Ultra Low Power Capacitive Sensor Interfaces

• Main Authors: Bracke, Wouter (Author), Puers, Robert (Author), Hoof, Chris Van (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Series: Analog Circuits and Signal Processing Series
• Subjects: Engineering.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Electrical engineering.; Electronics.; Microelectronics.; Electronic circuits.; Circuits and Systems.; Electrical Engineering.; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.

An increasing number of medical diagnostics, comfort, entertainment, and sports applications are making use of capacitive sensor systems in and around the body. These sensor systems should work as small distributed units that can collect data over a long period of time. So, ultra low power electroni...

Table of Contents:

• Generic architectures for autonomous sensors
• Generic Sensor Interface Chip
• Algorithm for optimal configuration settings
• Physical Activity Monitoring System
• Conclusion.