Title :
Camera-based heart rate monitoring in highly dynamic light conditions
Author :
Jeanne, Vincent ; Asselman, Michel ; den Brinker, Bert ; Bulut, Murtaza
Author_Institution :
Philips Res., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
Recent advances in biomedical engineering have shown that heart rate can be monitored remotely using regular RGB cameras by analyzing minute skin color changes caused by periodic blood flow. In this paper an infrared-based alternative for light-robust camera-based heart rate measurements suitable for automotive applications is presented. The results obtained by this system show high accuracy (RMSE <; 1BPM under discolight) and a correlation score above 0.99 when compared with a reference measurement method. The proposed system enables new applications in the automotive field, especially since heart rate measurement can be integrated with other camera-based driver monitoring solutions like eye tracking.
Keywords :
biomedical imaging; biomedical measurement; blood flow measurement; cardiology; image colour analysis; image sensors; infrared imaging; medical computing; patient monitoring; RGB cameras; automotive applications; biomedical engineering; camera-based driver monitoring solutions; camera-based heart rate monitoring; correlation score; eye tracking; highly dynamic light conditions; infrared-based alternative; light-robust camera-based heart rate measurements; minute skin color changes; periodic blood flow; reference measurement method; Biomedical measurement; Cameras; Heart rate measurement; Monitoring; Skin; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Connected Vehicles and Expo (ICCVE), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
DOI :
10.1109/ICCVE.2013.6799899
