A Pulse Rate Detection Method for Mouse Application Based on Multi-PPG Sensors

• Published in: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 17; no. 7; p. 1628
• Main Authors: Lin, Shu-Tyng, Chen, Wei-Hao, Lin, Yuan-Hsiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 14.07.2017; MDPI
• Subjects: computer mouse; Measurement methods; multi-PPG sensor; Noise reduction; PPG; pulse rate; Sensors; Signal detection; vital sign monitoring; pulse rate; multi-PPG sensor; computer mouse; vital sign monitoring; PPG
• ISSN: 1424-8220; 1424-8220
• DOI: 10.3390/s17071628

Heart rate is an important physiological parameter for healthcare. Among measurement methods, photoplethysmography (PPG) is an easy and convenient method for pulse rate detection. However, as the PPG signal faces the challenge of motion artifacts and is constrained by the position chosen, the purpose of this paper is to implement a comfortable and easy-to-use multi-PPG sensor module combined with a stable and accurate real-time pulse rate detection method on a computer mouse. A weighted average method for multi-PPG sensors is used to adjust the weight of each signal channel in order to raise the accuracy and stability of the detected signal, therefore reducing the disturbance of noise under the environment of moving effectively and efficiently. According to the experiment results, the proposed method can increase the usability and probability of PPG signal detection on palms.