The Sensors Behind the GEN ll Wearable Device

摘要

The population is aging and more people need healthcare support, which is having a big impact on the overall cost of medical care. As a result, authorities and health insurance companies are putting more emphasis on prevention, health awareness, and lifestyle including more interest in monitoring certain vital body parameters. This is why companies in the smart watch and health watch business have seen their revenue grow over the past few years. Buying a health watch and monitoring certain body parameters over a period of time gets the user familiar with these num- bers and uses them to adapt day-to-day life for improvement. This article focuses on Analog Devices' wearable VSM platform and the sensor technologies used (Figure 1). ADI is not a manufacturer of final products; however, this platform has been designed as a reference to help the electronic designer and system architect speed up the development process while designing smarter, more accurate wearable devices for the professional and medical market.