Validation of a body sensor network for cardiorespiratory monitoring during dynamic activities

• Autorzy: Angelucci Alessandra , Camuncoli Federica , Dotti Federica , Bertozzi Filippo , Galli Manuela , Tarabini Marco , Aliverti Andrea

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DOI

10.1016/j.bbe.2024.09.002

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

One of the major challenges in the field of wearable devices is to accurately measure physiological parameters during dynamic activities. The aim of this work is to present a completely wearable Wireless Body Sensor Network (WBSN) for cardio-respiratory monitoring during dynamic activities and a validation of the devices composing the WBSN against reference measurement systems. The WBSN is composed of three inertial measurement units (IMUs) to detect the respiratory rate (RR), and of a fourth unit to detect the pulse rate (PR). 30 healthy volunteers (17 men, mean age 25.9 ± 6.0 years, mean weight 68.7 ± 9.7 kg, mean height 170.9 ± 9.5 cm) were enrolled in a validation protocol consisting in walking, running, and cycling. The participants had to simultaneously wear the devices of the WBSN and reference instruments. The IMU-based system proved to be particularly effective in monitoring RR during cycling, with a RMSE of 3.77 bpm for the complete cohort, and during running. The respiratory signal during walking exhibited a frequency content like the stride, making it difficult to properly filter the desired signal content. PR showed good agreement with the reference heart rate monitor. The system exploits information regarding motion to improve RR estimation during dynamic activities thanks to an ad hoc signal processing algorithm.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

cardiorespiratory monitoring; dynamic activities; wearable devices; wireless body sensor network

PL

układ krążeniowo-oddechowy; urządzenie przenośne; czujnik bezprzewodowy

• Wydawca: Nałęcz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences ; Elsevier
• Czasopismo: Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 44, no. 4
• Strony: 794--803
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 59 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Angelucci Alessandra

• Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, P.zza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy

autor

Camuncoli Federica

• Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, P.zza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy
• E4Sports Lab, Politecnico di Milano, Via G. Previati 1/c, 23900 Lecco, Italy

autor

Dotti Federica

• Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, P.zza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy

autor

Bertozzi Filippo

• E4Sports Lab, Politecnico di Milano, Via G. Previati 1/c, 23900 Lecco, Italy
• Department of Mechanics, Politecnico di Milano, P.zza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy

autor

Galli Manuela

• Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, P.zza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy
• E4Sports Lab, Politecnico di Milano, Via G. Previati 1/c, 23900 Lecco, Italy

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Tarabini Marco

• E4Sports Lab, Politecnico di Milano, Via G. Previati 1/c, 23900 Lecco, Italy
• Department of Mechanics, Politecnico di Milano, P.zza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy

autor

Aliverti Andrea

• Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, P.zza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).