Vehicle driver´s ECG and sitting posture monitoring system

An ECG monitoring system comprised of six wearable textile-based electrodes is used to detect the ECG and sitting posture of vehicle drivers. The electrodes are washable, comfortable, sewed into ordinary shirt, and not connected with extra wires; as a result, they not only detect drivers´ ECG while they move, but also prevent hindering their driving. While drivers change the sitting postures, different electrodes are activated and change the morphology of ECG; this is how drivers´ sitting postures are determined. A tri-axes accelerometer is also used to analyze ECG and detect the urban road condition. The monitoring system provides e-health services by transmitting signals to a PDA through Bluetooth. When it is necessary, the PDA is capable to transmit ECG and accelerometer signals to remote monitory center. The safety and health of drivers and pedestrians are the key issues of e-health for urban lives.