PULSEMON – Advances in Wrist Sensors Measuring Heart Rate and Heart-rate Variability

Abstract

Heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) are key human vital sign parameters in medical and sports applications. Whereas in Intensive Care Units (ICU) the monitoring of HR and HRV help to detect pathologies, the supervision of these vital signs aim at optimizing athlete’ performance in the sports domain. The objective of the multidisciplinary research project PulseMon is to implement and validate CSEM proprietary photoplethysmograph at the wrist by improving aspects such as miniaturization, integration, comfort and signal quality.