A planar respiration sensor based on a capaciflector structure
A planar respiration sensor based on a capaciflector structure
Respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affect more than 300 million people worldwide. Devices such as the pneumotachograph are currently used within a clinical environment for measuring inhalation, expiration and respiration cycle but are physically large and not suitable for home use by patients. A small, lightweight respiration sensor for use in the home environment, allows patients to monitor respiratory rate in a simple manner. The capaciflector was originally developed by NASA as a capacitive proximity sensor for collision detection in robots. We have found that the device can also be used to detect breathing patterns in humans by attaching it to the chest. In this letter, we discuss the simulation, construction and testing of a capaciflector for use as a respiration sensor and describe how it can be interfaced to a microcontroller in order to allow wireless data transmission over a Wi-Fi signal.
Medical sensor, capaciflector, planar respiration sensor, sensor interfacing
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White, Neil M.
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Ash, Jordan
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Wei, Yang
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Akerman, Harry
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August 2017
White, Neil M.
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Ash, Jordan
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Wei, Yang
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Akerman, Harry
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White, Neil M., Ash, Jordan, Wei, Yang and Akerman, Harry
(2017)
A planar respiration sensor based on a capaciflector structure.
IEEE Sensor Letters, 1 (4), .
(doi:10.1109/LSENS.2017.2722481).
Abstract
Respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affect more than 300 million people worldwide. Devices such as the pneumotachograph are currently used within a clinical environment for measuring inhalation, expiration and respiration cycle but are physically large and not suitable for home use by patients. A small, lightweight respiration sensor for use in the home environment, allows patients to monitor respiratory rate in a simple manner. The capaciflector was originally developed by NASA as a capacitive proximity sensor for collision detection in robots. We have found that the device can also be used to detect breathing patterns in humans by attaching it to the chest. In this letter, we discuss the simulation, construction and testing of a capaciflector for use as a respiration sensor and describe how it can be interfaced to a microcontroller in order to allow wireless data transmission over a Wi-Fi signal.
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Accepted/In Press date: 1 July 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 3 July 2017
Published date: August 2017
Keywords:
Medical sensor, capaciflector, planar respiration sensor, sensor interfacing
Organisations:
Electronics & Computer Science, EEE
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Local EPrints ID: 412021
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/412021
ISSN: 2475-1472
PURE UUID: 21bc8e0f-fe4d-4a38-bb15-925763087f12
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Neil M. White
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Jordan Ash
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Yang Wei
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Harry Akerman
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