A Quantitative Method to Guide the Integration of Textile Inductive Electrodes in Automotive Applications for Respiratory Monitoring
Induction-based breathing sensors in automobiles enable unobtrusive respiratory rate monitoring as an indicator of a driver’s alertness and health. This paper introduces a quantitative method based on signal quality to guide the integration of textile inductive electrodes in automotive applications....
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| description | Induction-based breathing sensors in automobiles enable unobtrusive respiratory rate monitoring as an indicator of a driver’s alertness and health. This paper introduces a quantitative method based on signal quality to guide the integration of textile inductive electrodes in automotive applications. A case study with a simplified setup illustrated the ability of the method to successfully provide basic design rules about where and how to integrate the electrodes on seat belts and seat backs to gather good quality respiratory signals in an automobile. The best signals came from the subject’s waist, then from the chest, then from the upper back, and finally from the lower back. Furthermore, folding the electrodes before their integration on a seat back improves the signal quality for both the upper and lower back. This analysis provided guidelines with three design rules to increase the chance of acquiring good quality signals: (1) use a multi-electrode acquisition approach, (2) place the electrodes in locations that maximize breathing-induced body displacement, and (3) use a mechanical amplifying method such as folding the electrodes in locations with little potential for breathing-induced displacement. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3a203574ebbd45439d9731f02b85182f2024-12-13T16:31:41ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202024-11-012423748310.3390/s24237483A Quantitative Method to Guide the Integration of Textile Inductive Electrodes in Automotive Applications for Respiratory MonitoringJames Elber Duverger0Victor Bellemin1Patricia Forcier2Justine Decaens3Ghyslain Gagnon4Alireza Saidi5Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail, Montréal, QC H3A 3C2, CanadaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, École de Technologie Supérieure, Université du Québec, Montréal, QC H3C 1K3, CanadaCTT Group, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 1H9, CanadaCTT Group, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 1H9, CanadaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, École de Technologie Supérieure, Université du Québec, Montréal, QC H3C 1K3, CanadaInstitut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail, Montréal, QC H3A 3C2, CanadaInduction-based breathing sensors in automobiles enable unobtrusive respiratory rate monitoring as an indicator of a driver’s alertness and health. This paper introduces a quantitative method based on signal quality to guide the integration of textile inductive electrodes in automotive applications. A case study with a simplified setup illustrated the ability of the method to successfully provide basic design rules about where and how to integrate the electrodes on seat belts and seat backs to gather good quality respiratory signals in an automobile. The best signals came from the subject’s waist, then from the chest, then from the upper back, and finally from the lower back. Furthermore, folding the electrodes before their integration on a seat back improves the signal quality for both the upper and lower back. This analysis provided guidelines with three design rules to increase the chance of acquiring good quality signals: (1) use a multi-electrode acquisition approach, (2) place the electrodes in locations that maximize breathing-induced body displacement, and (3) use a mechanical amplifying method such as folding the electrodes in locations with little potential for breathing-induced displacement.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/23/7483respiratory monitoringbreathing ratebreathing sensortextile inductive electroderespiratory signalsignal quality |
| spellingShingle | James Elber Duverger Victor Bellemin Patricia Forcier Justine Decaens Ghyslain Gagnon Alireza Saidi A Quantitative Method to Guide the Integration of Textile Inductive Electrodes in Automotive Applications for Respiratory Monitoring Sensors respiratory monitoring breathing rate breathing sensor textile inductive electrode respiratory signal signal quality |
| title | A Quantitative Method to Guide the Integration of Textile Inductive Electrodes in Automotive Applications for Respiratory Monitoring |
| title_full | A Quantitative Method to Guide the Integration of Textile Inductive Electrodes in Automotive Applications for Respiratory Monitoring |
| title_fullStr | A Quantitative Method to Guide the Integration of Textile Inductive Electrodes in Automotive Applications for Respiratory Monitoring |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Quantitative Method to Guide the Integration of Textile Inductive Electrodes in Automotive Applications for Respiratory Monitoring |
| title_short | A Quantitative Method to Guide the Integration of Textile Inductive Electrodes in Automotive Applications for Respiratory Monitoring |
| title_sort | quantitative method to guide the integration of textile inductive electrodes in automotive applications for respiratory monitoring |
| topic | respiratory monitoring breathing rate breathing sensor textile inductive electrode respiratory signal signal quality |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/23/7483 |
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