Title :
Detection of Cardioseismographic Signals throughout the Body
Author :
Alamgir, Zahiruddin M. ; Xie Cai ; Roscoe, Brian J. ; Wang, Ruiqi ; Sani, Shahrokh N. ; Schuckers, Stephanie C. ; Stoin, Alexandru ; Robinson, Charles J.
Author_Institution :
Depts. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., of Mech. Engr, Sci. & Technol. Clarkson Univ., Potsdam, NY, USA
Abstract :
An accelerometer placed on the chest produces a periodic ~1 Hz signal linked to the cardiac cycle. If one places accelerometers on the head, a 1 Hz background signal can also be detected in all three axes. This paper investigates the source of these head acceleration signals.
Keywords :
accelerometers; electrocardiography; medical signal detection; motion measurement; accelerometer; background signal; cardiac cycle; cardioseismographic signal detection; chest; head acceleration signals; periodic signal; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Biomedical engineering; Electrocardiography; Headphones; Noise; Standards; Threshold acceleration detection; accelerometry; postural control; seismocardiography; vestibular system;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2013 39th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Syracuse, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4928-4
DOI :
10.1109/NEBEC.2013.78
