Respiration and Cardiac Activity Sensing Using 3-D Cameras

Yu Rongt, Sharanya Srinivas, Huiwen Chu, Hanguang Yu, Kailing Liu, Daniel W. Bliss

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5 Scopus citations

Abstract

Remote vital sign monitoring at home with commercially viable hardware extends care from hospital wards to personal settings without overwhelming health care providers and resources. In this paper, we explore usage of Azure Kinect (Microsoft) to monitor respiration and cardiac activity of a subject. We propose a fusion sensing technique that ensures immunity to ambient lighting conditions and movements of the subject, two key limitations while employing cameras or radars respectively. The functionality of this process is enabled by the phenomenon of Photoplethysmography (PPG) and availability of commercial sensors that can leverage it. We investigate robustness of the proposed technique by conducting experiments in variable lighting conditions while the subject is in motion. A comparison is drawn to an RGB camera and the results are validated using a pulse oximeter, a contact PPG sensor.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationConference Record of the 54th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, ACSSC 2020
EditorsMichael B. Matthews
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages955-959
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9780738131269
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2020
Event54th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, ACSSC 2020 - Pacific Grove, United States
Duration: Nov 1 2020Nov 5 2020

Publication series

NameConference Record - Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers
Volume2020-November
ISSN (Print)1058-6393

Conference

Conference54th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, ACSSC 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPacific Grove
Period11/1/2011/5/20

Keywords

  • Depth Sensor
  • Near Infrared (NIR)
  • Remote Photoplethysmography (rPPG)
  • RGB Cameras

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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