Multiple medical data transmission from mobile station using ETS-V

To provide emergency medicine in moving vehicles, a technique called telemedicine using mobile satellite communication was proposed. Problems were identified and solved through theoretical and numerical analyses. A system which transmits the signals of color-video, audio, 3 channels ECG and blood pressure was developed. In experiments the error characteristics of the system were measured. It was confirmed that the system works well in the range of practical C/N0. Using a satellite (ETS-V) the signals were transmitted from a navigating ship and a flying airplane to a fixed ground station. Through these analyses and experiments the effectiveness of this technique was demonstrated.