Title :
Seismic Life Detector for battlefield casualty assessment
Author :
Peel, H.Herbert ; Jaeb, Jonathan P. ; Edgar, Reuben W., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Southwest Research Institute P.O Drawer 28510, San Antonio, Texas 78228-0510
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
The Southwest Research Institute Life Detector is a hand-held, battery-operated seismometer. It is capable of detecting cardiac induced chest wall vibrations through heavy clothing and protective garments. A rule-based algorithm is used to analyze the detected signals to provide an indication of the heart beat and to compute the heart rate.
Keywords :
Batteries; Correlation; Heart; Protocols; Semiconductor device measurement; Switches; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris, France
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-0816-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761194
