Monitoring the pulse arrival time using optical fibre sensorsTools Wan Zaki, Wan Suhaimizan (2020) Monitoring the pulse arrival time using optical fibre sensors. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.
AbstractThe plastic optical fibre (POF) is widely explored in various sensor applications. The non-toxic and biochemical inertness properties of the material make it safe to be applied on the human skin and hence opens up a wealth of wearable opportunities. To date, no one has investigated the combination of POFs and textile electrodes that are well suited to smart textile applications. Therefore, in this thesis, POFs were explored as an extrinsic sensor for the measurement of photoplethysmogram (PPG) on the human body. Further, a conductive textile electrode was utilized for Electrocardiogram (ECG) measurement. The ECG and the PPG signals were synchronized using a Nexus-10 MK II data acquisition device along with Matlab software for subsequent analysis.
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