidth.

从《异形》到《阿凡达》，基地中的指挥官总是知道他们未来的战士们何时被敌人夺去生命——因为他们重要的生命体征可以被实时监控，而在当下实现它却是个挑战。尤其是通过几个运动传感器和生命体征传感器收集和传输所有这些数据，将耗费大量的电池电能以及无锡

By equipping the clothing and bodies of users with a mesh of multiple sensors - known as "smart dust" - that report to an Android-powered phone, researchers are pioneering an open-source route to realizing the dream of always-on medical monitoring. Their work has already allowed them to measure how much test subjects exercise, how well their hearts are doing and how much air pollution they're being exposed to.

通过在身体和衣服上安装大量不同的被称之为“智能尘埃”的传感器——它们向一台基于Android的手机发送报告，研究人员正在沿着一条“开源”式的道路实现他们永远开机的医疗传感器的梦想。他们的工作已经可以让他们计算出测试对象的锻炼情况，他们的心脏工作状态以及他们暴露在何种空气污染中。

The resulting data have a number of applications:

测试结果可以用于：

Incorporation of historical and real-time data on vital signs into permanent medical records

将实时生命体征与历史记录融合成永久性的医疗数据

Automatically inform a patient when to adjust their heart medication

自动提醒病人调整心脏药物

Turn exercise and daily activity levels into a Foursquare-style