Monitoring pulse and respiration with a non-invasive hydraulic bed sensor

Author

Heise, David ; Skubic, Marjorie

Author_Institution

Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

Aug. 31 2010-Sept. 4 2010

Firstpage

2119

Lastpage

2123

Abstract

A hydraulic bed sensor has been developed to non-invasively monitor pulse and respiration during sleep. This sensor is designed for in-home use, to be part of an integrated sensor network for the early detection of illness and functional decline in elderly adults. Experience with another bed sensor has motivated a desire to acquire enhanced, quantitative data related to pulse and respiration. This paper describes a working prototype, the signal processing methods used to extract data from the constructed transducer, and results from preliminary testing.

Keywords

biomedical transducers; geriatrics; medical signal processing; patient monitoring; pneumodynamics; sleep; data extraction; elderly; hydraulic bed sensor; integrated sensor network; pulse; respiration; signal processing; sleep; transducer; Heart beat; Low pass filters; Monitoring; Motion segmentation; Piezoresistance; Transducers; Algorithms; Bed Rest; Biosensing Techniques; Equipment Design; Female; Heart Rate; Hospitalization; Humans; Male; Monitoring, Physiologic; Pressure; Pulse; Respiratory Rate; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Sleep;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Buenos Aires

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4123-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627219

Filename

5627219