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Continuous monitoring of respiratory activity is desirable in many clinical applications to detect respiratory events. Non-contact monitoring of respiration can be achieved with near- and far-infrared spectrum cameras. However, current…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-02 Gaetano Scebba , Giulia Da Poian , Walter Karlen

We developed a noncontact measurement system for monitoring the respiration of multiple people using millimeter-wave array radar. To separate the radar echoes of multiple people, conventional techniques cluster the radar echoes in the time,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-08-03 Takato Koda , Takuya Sakamoto , Shigeaki Okumura , Hirofumi Taki

Breathing rate is a vital health metric that is an invaluable indicator of the overall health of a person. In recent years, the non-contact measurement of health signals such as breathing rate has been a huge area of development, with a…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-16 Robyn Maxwell , Timothy Hanley , Dara Golden , Adara Andonie , Joseph Lemley , Ashkan Parsi

Cardiorespiratory coupling (CRC) captures the dynamic interaction between the cardiac and respiratory systems--an interaction strengthened by physical exercise and linked to improved physiological function. We examined CRC at high altitude…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-08-04 Jiankai Tang , Meng Kang , Yiru Zhang , Kegang Wang , Daniel Mcduff , Xin Liu , Yuanchun Shi , Yuntao Wang

We present an IoT-based intelligent bed sensor system that collects and analyses respiration-associated signals for unobtrusive monitoring in the home, hospitals and care units. A contactless device is used, which contains four load sensors…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-03-26 Qingju Liu , Mark Kenny , Ramin Nilforooshan , Payam Barnaghi

Heart rate and respiratory rate measurement is a vital step for diagnosing many diseases. Non-contact camera based physiological measurement is more accessible and convenient in Telehealth nowadays than contact instruments such as fingertip…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-02 Yuzhuo Ren , Braeden Syrnyk , Niranjan Avadhanam

This study proposes a method for simulating signals received by frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar during respiratory monitoring, using human body geometry and displacement data acquired via a depth camera. Unlike previous studies…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-21 Kimitaka Sumi , Takuya Sakamoto

Non-contact estimation of respiratory pattern (RP) and respiration rate (RR) has multiple applications. Existing methods for RP and RR measurement fall into one of the three categories - (i) estimation through nasal air flow measurement,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-04-26 A. P. Prathosh , Pragathi Praveena , Lalit K. Mestha , Sanjay Bharadwaj

Non-contact vital sign detection is a required application nowadays in many fields as patient monitoring and static human detection. Within the last decade, radar has been introduced as a smart and convenient sensor for non-contact…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2017-11-28 Sherif Abdulatif , Fady Aziz , Pelin Altiner , Bernhard Kleiner , Urs Schneider

Thispaper presents the design and realization of a context-aware wireless health monitoring system for recording the heartbeat (HR) and respiration (RR) rate based on an indirect measurement approach. The system consists of a contact-less…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2019-07-22 Amir Javadpour , HamidrezaMemarzadeh-Tehran

Monitoring respiratory health with the use of channel state information (CSI) has shown promising results. Many existing methods focus on monitoring only the respiratory rate, while others focus on monitoring the motion of the chest as a…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-08-01 James Rhodes , Lawrence Ong , Duy T. Ngo

An experimental testbed has been constructed to assess the capabilities of Light-Wave Sensing, a promising new vitals monitoring approach. A Light-Wave Sensing apparatus utilizes infrared radiation to contactlessly monitor the subtle…

Medical Physics · Physics 2023-11-08 Brenden Martin , Md Zobaer Islam , Carly Gotcher , Tyler Martinez , Sabit Ekin , John F. O'Hara

Human respiratory rate and its pattern convey essential information about the physical and psychological states of the subject. Abnormal breathing can indicate fatal health issues leading to further diagnosis and treatment. Wireless…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-17 Md Zobaer Islam , Brenden Martin , Carly Gotcher , Tyler Martinez , John F. O'Hara , Sabit Ekin

Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) enables non-contact, continuous monitoring of physiological signals and offers a practical alternative to traditional health sensing methods. Although rPPG is promising for daily health monitoring, its…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-04 Xulin Ma , Jiankai Tang , Zhang Jiang , Songqin Cheng , Yuanchun Shi , Dong LI , Xin Liu , Daniel McDuff , Xiaojing Liu , Yuntao Wang

Radio signals are sensitive to changes in the environment, which for example is reflected on the received signal strength (RSS) measurements of low-cost wireless devices. This information has been used effectively in the past years e.g. in…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2013-07-09 Ossi Kaltiokallio , Hüseyin Yigitler , Riku Jäntti , Neal Patwari

Breath analysis has emerged as a critical tool in health monitoring, offering insights into respiratory function, disease detection, and continuous health assessment. While traditional contact-based methods are reliable, they often pose…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-08-14 Almustapha A. Wakili , Babajide J. Asaju , Woosub Jung

Non-invasive at-home monitoring of lung and lung airways health enables the early detection and tracking of respiratory diseases like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Various proposed approaches estimate the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-12 Maria Nyamukuru , Kofi Odame

Contact-free detection of human vital signs like heart rate and respiration rate will improve the patients' comfort and enables long-term monitoring of newborns or bedridden patients. For that, reliable and safe measurement techniques are…

Medical Physics · Physics 2020-07-28 Roman Kusche , Fabian John , Marco Cimdins , Horst Hellbrueck

The ability to monitor respiratory rate is extremely important for medical treatment, healthcare and fitness sectors. In many situations, mobile methods, which allow users to undertake every day activities, are required. However, current…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-09-22 Youngjun Cho , Simon J. Julier , Nicolai Marquardt , Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze

In recent years, considerable progress has been made in the non-contact based detection of the respiration rate from video sequences. Common techniques either directly assess the movement of the chest due to breathing or are based on…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-06-20 Fabian Schrumpf , Christoph Moench , Gerold Bausch , Mirco Fuchs
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