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Remote PPG for heart rate monitoring: lighting conditions and camera shutter time

  • R. Van Esch
  • , K. Ebrahimkheil
  • , I. Cramer
  • , W. Wang
  • , T. Kaandorp
  • , F. Sammali
  • , A. Dierick
  • , C. Kloeze
  • , C. Verstappen
  • , M. Van 't Veer
  • , L. Montenij
  • , L. Dekker
  • , A. Bouwman
  • , E. Korsten
  • , J. W. M. Bergmans
  • , S. Stuijk
  • , S. Zinger

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Abstract

We investigate the effect of lighting conditions and
camera shutter time on heart rate measurement using remote
photoplethysmography (remote-PPG) on healthy volunteers in a simulated ICU setting. In the used range of lighting conditions (132-548 lux), there exists a range of shutter times (5-32 ms), in which a mean 3 beats-per-minute (BPM) agreement of 90-100% with the contact PPG sensor is achieved. This range is limited by the saturation of the skin pixels. These results indicate that shutter time control is unnecessary beyond avoiding saturation.

Clinical Relevance— Replacing spot checks by continuous
monitoring in a hospital will lead to timely detection of adverse events. Technologies for remote-PPG will allow continuous monitoring in a clinical setting.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages1
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society - , Mexico
Duration: 1 Nov 20215 Nov 2021
https://embc.embs.org/2021/

Conference

Conference43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Abbreviated titleEMBC 2021
Country/TerritoryMexico
Period1/11/215/11/21
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