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FPGA-based remote pulse rate detection using photoplethysmographic imaging

  • He Liu
  • , Yadong Wang*
  • , Lei Wang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology

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Abstract

This paper presents first several steps towards an FPGA-based electronic system for remote pulse rate (PR) measurement. The system uses a low-cost digital camera as an image sensor, which operates at up to 30 frames per second (fps) in WXGA (1200x800 pixels) resolution. A novel algorithm for PR measurement was implemented using an FPGA development board. A commercially-available photoplethysmography module (TP-TSD200A from BIOPAC) was used as a golden standard to verify the performance of the suggested system. Ten male subjects were simultaneously examined using both the suggested system and the golden standard, and the results were compared. The proposed system leads to a potential means for providing mobile healthcare using smart phones and other mobile consumer products.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 IEEE International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2013
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 IEEE International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2013 - Cambridge, MA, United States
Duration: 6 May 20139 May 2013

Publication series

Name2013 IEEE International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2013

Conference

Conference2013 IEEE International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCambridge, MA
Period6/05/139/05/13

Keywords

  • a low-cost camera
  • photoplethysmography (PPG)
  • pulse rate (PR)

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