Tokyo: A team of Japanese researchers has come up with a new technology to measure heartbeats remotely, in real time, and under controlled conditions with as much accuracy as electrocardiographs (ECGs).
According to researchers from Kyoto University's centre of innovation, together with Panasonic Corp, heartbeats can now be measured without placing sensors on the body with a remote sensing system.
It combines millimeter-wave spread-spectrum radar technology and a unique signal analysis algorithm that identify signals from the body.
"What we tried to make was something that would offer people a way to monitor their body in a casual and relaxed environment," he added.
Heartbeats aren't the only signals the radar catches. The body sends out all sorts of signals at once, including breathing and body movement. It is a chaotic soup of information.
"Now that we know that remote sensing is possible, we will need to make the measurement ability more robust so that the system can monitor subjects in various age ranges and in many different contexts," Mr Sato added.
The team hopes that the remote sensing system, with further experimentation, will be put to practical use in the near future.
According to researchers from Kyoto University's centre of innovation, together with Panasonic Corp, heartbeats can now be measured without placing sensors on the body with a remote sensing system.
It combines millimeter-wave spread-spectrum radar technology and a unique signal analysis algorithm that identify signals from the body.
"What we tried to make was something that would offer people a way to monitor their body in a casual and relaxed environment," he added.
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Heartbeats aren't the only signals the radar catches. The body sends out all sorts of signals at once, including breathing and body movement. It is a chaotic soup of information.
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"Now that we know that remote sensing is possible, we will need to make the measurement ability more robust so that the system can monitor subjects in various age ranges and in many different contexts," Mr Sato added.
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The team hopes that the remote sensing system, with further experimentation, will be put to practical use in the near future.
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