Title :
Monitoring pulse and respiration with a non-invasive hydraulic bed sensor
Author :
Heise, David ; Skubic, Marjorie
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
fDate :
Aug. 31 2010-Sept. 4 2010
Abstract :
A hydraulic bed sensor has been developed to non-invasively monitor pulse and respiration during sleep. This sensor is designed for in-home use, to be part of an integrated sensor network for the early detection of illness and functional decline in elderly adults. Experience with another bed sensor has motivated a desire to acquire enhanced, quantitative data related to pulse and respiration. This paper describes a working prototype, the signal processing methods used to extract data from the constructed transducer, and results from preliminary testing.
Keywords :
biomedical transducers; geriatrics; medical signal processing; patient monitoring; pneumodynamics; sleep; data extraction; elderly; hydraulic bed sensor; integrated sensor network; pulse; respiration; signal processing; sleep; transducer; Heart beat; Low pass filters; Monitoring; Motion segmentation; Piezoresistance; Transducers; Algorithms; Bed Rest; Biosensing Techniques; Equipment Design; Female; Heart Rate; Hospitalization; Humans; Male; Monitoring, Physiologic; Pressure; Pulse; Respiratory Rate; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Sleep;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Buenos Aires
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4123-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627219
