title: Adaptive Heartbeat Modeling for Beat-to-Beat Heart Rate Measurement in Ballistocardiograms.
abstract: We present a method for measuring beat-to-beat heart rate from ballistocardiograms acquired with force sensors. First, a model for the heartbeat shape is adaptively inferred from the signal using hierarchical clustering. Then, beat-to-beat intervals are detected by finding positions where the heartbeat shape best fits the signal. The method was validated with overnight recordings from 46 subjects in varying setups (sleep clinic, home, single bed, double bed, two sensor types). The mean beat-to-beat interval error was 13 ms and on an average 54% of the beat-to-beat intervals were detected. The method is part of a home-use e-health system for an unobtrusive sleep measurement.
authors.forename: Joonas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paalasmaa
authors.forename: Hannu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toivonen
authors.forename: Markku
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Partinen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D001450:Ballistocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D017216:Telemedicine; D055815:Young Adult