Title :
A Bendable and Wearable Cardiorespiratory Monitoring Device Fusing Two Noncontact Sensor Principles
Author :
Teichmann, Daniel ; De Matteis, Dennis ; Bartelt, Thorsten ; Walter, Marian ; Leonhardt, Steffen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Med. Inf. Technol., RWTH Aachen Univ., Aachen, Germany
Abstract :
A mobile device is presented for monitoring both respiration and pulse. The device is developed as a bendable/flexible inlay that can be placed in a shirt pocket or the inside pocket of a jacket. To achieve optimum monitoring performance, the device combines two sensor principles, which work in a safe noncontact way through several layers of cotton or other textiles. One sensor, based on magnetic induction, is intended for respiratory monitoring, and the other is a reflective photoplethysmography sensor intended for pulse detection. Because each sensor signal has some dependence on both physiological parameters, fusing the sensor signals allows enhanced signal coverage.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; body sensor networks; patient monitoring; photoplethysmography; pneumodynamics; sensor fusion; bendable cardiorespiratory monitoring device fusing; bendable-flexible inlay; cotton; magnetic induction; mobile device; noncontact sensor principles; optimum monitoring performance; physiological parameters; pulse detection; pulse monitoring; reflective photoplethysmography sensor; respiration monitoring; respiratory monitoring; safe noncontact way; sensor principles; sensor signal; sensor signals; shirt pocket; signal coverage; wearable cardiorespiratory monitoring device fusing; Batteries; Biomedical monitoring; Coils; Impedance; Light emitting diodes; Monitoring; Photodiodes; Noncontact Monitoring; Noncontact monitoring; Respiration; Wearable sensors; pulse; respiration; sensor fusion; wearable sensors;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical and Health Informatics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JBHI.2015.2417760
