A new method to measure heart rate with EMFi and PVDF materials

被引：26

作者：

Kärki, S. ^{[1
]}

Lekkala, J. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Automation Science and Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere

来源：

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology | 2009年 / 33卷 / 07期

关键词：

Electromechanical film; Heart rate; Polyvinylidenefiuoride;

D O I：

10.1080/03091900903067424

中图分类号：

R318.08 [生物材料学]; Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 0805 ; 080501 ; 080502 ; 09 ;

摘要：

In this paper we propose a new simple method to measure the heart rate of a person sitting on a chair or lying in a bed. The heart rate is measured with a thin sensor pad consisting of separate electromechanical film (EMFi) and polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF) transducers located beneath the leg of chair or bed. This study aims to evaluate the operation of the sensor system with measurements, and also to compare the results provided by the two transducer materials. Based on the results obtained here, the heart rates measured with the transducers mainly corresponded to the values of reference ECG signal. Some minor differences between the heart rate values of PVDF and EMFi appeared, especially in supine position, possible due to the material sensitivities to different force directions. However, to conclude, both materials seem to be convenient for this kind of measurement of heart rate. © 2009 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved.

引用

页码：551 / 558

页数：7

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