Non-contact Blood Pressure Estimation with Pulse Wave employing Microwave Reflection

Hinako Ochi, Shigeru Shimamoto, Jiang Liu, Yukino Yamaoka

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Abstract

Nowadays it is recommended to do blood pressure measurements on a daily basis at home to prevent diseases caused by high blood pressure. Blood pressure measurements methods using a cuff is most commonly used. However, it is a burden for hypertensive patients and the elderly to put on a blood pressure cuff repeatedly for the multi-metering of blood pressure. Non-contact measurement will provide a comfortable and easy method to monitor blood pressure and pulse rates continuously. This paper proposes a non-contact method to measure both pulse rates and blood pressure simultaneously. In the experiment, microwave signals were transmitted to the body and the reception intensity was measured. The microwave frequencies used in this experiment were 2.4GHz and 5.6GHz. The pulse rates and the blood pressure can be estimated by processing the data obtained from microwave reflection. The experiment results show that the 2.4GHz microwave signals have better estimation accuracy. It indicates that our proposed system is practical and has great potential for the future smart health monitoring system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2021 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728194417
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021 Jun
Event2021 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 2021 Jun 142021 Jun 23

Publication series

Name2021 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2021 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period21/6/1421/6/23

Keywords

  • blood pressure
  • microwave
  • non-contact
  • non-invasive
  • pulse

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Information Systems and Management

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