Title :
Measurement of heart rate using photoplethysmography
Author :
Saquib, Nazmus ; Papon, Tarikul Islam ; Ahmad, Ishtiyaque ; Rahman, Ashikur
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Bangladesh Univ. of Eng. & Technol. Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Abstract :
Heart rate, or pulse, is one of the vital signs used to measure basic functions of human body. Heart rate is the number of times one´s heart beats per minute. The method that has been used to measure heart rate in this project is widely known as photoplethysmography (PPG). The constructed device can be used to find out the heart rate of a person and to analyze readings using existing software. Theoretically, any body part can be used to measure heart rate through the sensor of the device, although fingertips and earlobes are commonly targeted.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; cardiology; photoplethysmography; PPG device construction; PPG reading analysis; PPG software; basic human body function measurement; earlobe; fingertip; heart rate measurement; photoplethysmography; pulse measurement; vital sign; Blood; Capacitors; Heart beat; Microcontrollers; Photoplethysmography; Heart Rate Measurement; Photoplethysmography; Pulse Measurement; Vital Signs;
Conference_Titel :
Networking Systems and Security (NSysS), 2015 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dhaka
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-8125-0
DOI :
10.1109/NSysS.2015.7043525
