Title : 
Power efficient cross-correlation beat detection in electrocardiogram analysis using bitstreams
         
        
            Author : 
Liseth, Olav E. ; Hjortland, Håkon A. ; Lande, Tor Sverre Bassen
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Inf., Univ. of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
In this paper we present a novel cross-correlator chip suitable for ¿smart¿ ECG electrodes. Sophisticated QRS-detection is feasible exploring multi-component based cross-correlation and by exploiting the simplicity offered by bitstream processing. The chip is evaluated using real ECG signals as an example application. Power-efficient running cross-correlation is obtained with novel asynchronous circuit solutions consuming only approx. 5 mW. The implemented generic cross-correlator may be explored for other pattern-matching applications in wireless sensor networks or other low-power applications.
         
        
            Keywords : 
asynchronous circuits; biology computing; biomedical electrodes; biomedical electronics; electrocardiography; wireless sensor networks; QRS-detection; asynchronous circuit solutions; bitstreams; cross-correlator chip; electrocardiogram analysis; low-power applications; pattern-matching applications; power efficient cross-correlation beat detection; smart ECG electrodes; wireless sensor networks; Asynchronous circuits; Batteries; Body sensor networks; Electrocardiography; Electrodes; Heart beat; Informatics; Monitoring; Signal analysis; Wireless sensor networks;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, 2009. BioCAS 2009. IEEE
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Beijing
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-4917-0
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-4918-7
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/BIOCAS.2009.5372041