Technical concepts of a multi-parameter-based system are described which can be used for continuous ambulatory monitoring of several vital signs. When critical or fatal events are detected, an automatic alarm is generated including information about the patient´s position (global positioning...

Interest in the effects of sleeping behavior on health and performance is continuously increasing-both in research and with the general public. Ecologically valid investigations of this research topic necessitate the measurement of sleep within people's natural living contexts. We present...

Measurements made by a penetrator structure penetration of some medium may not measure the penetration environment directly. In general, the measurements quantify the penetrator`s structural response to the penetrator force environment. This paper reports laboratory testing and analysis...