Title :
Portable microprocessor system for tremor signal recording
Author :
Chwaleba, Augustyn ; Kwiatos, Krzysztof ; Nitecki, Grzegorz ; Jakubowski, Jacek
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electron., Mil. Univ. of Technol., Warsaw, Poland
Abstract :
Tremor constitutes one of the most important symptoms of neurological disorders. However, its objective assessment is very difficult. The methods used for objectification require application of such devices as Schottky photodetectors, piezoelectric detectors or kymographs. The best results are achieved with the use of spectral analysis. To meet requirements of objective tremor measurement, the Institute of Fundamental Electronics of the Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland, designed a measurement set consisting of acceleration transducers, preamplifiers and multichannel A/D converter, plugged into the ISA slot of a microcomputer. The set includes special software.
Keywords :
accelerometers; analogue-digital conversion; biomedical measurement; microprocessor chips; neurophysiology; patient diagnosis; portable instruments; preamplifiers; Schottky photodetectors; acceleration transducers; kymographs; microcomputer ISA slot; multichannel A/D converter; neurological disorder symptoms; objective tremor measurement; piezoelectric detectors; portable microprocessor system; preamplifiers; software; spectral analysis; tremor signal recording; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Detectors; Instruction sets; Microprocessors; Photodetectors; Piezoelectric devices; Piezoelectric transducers; Preamplifiers; Spectral analysis;
Conference_Titel :
CAD Systems in Microelectronics, 2001. CADSM 2001. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference. The Experience of Designing and Application of
Conference_Location :
Lviv-Slavsko, Ukraine
Print_ISBN :
966-553-079-8
DOI :
10.1109/CADSM.2001.975744