Integrated Programmable Underwater Acoustic Biotelemetry System

Abstract

Biomedical telemetry (Biotelemetry) is a special facet of bioinstrumentation, which provides a means for transmitting physiological or biological information from one site to another for data collection. Technically, it refers to systems, which require no mechanical connection. The actual or encoded parameters are usually transmitted via acoustic or radio waves, although light waves have also been used. Biotelemetry studies in the last three decades have permitted many areas of physiological and behavioural monitoring in diverse conditions, both for humans and animals, without the encumbrance and restriction of wires connecting the transmitter and receiver. The most widespread use of biotelemetry is the monitoring of biological information from animals and man. The importance of biotelemetry to basic biological, environmental, and medical research cannot be overstated. For example, the utility to provide real time physiological telemetry monitoring in the hospitals has become widely recognised since the early 1970’s.