Unobtrusive In-Car Vital Signs Monitoring

Adrian Radomski

doi:10.21996/zff8-bv40

Unobtrusive In-Car Vital Signs Monitoring

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Abstract

Udviklingen af diskrete overvågningssystemer for vitale tegn åbner lovende muligheder for at forbedre bilens sikkerhed og sundhedsvæsenet. Denne afhandling udforsker udviklingen og integrationen af sensorer til realtidsmonitorering af vitale tegn inden for bilens miljø. Formålet med denne forskning er at undersøge muligheden, nøjagtigheden og robustheden af diskrete sensorteknikker til at indfange fysiologiske data, med fokus på vejrtrækningsfrekvens, reflekterende fotoplethysmografi (PPG) og kapacitiv elektrokardiografi (cECG) systemer.

Forskningsmetodologien involverer design, implementering og validering af sensorer, der er i stand til at måle vitale tegn gennem tøj, hvilket minimerer førerens ubehag og distrahering. Gennem udviklingen af nye sensorsystemer adresserer denne afhandling kritiske huller inden for feltet af bilbaseret overvågning af vitale tegn.

Centrale resultater fra forskningen inkluderer den vellykkede implementering af diskrete sensorer til at indfange vejrtrækningsfrekvens, PPG-signaler og EKG-signaler inden for bilens miljø. Ydeevneevalueringen demonstrerer pålideligheden og nøjagtigheden af disse sensorer, hvilket baner vejen for deres integration i bilens sikkerhedssystemer.

Betydningen af diskret overvågning af vitale tegn inden for bilens sikkerhed og sundhedsvæsenet understreges af dens potentiale til at give realtidsindsigter i førerens helbred og trivsel. Ved at muliggøre kontinuerlig overvågning uden førerindgriben har disse systemer kapacitet til at registrere tidlige tegn på træthed, stress eller medicinske nødsituationer, hvilket forbedrer førersikkerheden og reducerer risikoen for ulykker.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Bevilgende institution	Syddansk Universitet
Vejledere/rådgivere	Teichmann, Daniel, Hovedvejleder
Udgiver	Syddansk Universitet. Det Tekniske Fakultet
DOI	https://doi.org/10.21996/zff8-bv40
Status	Udgivet - 20. dec. 2024

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Reflective PPG Sensor Measures Heart Rate Through Clothing during Driving
Radomski, A., Arai, M., Oshima, K., Oneda, N., Ueno, A. & Teichmann, D., 1. feb. 2025, I: IEEE Sensors Journal. 25, 3, s. 4157-4166,
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On-Road Evaluation of Unobtrusive In-Car Respiration Monitoring
Radomski, A. & Teichmann, D., jul. 2024, I: Sensors. 24, 14, 14 s., 4500.
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Eliminating the Trade-off Between Resolution and Sampling Rate in Magnetic Induction Based Cardiorespiratory Sensors
Radomski, A. & Teichmann, D., jul. 2023, 2023 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC). IEEE, 4 s. (Proceedings of the International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society).
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