Title :
Modelling the thermoregulatory control system using kernel method
Author :
Ahmed, Ahmed Kamal
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Technol. Studies, Shuwaikh, Kuwait
Abstract :
The modeling and identification of the thermoregulatory control system is considered, relating the thermal stimulus as input and heart rate variability as output of the system. The thermal stimulus is produced by using an entrainment device that is designed to provide hot and cold air at different frequencies covering the range of 85 to 805 (0.0125 to 0.125 Hz). This stimulus is directed by the entrainment device to the arm or leg through a plastic sheath for a period of 10 min. The thermal input as well as the heart rate variability signals as output are recorded by using power spectrum analysis. This work uses the algorithm of S.Y. Fakhouri (1980) to produce kernel identification of volterra series of the system. The model contains the linear part (first-order kernel) in parallel
Keywords :
biocontrol; biothermics; identification; physiological models; 0.0125 to 0.125 Hz; 10 min; algorithm; arm; entrainment device; identification; kernel method; leg; plastic sheath; power spectrum analysis; thermal stimulus; thermoregulatory control system; volterra series; Blood flow; Control system synthesis; Frequency response; Heart rate; Heart rate variability; Kernel; Leg; Plastics; Signal analysis; Transfer functions;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.95739
