• DocumentCode
    682525
  • Title

    Automated system for evaluating health status

  • Author

    Orha, I. ; Oniga, Stefan

  • Author_Institution
    Electr., Electron. & Comput. Eng., Tech. Univ. of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    24-27 Oct. 2013
  • Firstpage
    219
  • Lastpage
    222
  • Abstract
    In this paper we have proposed to present a system for automatic recording of the main physiological parameters of the human body: body temperature, blood pressure, respiratory rate, electrocardiogram (ECG), skin resistance, etc. To realize this system, we have developed a program that can read and automatically save in a file, the data from specialized sensors. Further it is possible to interpret of the results, by comparing them with known normal values and thus offering the possibility for a primary health status diagnosis by specialized personnel. The data received from the sensors is taken by an interface circuit, provided with signal conditioning (filtering, amplification, etc). Data acquisition is controlled by a microcontroller using an Arduino Uno standard development platform. The data are transferred to a PC, using serial communication port of Arduino platform. The whole process of health assessment is commissioned by a new program developed by us in the Python programming language. The program provides automatic recording of the aforementioned parameters in a predetermined sequence, or if you want only certain parameters are registered.
  • Keywords
    bioelectric potentials; blood pressure measurement; body sensor networks; data acquisition; electric resistance; electrocardiography; filtering theory; medical signal processing; microcontrollers; patient diagnosis; personnel; pneumodynamics; programming languages; skin; Arduino Uno standard development platform; ECG; Python programming language; amplification; automated system; automatic recording; blood pressure; body temperature; data acquisition; electrocardiogram; filtering; health assessment; human body; interface circuit; main physiological parameters; microcontroller; parameter registration; predetermined sequence; primary health status diagnosis; respiratory rate; serial communication port; signal conditioning; skin resistance; specialized personnel; specialized sensors; Biomedical monitoring; Electrical resistance measurement; Medical diagnostic imaging; Semiconductor device measurement; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Design and Technology in Electronic Packaging (SIITME), 2013 IEEE 19th International Symposium for
  • Conference_Location
    Galati
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SIITME.2013.6743677
  • Filename
    6743677