MIT Seeks Waivers for Ultra-Wideband Monitoring System
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology sought a limited waiver of FCC Part 15 rules on ultra-wideband indoor devices for its WiTrack monitoring system. The system provides non-invasive health and safety monitoring of patients and senior adults but requires waivers for…
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the definition of “UWB transmitter," measurement standards for swept-frequency equipment and UWB measurement procedures, MIT said. “By supporting remote health monitoring, the ultra-wideband technology employed in the WiTrack system facilitates fall detection and physiological measurements such as gait, breathing, heart rate, and sleep,” said an undocketed petition posted Friday by the FCC. “Approval of the limited waivers … will improve in-home safety and health care for senior adults and people with disabilities thereby encouraging independence and aging in place,” MIT said. “Grant of the waivers will also give medical researchers a valuable new tool for collecting research data heretofore largely obtainable only in laboratory settings, or not obtainable at all.”