Sunday, August 12, 2007

Telemetry Uses in Technology


The future of communications is wireless and this includes telemetry applications. Telemetry is the process by which measurements are collected and made and transmitted to equipment in other locations for viewing, monitoring, and recording. Its origins go back to the early 1900’s when data transmissions were monitored on a number of electric power stations by a central command center. Telemetry then underwent extensive research and development by NASA who perfected telemetry and expanded its uses to include commercialization of high-data-rate technology and products for use in private sectors.
This process of privatization of this technology enabled NASA employees leaving the agency to join industries and use their technological education and expertise to further invent and develop products used in commercial markets around the world. Ground station equipment performs both traditional and bridging/switching functions to interconnect local and regional communication networks with other space and ground communications networks. Advances in wireless technologies have experienced great things relative to telemetry – from wire transmissions to radio transmissions to global systems for mobile transmissions. Telemetry uses include monitoring of huge systems like satellites, power plants, oil rigs, geological and meteorological, logistics, tracking endangered species, and monitoring manned and unmanned air and space flights to simple tasks like remote meter readings.
An example of one of the great beneficiaries of this technology is the medical industry and communications equipment. Where we would be and how many of us might not have survived medical emergencies or trauma had it not been for wireless medical telemetry technology? We have at our services multi-band technology that the unique ability to utilize three independent telemetry bands to increase hospital flexibility and capacity. These things along with cost efficiency and expandability are of primary concern to medical facilities in selecting wireless equipment for patient care and monitoring.
Reliability is the most important consideration and objective, and patient safety cannot be unnecessarily compromised. Reliability is somewhat dependent on telemetry band selection but more dependent on the communications architecture when the system is being used. The FCC has developed new regulations for patient monitoring devices to prevent any interruption of telemetry being used. These rules enable hospitals to use the equipment that have on the 2.4 GHz ISM band (Industrial, Scientific, and Medical) or the equipment must be WMTS (Wireless Medical Telemetry Service). The latter is the only system capable of supporting multiple bands outside digital television broadcast channels meaning there is no possibility of potential interference from other systems and wireless devices. There are multiple uses of telemetry monitoring including wireless stress tests and ECG monitoring, and this ability enables continued growth and expansion of parameters in monitoring telemetry.
These new wireless systems are functional not only in hospital settings but also ambulances, emergency aircraft, and other emergency medical support agencies. The technology enables treatment of critical patients in lower acuity beds and increases the number of telemetry channels needed eliminating the need for more expensive intensive and critical care hospital units and associated personnel. It is more cost effective in all ways as the additional channels and bandwidth supports more parameters and has the potential to both provide better patient care and reduce health care costs – delivering real benefits to patients and medical caregivers.
We have come a long way in the uses of telemetry technology and wireless technology promises more and better benefits in future applications.
A pioneer in technology reporting, Julia Hall has published articles about the latest digital devices and gadgets for over ten years. After graduating from MIT with a degree in electrical engineering, Julia turned down huge salaries from some of the most recognized fortune 500 companies in the world to pursue her dream of becoming a leading consumer advocate. Julia uses his expertise to cut through the too good to be true deals offered by high tech companies to reveal the real steals and the real duds that we're bombarded with daily. If you enjoy staying on the cutting edge of technology, whether for business or pleasure, but find yourself occasionally confused by the overwhelming and convoluted information out there let Julia show you the way.

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