Smart Textile Using Hetero-Core Optical Fiber for Heartbeat and Respiration Monitoring

• Published in: IEEE sensors journal Vol. 18; no. 15; pp. 6175 - 6180
• Main Authors: Koyama, Yuya, Nishiyama, Michiko, Watanabe, Kazuhiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Adaptive optics; fiber optic sensor; hetero-core fiber optics; Intelligent sensors; Optical device fabrication; Optical sensors; plain weave structure; Smart textile; Textiles; vital signs monitoring

This paper aims to describe a novel smart textile that uses a single-mode hetero-core optical fiber sensor for monitoring heartbeat and respiration. The smart textile was designed by weaving hetero-core optical fibers together with the wool fabric. This novel textile that can detect variations in sh...