Utveckling av ny teknik för hjärtpulsdetektion

Sammanfattning: In this thesis we suggest a technique for detecting pulses by signal processing of a raw ECG signal registered from 4 electrodes located on the left upper arm. The signal processing is performed in Matlab and consists of normalization, lowpass filtering, highpass filtering, derivation, squaring and a moving average window to reduce interference. The technology is capable of extracting periods between heartbeats after an implemented detection algorithm. The thesis also includes reflections on the types of interferences that may affect an electrical development equipment and also methods of how major parts of the interference can be reduced by different shields. Before the technique is applied in a final product, further tests may need to be performed during the monitoring of a person's pulse. Finally, we believe that our development of pulse detection is the beginning of a new technology that in the future can save lives.