Amair Mairaj

Ankush Pandit
Krutarth Mithawalla
Nick Mathew
Raman Narayanan

Wearable Computers
What is a Wearable
Computer?
Features of Wearable
Computer
 Consistency

 Multi-tasking

 Mobility
A Wearable Computer…
Wearable Computer
Key Properties

 Near Transparency
 Continuously obtain feedback
 Compared daily
 Note if something new
Key Properties

 Accuracyand Reliability vs. Cost of

Operation
 Accuracy must be high
 Should be reliable
 Cost should be low
Key Properties

 Secure Communication
 Privacy
 Authorization

 Analysis
 Data should be recorded
 Suggestions to the user
Key Properties

 4As
 Anywhere
 Anytime
 Anyone
 Any device
Challenges

 Power use

 Heat dissipation
Design and Architecture
Real-Time OS and
Distributed System
 Features of RTOS
 Scheduling
 Power Management
 Interrupt Handling

 Features of DS
 Resource sharing
 Control and management
Scheduling

 Scheduling
 Power management in wearable
computers
 Scheduling and power management
Voltage Scheduling
Proposed Scheduling
Voltage shift time not Voltage shift time
taken taken
Power Management

 Why?
 Limited energy resources
 Allow functionality despite scarce
energy resources
 Reduce power consumption by
sharing tasks with other nodes
Solution

 Low threshold for migration

 Distribute when migration occurs
without execution until energy
resources fail
 In case of catastrophic failures, spare
node could restart execution if the
hand-off signal never arrives.
Future Work

 Implementation of the power

management solution
 Implementation of the proposed
scheduling algorithm
Conclusion

 Vast field combines multi-disciplines

 Future can involve AI & robotics
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Questions?