Capacitive multi-electrode array with real-time electrode selection for unobtrusive ECG & BIOZ monitoring

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2019 Jul:2019:5621-5624. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2019.8857150.

Abstract

Capacitively-coupled ECG (ccECG) and bioimpedance (ccBIOZ) measurements are highly sensitive to motion artefacts. This limits their use in real-life situations. This work presents an array-based system for the simultaneous acquisition of ccECG and ccBIOZ, together with a quality-based electrode scanning approach for ccECG. This allows to increase the time coverage of contactless measurements in real-life situations and reduces the impact of artefacts. This solution was evaluated on a car seat and a mattress prototype. Results show the benefit of this combined array and algorithm approach: for every body position the algorithm was able to find more than one electrode combination providing high-quality ccECG. Night-long recordings were also performed, resulting in a mean time coverage of 72.5%.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Artifacts*
  • Beds
  • Electrocardiography*
  • Electrodes
  • Humans