DocumentCode :
3649992
Title :
Continuous health monitoring using E-textile integrated biosensors
Author :
André Catarino;Helder Carvalho;Maria J. Dias;Tiago Pereira;Octavian Postolache;Pedro S. Girão; ; ; ; ;
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Textile Eng., Univ. of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal
fYear :
2012
Firstpage :
605
Lastpage :
609
Abstract :
In this work, continuous health monitoring for disabled or elderly people is proposed using textile integrated electrodes for ECG measurement. Other applications, such as EMG or skin impedance measurement are also envisaged. The paper specifically describes a shirt integrating electrodes for ECG measurement that has been tested in several conditions. The techniques for integration of ECG electrodes can be directly applied for production of EMG or skin-impedance electrodes. Signal processing techniques for heart rate value extraction and to deal with low-quality signal or motion artefacts are being tested and will also be described. Results show that signals acquired with the shirt are comparable to signals acquired with conventional gel electrodes. The complete integration of the electrodes into clothing may have a very interesting psychological benefit, but some issues related to comfort and daily use have to be further investigated.
Keywords :
"Electrodes","Electrocardiography","Monitoring","Sensors","Yarn","Standards"
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Power Engineering (EPE), 2012 International Conference and Exposition on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1173-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICEPE.2012.6463867
Filename :
6463867
Link To Document :
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