Vital sign monitoring for elderly at home: Development of a compound sensor for pulse rate and motion

K. W. Sum; Yongping Zheng; A. F T Mak

Vital sign monitoring for elderly at home: Development of a compound sensor for pulse rate and motion

K. W. Sum, Yongping Zheng, A. F T Mak

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

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Abstract

This paper describes the development of a miniaturized wearable vital sign monitor which is aimed for use by elderly at home. The development of a compound sensor for pulse rate, motion, and skin temperature is reported. A pair of infrared sensor working in reflection mode was used to detect the pulse rate from various sites over the body including the wrist and finger. Meanwhile, a motion sensor was used to detect the motion of the body. In addition, the temperature on the skin surface was sensed by a semiconductor temperature sensor. A prototype has been built into a box with a dimension of 2×2.5×4 cm3. The device includes the sensors, microprocessor, circuits, battery, and a wireless transceiver for communicating data with a data terminal.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Personalised Health Management Systems
Subtitle of host publication	The Integration of Innovative Sensing, Textile, Information and Communication Technologies
Pages	43-50
Number of pages	8
Volume	117
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2005
Event	International Workshop on Personalised Health: The Integration of Innovative Sensing, Textiles, Information and Communication Technologies - Belfast, United Kingdom Duration: 13 Dec 2004 → 15 Dec 2004

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Conference	International Workshop on Personalised Health: The Integration of Innovative Sensing, Textiles, Information and Communication Technologies
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Belfast
Period	13/12/04 → 15/12/04

Keywords

Biomedical Engineering
Compound Sensor
e-Healthcare
Elderly Healthcare
Vital Sign Monitoring
Wearable Device

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biomedical Engineering
Health Informatics
Health Information Management

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Sum, KW, Zheng, Y & Mak, AFT 2005, Vital sign monitoring for elderly at home: Development of a compound sensor for pulse rate and motion. in Personalised Health Management Systems: The Integration of Innovative Sensing, Textile, Information and Communication Technologies. vol. 117, pp. 43-50, International Workshop on Personalised Health: The Integration of Innovative Sensing, Textiles, Information and Communication Technologies, Belfast, United Kingdom, 13/12/04.

Vital sign monitoring for elderly at home: Development of a compound sensor for pulse rate and motion. / Sum, K. W.; Zheng, Yongping; Mak, A. F T.
Personalised Health Management Systems: The Integration of Innovative Sensing, Textile, Information and Communication Technologies. Vol. 117 2005. p. 43-50.

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

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