Real time monitoring of human respiration rate using infrared thermography

Preeti Jagadev; Amit Magdum; Lalat Indu Giri

doi:10.1117/12.2579709

8 November 2020 Real time monitoring of human respiration rate using infrared thermography

Preeti Jagadev, Amit Magdum, Lalat Indu Giri

Proceedings Volume 11525, SPIE Future Sensing Technologies; 115251Z (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2579709
Event: SPIE Future Sensing Technologies, 2020, Online Only

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Infrared thermography (IRT) has gained significant popularity in biomedical instrumentation. One of its important applications is the contactless monitoring of the human respiration rate (RR). This paper reports application of IRT for human RR monitoring using a passive thermography approach. The variation in nostril temperature during breathing is observed using a thermal camera, and the breathing signals (BS) are obtained. The BS have a low signal to noise ratio (SNR), which is improved by using the Butterworth filter. The signals are monitored under different breathing and ambient conditions, and the heat exchange mechanisms occurring under these scenarios are discussed in detail. Further, the emissivity value of the human volunteers of different complexion and skin types is analyzed. The mean emissivity value obtained in the study is 0.98.

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Preeti Jagadev, Amit Magdum, and Lalat Indu Giri "Real time monitoring of human respiration rate using infrared thermography", Proc. SPIE 11525, SPIE Future Sensing Technologies, 115251Z (8 November 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2579709

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