title: A bendable and wearable cardiorespiratory monitoring device fusing two noncontact sensor principles.
abstract: A mobile device is presented for monitoring both respiration and pulse. The device is developed as a bendable/flexible inlay that can be placed in a shirt pocket or the inside pocket of a jacket. To achieve optimum monitoring performance, the device combines two sensor principles, which work in a safe noncontact way through several layers of cotton or other textiles. One sensor, based on magnetic induction, is intended for respiratory monitoring, and the other is a reflective photoplethysmography sensor intended for pulse detection. Because each sensor signal has some dependence on both physiological parameters, fusing the sensor signals allows enhanced signal coverage.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Teichmann
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Matteis
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bartelt
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leonhardt
mesh_terms: D003020:Clothing; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004867:Equipment Design; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017156:Photoplethysmography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D056152:Respiratory Rate / Q000502:physiology; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*