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Universal design of a microcontroller and IoT system to detect the heart rate
Uwamahoro R, Mushikiwabeza A, Minani G,
Published in IOP Publishing
2017
Volume: 263
   
Issue: 5
Abstract
Heart rate analysis provides vital information of the present condition of the human body. It helps medical professionals in diagnosis of various malfunctions of the body. The limitation of vision impaired and blind people to access medical devices cause a considerable loss of life. In this paper, we intended to develop a heart rate detection system that is usable for people with normal and abnormal vision. The system is based on a non-invasive method of measuring the variation of the tissue blood flow rate by means of a photo transmitter and detector through fingertip known as photoplethysmography (PPG). The signal detected is firstly passed through active low pass filter and then amplified by a two stages high gain amplifier. The amplified signal is feed into the microcontroller to calculate the heart rate and displays the heart beat via sound systems and Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). To distinguish arrhythmia, normal heart rate and abnormal working conditions of the system, recognition is provided in different sounds, LCD readings and Light Emitting Diodes (LED). © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
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JournalData powered by TypesetIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
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ISSN1757-8981
Open AccessYes