A method of detection of respiration rate on Android using UWB Impulse Radar

Monitoring respiration rate is important because it can help to detect and prevent abnormal respiratory rates that can lead to cardiac arrest and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Nowadays, most medical measurement and monitoring devices are either invasive or wired but people are hesitant to a...

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Main Authors: Young-Jin Park, Hui-Sup Cho, Hong-Kun Lyu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:ICT Express
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405959516301102
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Summary:Monitoring respiration rate is important because it can help to detect and prevent abnormal respiratory rates that can lead to cardiac arrest and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Nowadays, most medical measurement and monitoring devices are either invasive or wired but people are hesitant to attach physiological sensors to their body. In this study, we investigated whether real-time medical measurement of breathing using Novelda’s Ultra-Wideband Impulse Radio (IR-UWB)–which does not need to be attached to the human body and is also non-invasive–is possible on Android. Experimental results obtained were found to be comparable to those of a commercial healthcare device.
ISSN:2405-9595