Unobtrusive heartbeat monitoring by using a bed fiber-optic sensor

Peter Podbreznik; Denis Đonlagić; Dejan Lešnik; Boris Cigale; Damjan Zazula

Zdravniški Vestnik (Jan 2015)

Unobtrusive heartbeat monitoring by using a bed fiber-optic sensor

Peter Podbreznik,
Denis Đonlagić,
Dejan Lešnik,
Boris Cigale,
Damjan Zazula

Affiliations

Peter Podbreznik: University of maribor, Faculty of civil engineering
Denis Đonlagić: University of maribor, Faculty of electrical engineering and computer science
Dejan Lešnik: Piktronik d.o.o.
Boris Cigale: University of maribor, Faculty of electrical engineering and computer science
Damjan Zazula: University of maribor, Faculty of electrical engineering and computer science

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 83, no. 12

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A device for unobtrusive heartbeat monitoring is based on detection of tiniest vibrations and sounds caused by the heart. The device consists of low-cost opto-electronic components and advanced algorithms for the optical signal processing.

plastic optical fiber, speckle interferometry, unobtrusive monitoring of human vital signs, heartbeat detection, ballistocardiography

Published in Zdravniški Vestnik

ISSN: 1318-0347 (Print); 1581-0224 (Online)
Publisher: Slovenian Medical Association
Country of publisher: Slovenia
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest

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