Development of a QRS detector algorithm for ECG´s measured during centrifuge training

Author

Ersoy, G.A. ; Holewijn, M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Res. & Dev., Netherlands Aerosp., Soesterberg, Netherlands

Volume

4

fYear

1996

fDate

31 Oct-3 Nov 1996

Firstpage

1390

Abstract

This paper describes a QRS detector algorithm for ECG´s measured during centrifuge training of fighter pilots at the Netherlands Aerospace Medical Centre (NAMC). Due to the low quality of the ECG signal during centrifuge training a very robust QRS detector is necessary. An algorithm has been developed which uses lower and upper thresholds in spatial velocities to decide if a detected peak is a R-top. The performance (S=99.41% and PP-99.77%) of this new QRS detector was substantially higher than a frequently used QRS detector in the literature

Keywords

adaptive signal processing; aerospace biophysics; digital filters; electrocardiography; feature extraction; medical signal processing; signal sampling; ECG signal; QRS detector algorithm; arrhythmia; centrifuge training; fighter pilots; lower thresholds; robust QRS detector; spatial velocities; upper thresholds; Band pass filters; Computerized monitoring; Cost function; Detectors; Electrocardiography; Medical signal detection; Robustness; Software systems; Spatial databases; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3811-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1996.647469

Filename

647469