A Portable Multi-Modal Cushion for Continuous Monitoring of a Driver’s Vital Signs
With higher levels of automation in vehicles, the need for robust driver monitoring systems increases, since it must be ensured that the driver can intervene at any moment. Drowsiness, stress and alcohol are still the main sources of driver distraction. However, physiological problems such as heart...
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| author | Onno Linschmann Durmus Umutcan Uguz Bianca Romanski Immo Baarlink Pujitha Gunaratne Steffen Leonhardt Marian Walter Markus Lueken |
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| description | With higher levels of automation in vehicles, the need for robust driver monitoring systems increases, since it must be ensured that the driver can intervene at any moment. Drowsiness, stress and alcohol are still the main sources of driver distraction. However, physiological problems such as heart attacks and strokes also exhibit a significant risk for driver safety, especially with respect to the ageing population. In this paper, a portable cushion with four sensor units with multiple measurement modalities is presented. Capacitive electrocardiography, reflective photophlethysmography, magnetic induction measurement and seismocardiography are performed with the embedded sensors. The device can monitor the heart and respiratory rates of a vehicle driver. The promising results of the first proof-of-concept study with twenty participants in a driving simulator not only demonstrate the accuracy of the heart (above 70% of medical-grade heart rate estimations according to IEC 60601-2-27) and respiratory rate measurements (around 30% with errors below 2 BPM), but also that the cushion might be useful to monitor morphological changes in the capacitive electrocardiogram in some cases. The measurements can potentially be used to detect drowsiness and stress and thus the fitness of the driver, since heart rate variability and breathing rate variability can be captured. They are also useful for the early prediction of cardiovascular diseases, one of the main reasons for premature death. The data are publicly available in the UnoVis dataset. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-023f581b66d242d8bf4d0ea08395eeee2023-11-17T21:17:39ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202023-04-01238400210.3390/s23084002A Portable Multi-Modal Cushion for Continuous Monitoring of a Driver’s Vital SignsOnno Linschmann0Durmus Umutcan Uguz1Bianca Romanski2Immo Baarlink3Pujitha Gunaratne4Steffen Leonhardt5Marian Walter6Markus Lueken7Medical Information Technology, Helmholtz Institute, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, GermanyMedical Information Technology, Helmholtz Institute, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, GermanyMedical Information Technology, Helmholtz Institute, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, GermanyMedical Information Technology, Helmholtz Institute, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, GermanyToyota Collaborative Safety Research Center, Toyota Motors Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USAMedical Information Technology, Helmholtz Institute, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, GermanyMedical Information Technology, Helmholtz Institute, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, GermanyMedical Information Technology, Helmholtz Institute, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, GermanyWith higher levels of automation in vehicles, the need for robust driver monitoring systems increases, since it must be ensured that the driver can intervene at any moment. Drowsiness, stress and alcohol are still the main sources of driver distraction. However, physiological problems such as heart attacks and strokes also exhibit a significant risk for driver safety, especially with respect to the ageing population. In this paper, a portable cushion with four sensor units with multiple measurement modalities is presented. Capacitive electrocardiography, reflective photophlethysmography, magnetic induction measurement and seismocardiography are performed with the embedded sensors. The device can monitor the heart and respiratory rates of a vehicle driver. The promising results of the first proof-of-concept study with twenty participants in a driving simulator not only demonstrate the accuracy of the heart (above 70% of medical-grade heart rate estimations according to IEC 60601-2-27) and respiratory rate measurements (around 30% with errors below 2 BPM), but also that the cushion might be useful to monitor morphological changes in the capacitive electrocardiogram in some cases. The measurements can potentially be used to detect drowsiness and stress and thus the fitness of the driver, since heart rate variability and breathing rate variability can be captured. They are also useful for the early prediction of cardiovascular diseases, one of the main reasons for premature death. The data are publicly available in the UnoVis dataset.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/8/4002unobtrusive sensingcapacitive ECGmagnetic induction monitoringreflective PPGseismocardiographyprivate space |
| spellingShingle | Onno Linschmann Durmus Umutcan Uguz Bianca Romanski Immo Baarlink Pujitha Gunaratne Steffen Leonhardt Marian Walter Markus Lueken A Portable Multi-Modal Cushion for Continuous Monitoring of a Driver’s Vital Signs Sensors unobtrusive sensing capacitive ECG magnetic induction monitoring reflective PPG seismocardiography private space |
| title | A Portable Multi-Modal Cushion for Continuous Monitoring of a Driver’s Vital Signs |
| title_full | A Portable Multi-Modal Cushion for Continuous Monitoring of a Driver’s Vital Signs |
| title_fullStr | A Portable Multi-Modal Cushion for Continuous Monitoring of a Driver’s Vital Signs |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Portable Multi-Modal Cushion for Continuous Monitoring of a Driver’s Vital Signs |
| title_short | A Portable Multi-Modal Cushion for Continuous Monitoring of a Driver’s Vital Signs |
| title_sort | portable multi modal cushion for continuous monitoring of a driver s vital signs |
| topic | unobtrusive sensing capacitive ECG magnetic induction monitoring reflective PPG seismocardiography private space |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/8/4002 |
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