Design of Smart Steering Wheel for Unobtrusive Health and Drowsiness Monitoring
This article describes the design of a smart steering wheel intended for use in unobtrusive health and drowsiness monitoring. The aging population, cardiovascular disease, personalized medicine, and driver fatigue were significant motivations for developing a monitoring platform in cars because peop...
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| author | Branko Babusiak Adrian Hajducik Stefan Medvecky Michal Lukac Jaromir Klarak |
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| description | This article describes the design of a smart steering wheel intended for use in unobtrusive health and drowsiness monitoring. The aging population, cardiovascular disease, personalized medicine, and driver fatigue were significant motivations for developing a monitoring platform in cars because people spent much time in cars. The purpose was to create a unique, comprehensive monitoring system for the driver. The crucial parameters in health or drowsiness monitoring, such as heart rate, heart rate variability, and blood oxygenation, are measured by an electrocardiograph and oximeter integrated into the steering wheel. In addition, an inertial unit was integrated into the steering wheel to record and analyze the movement patterns performed by the driver while driving. The developed steering wheel was tested under laboratory and real-life conditions. The measured signals were verified by commercial devices to confirm data correctness and accuracy. The resulting signals show the applicability of the developed platform in further detecting specific cardiovascular diseases (especially atrial fibrillation) and drowsiness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5712604518645eda1e5d95f549e6b122023-11-22T09:37:04ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202021-08-012116528510.3390/s21165285Design of Smart Steering Wheel for Unobtrusive Health and Drowsiness MonitoringBranko Babusiak0Adrian Hajducik1Stefan Medvecky2Michal Lukac3Jaromir Klarak4Department of Electromagnetic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Zilina, 01026 Zilina, SlovakiaDepartment of Design and Machine Elements, University of Zilina, 01026 Zilina, SlovakiaInstitute of Competitiveness and Innovation, University of Zilina, 01026 Zilina, SlovakiaDepartment of Design and Machine Elements, University of Zilina, 01026 Zilina, SlovakiaDepartment of Automated Production Systems, University of Zilina, 01026 Zilina, SlovakiaThis article describes the design of a smart steering wheel intended for use in unobtrusive health and drowsiness monitoring. The aging population, cardiovascular disease, personalized medicine, and driver fatigue were significant motivations for developing a monitoring platform in cars because people spent much time in cars. The purpose was to create a unique, comprehensive monitoring system for the driver. The crucial parameters in health or drowsiness monitoring, such as heart rate, heart rate variability, and blood oxygenation, are measured by an electrocardiograph and oximeter integrated into the steering wheel. In addition, an inertial unit was integrated into the steering wheel to record and analyze the movement patterns performed by the driver while driving. The developed steering wheel was tested under laboratory and real-life conditions. The measured signals were verified by commercial devices to confirm data correctness and accuracy. The resulting signals show the applicability of the developed platform in further detecting specific cardiovascular diseases (especially atrial fibrillation) and drowsiness.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/16/5285steering wheeldriver monitoringelectrocardiographyphotoplethysmographyoximetryinertial measurement unit |
| spellingShingle | Branko Babusiak Adrian Hajducik Stefan Medvecky Michal Lukac Jaromir Klarak Design of Smart Steering Wheel for Unobtrusive Health and Drowsiness Monitoring Sensors steering wheel driver monitoring electrocardiography photoplethysmography oximetry inertial measurement unit |
| title | Design of Smart Steering Wheel for Unobtrusive Health and Drowsiness Monitoring |
| title_full | Design of Smart Steering Wheel for Unobtrusive Health and Drowsiness Monitoring |
| title_fullStr | Design of Smart Steering Wheel for Unobtrusive Health and Drowsiness Monitoring |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of Smart Steering Wheel for Unobtrusive Health and Drowsiness Monitoring |
| title_short | Design of Smart Steering Wheel for Unobtrusive Health and Drowsiness Monitoring |
| title_sort | design of smart steering wheel for unobtrusive health and drowsiness monitoring |
| topic | steering wheel driver monitoring electrocardiography photoplethysmography oximetry inertial measurement unit |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/16/5285 |
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