scholarly journals A Pilot Study on Real-time Monitoring of Heart Rate and Movement Speed in Middle-distance Race of Physical Education Classes

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daqing Zhu ◽  
Xingui Zhang ◽  
Lanying Fu ◽  
Peiyong Wang ◽  
Shaohong Zhai
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Movement Speed ◽  
Real Time Monitoring

scholarly journals Non-intrusive vital sign monitoring using an intelligent pillow based on a piezoelectric ceramic sensor

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 155892502097726
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
Zhiqiang Pang ◽  
Ling Peng ◽  
Fei Hu
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Piezoelectric Ceramic ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Body Movement ◽  
Vital Signs ◽  
High Heart Rate ◽  
Detection Accuracy ◽  
Processing Unit ◽  
Real Time Monitoring

Performing real-time monitoring for human vital signs during sleep at home is of vital importance to achieve timely detection and rescue. However, the existing smart equipment for monitoring human vital signs suffers the drawbacks of high complexity, high cost, and intrusiveness, or low accuracy. Thus, it is of great need to develop a simplified, nonintrusive, comfortable and low cost real-time monitoring system during sleep. In this study, a novel intelligent pillow was developed based on a low-cost piezoelectric ceramic sensor. It was manufactured by locating a smart system (consisting of a sensing unit i.e. a piezoelectric ceramic sensor, a data processing unit and a GPRS communication module) in the cavity of the pillow made of shape memory foam. The sampling frequency of the intelligent pillow was set at 1000 Hz to capture the signals more accurately, and vital signs including heart rate, respiratory rate and body movement were derived through series of well established algorithms, which were sent to the user’s app. Validation experimental results demonstrate that high heart-rate detection accuracy (i.e. 99.18%) was achieved in using the intelligent pillow. Besides, human tests were conducted by detecting vital signs of six elder participants at their home, and results showed that the detected vital signs may well predicate their health conditions. In addition, no contact discomfort was reported by the participants. With further studies in terms of validity of the intelligent pillow and large-scale human trials, the proposed intelligent pillow was expected to play an important role in daily sleep monitoring.

scholarly journals IoT Monitoring of Urban Tree Ecosystem Services: Possibilities and Challenges

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Matasov ◽  
Luca Belelli Marchesini ◽  
Alexey Yaroslavtsev ◽  
Giovanna Sala ◽  
Olga Fareeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Anthropogenic Pressure ◽  
Real Time Monitoring ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Urban Green Infrastructure

Urban green infrastructure plays an increasingly significant role in sustainable urban development planning as it provides important regulating and cultural ecosystem services. Monitoring of such dynamic and complex systems requires technological solutions which provide easy data collection, processing, and utilization at affordable costs. To meet these challenges a pilot study was conducted using a network of wireless, low cost, and multiparameter monitoring devices, which operate using Internet of Things (IoT) technology, to provide real-time monitoring of regulatory ecosystem services in the form of meaningful indicators for both human health and environmental policies. The pilot study was set in a green area situated in the center of Moscow, which is exposed to the heat island effect as well as high levels of anthropogenic pressure. Sixteen IoT devices were installed on individual trees to monitor their ecophysiological parameters from 1 July to 31 November 2019 with a time resolution of 1.5 h. These parameters were used as input variables to quantify indicators of ecosystem services related to climate, air quality, and water regulation. Our results showed that the average tree in the study area during the investigated period reduced extreme heat by 2 °C via shading, cooled the surrounding area by transferring 2167 ± 181 KWh of incoming solar energy into latent heat, transpired 137 ± 49 mm of water, sequestered 8.61 ± 1.25 kg of atmospheric carbon, and removed 5.3 ± 0.8 kg of particulate matter (PM10). The values of the monitored processes varied spatially and temporally when considering different tree species (up to five to ten times), local environmental conditions, and seasonal weather. Thus, it is important to use real-time monitoring data to deepen understandings of the processes of urban forests. There is a new opportunity of applying IoT technology not only to measure trees functionality through fluxes of water and carbon, but also to establish a smart urban green infrastructure operational system for management.

scholarly journals Two Distinct Types of Sweat Profile in Healthy Subjects While Exercising at Constant Power Output Measured by a Wearable Sweat Sensor

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Hoon Choi ◽  
Grant Kitchen ◽  
Ji Soo Kim ◽  
Yi Li ◽  
Kain Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Perceived Exertion ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Rating Of Perceived Exertion ◽  
Real Time Monitoring ◽  
Sweat Chloride

AbstractWearable sweat sensors have enabled real-time monitoring of sweat profiles (sweat concentration versus time) and could enable monitoring of electrolyte loss during exercise or for individuals working in extreme environments. To assess the feasibility of using a wearable sweat chloride sensor for real-time monitoring of individuals during exercise, we recorded and analyzed the sweat profiles of 50 healthy subjects while spinning at 75 Watts for 1 hour. The measured sweat chloride concentrations were in the range from 2.9–34 mM. The sweat profiles showed two distinct sweat responses: Type 1 (single plateau) and Type 2 (multiple plateaus). Subjects with Type 2 profiles had higher sweat chloride concentration and weight loss, higher maximum heart rate, and larger changes in heart rate and rating of perceived exertion during the trial compared to subjects with Type 1 profiles. To assess the influence of level of effort, we recorded sweat profiles for five subjects at 75 W, 100 W, and 125 W. While all five subjects showed Type 1 sweat profiles at 75 W, four of the subjects had Type 2 profiles at 125 W, showing an increase in sweat chloride with exercise intensity. Finally, we show that sweat profiles along with other physiological parameters can be used to predict fluid loss.

scholarly journals Smart Bed Health Monitoring based on ECG and Body Temperature using Lab View and IoT

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 4631-4647
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Body Temperature ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Real Time Monitoring ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Labview Software ◽  
Heart Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Devices

Heart disease remains as the major cause of death encompassed by Malaysians over the past ten years starting from 2005 until 2014. There are many factors that influenced this statistical measurement. One of the most influential factors is due to insufficient space for medical placement provided by the hospitals. The purpose of this study is to develop a smart bed health monitoring system based on electrocardiography (ECG) and body temperature sensors. Arduino IDE software was used for Internet of Things (IoT) and LabVIEW software for real time monitoring. Data can be seen through a website, which can help the doctors to monitor their patients’ data from a long distance. The result of the project was compared with existing monitoring devices used for heart rate (Hand Wrist Heart Monitoring and Galaxy Watch) and body temperature (Rossmax Monitoring TG380 Thermometer) which available in the market. These comparisons were conducted by several experiments to analyze its accuracy and reliability. The comparison of data between real time monitoring and IoT was analyzed to check for the effectiveness of data via internet. The result showed that the highest percentage of error for both parameters of heart rate and body temperature were less than 4.2%. This system able to interpret an individual’s level of healthiness such as bradycardia, tachycardia and fever which can be monitored in real time monitoring.

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