Functions and Applications of Wearable Technology -  A Review

Nemailal Tarafder

doi:10.48001/jomm.2023.1111-15

Authors

Nemailal Tarafder Ex-Emeritus Professor, Department of Textile Technology, Hooghly Engineering and Technology College, Chinsurah, West Bengal, India. E-mail: tarafdern.14@gmail.com

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48001/jomm.2023.1111-15

Keywords:

Conductive material, Military technology, Physical functioning, Smart sensor, Wearable camera

Abstract

Wearable Technology is such advice which can be worn by people and they can help to measure certain important parameters of human body such as heart beat, rhythm, quality of sleep per day and also they can identify some disease like heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Smart shirts are used for the purpose of monitoring the health and wellbeing of patients and feedback the obtained information to hub station at real-time. These are quite sensitive to pick up and record electro-signals like heart beats and movements of muscles and finally sent to healthcare providers which can monitor the vitals of the users remotely for necessary actions to be taken by the appropriate body. It can create through devices better understanding of daily activities. Piezo resistive and ferroelectric sensors have been studied for various types of wearable and flexible electronics sensors. With controlled setting wearable technologies are very useful tools for assessment of individuals. Digital inter activity can interact by smart glasses delivery system as close as the wearer’s nose. The peculiarity of the technology is that the system based on hard-free gadgets with practical uses, powered by microprocessors for enhancing the ability to send and receive data through internet. Smart phone is best known wearable has emerged and continue to emerge today as proposed by APPLE watch. For humanity wearable devices with electronics present a unique interface of technology.

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