Title :
Microwave noncontact measurement of pulse wave velocity for healthcare applications
Author :
Lu, Li ; Li, Changzhi ; Lie, Donald Y C
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, a noncontact method of measuring the pulse wave velocity (PWV) is proposed based on the Doppler phase modulation effect. System level design and simulations are presented to demonstrate the detection mechanism. Preliminary experimental results are reported.
Keywords :
Doppler measurement; blood pressure measurement; health care; Doppler phase modulation effect; blood pressure measurement; detection mechanism; healthcare applications; microwave noncontact measurement; pulse wave velocity; system level design; Biomedical monitoring; Blood pressure; Doppler radar; Humans; Medical services; Microwave measurements; Pulse measurements; Radar detection; Remote monitoring; Velocity measurement; Doppler radar; healthcare; microwave; noncontact; pulse wave velocity;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON), 2010 IEEE 11th Annual
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6688-7
DOI :
10.1109/WAMICON.2010.5461872
