We present a wearable real-time shiver monitor based on the MIThril LiveNet system, a flexible distributed mobile platform that can be used for a variety of proactive healthcare applications. In this exploratory study, we demonstrate that shivering can be accurately determined from continuous acclerometer sensing. Our preliminary results also indicate that shivering characteristics may be correlated with core body temperature, indicating the potential for creating a real-world cold exposure monitoring and classification werable system.
Citation:
Michael Sung, Rich DeVaul, Silvia Jimenez, Jonathan Gips, Alex (Sandy) Pentland, "Shiver Motion and Core Body Temperature Classification for Wearable Soldier Health Monitoring Systems," iswc, pp.192-193, Eighth IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC'04), 2004