title: The MAIN Shirt: a textile-integrated magnetic induction sensor array.
abstract: A system is presented for long-term monitoring of respiration and pulse. It comprises four non-contact sensors based on magnetic eddy current induction that are textile-integrated into a shirt. The sensors are technically characterized by laboratory experiments that investigate the sensitivity and measuring depth, as well as the mutual interaction between adjacent pairs of sensors. The ability of the device to monitor respiration and pulse is demonstrated by measurements in healthy volunteers. The proposed system (called the MAIN (magnetic induction) Shirt) does not need electrodes or any other skin contact. It is wearable, unobtrusive and can easily be integrated into an individual's daily routine. Therefore, the system appears to be a suitable option for long-term monitoring in a domestic environment or any other unsupervised telemonitoring scenario.
authors.affiliation: Philips Chair for Medical Information Technology, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 20, Aachen 52074, Germany. teichmann@hia.rwth-aachen.de.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Teichmann
authors.affiliation: Philips Chair for Medical Information Technology, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 20, Aachen 52074, Germany. Andreas.Kuhn@rwth-aachen.de.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuhn
authors.affiliation: Philips Chair for Medical Information Technology, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 20, Aachen 52074, Germany. leonhardt@hia.rwth-aachen.de.
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leonhardt
authors.affiliation: Philips Chair for Medical Information Technology, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 20, Aachen 52074, Germany. walter@hia.rwth-aachen.de.
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003020:Clothing; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D060328:Magnetic Phenomena; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011674:Pulse / Q000379:methods*; D012119:Respiration; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013686:Telemetry; D013784:Textiles