Title :
Alternative sensor principles for the detection of human respiration using amorphous ferromagnetic materials
Author :
Nakesch, H. ; futzner, H.P.
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Bioelectr. & Magnetism, Vienna Univ. of Technol., Austria
Abstract :
Describes a novel sensor family for monitoring of human respiration. The principle element is given by (robust and cheap) amorphous ferromagnetic ribbons which can be utilized either by the magneto-mechanical response of a single element or by the magnetic coupling between two elements. Based on these principles, we developed three types of respiration sensors: (i) a thorax belt sensor, (ii) an adhesive skin sensor, and (iii) a spirometer tube sensor
Keywords :
amorphous magnetic materials; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; ferromagnetic materials; flow measurement; magnetostrictive devices; patient monitoring; pneumodynamics; adhesive skin sensor; alternative sensor principles; amorphous ferromagnetic materials; amorphous ferromagnetic ribbons; human respiration detection; magnetic coupling; magneto-mechanical response; monitoring; respiration sensors; single element; spirometer tube sensor; thorax belt sensor; Amorphous magnetic materials; Amorphous materials; Belts; Couplings; Humans; Magnetic sensors; Monitoring; Robustness; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Thorax;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995 and 14th Conference of the Biomedical Engineering Society of India. An International Meeting, Proceedings of the First Regional Conference., IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Delhi
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2711-X
DOI :
10.1109/RCEMBS.1995.508671
