• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.33-39
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• 2023

This study is a performance evaluation of a blood sugar monitoring system that combines a PPG sensor, which is an evaluation device for blood glucose monitoring, and a DNN algorithm when monitoring capillary blood glucose. The study is a researcher-led clinical trial conducted on participants from September 2023 to November 2023. PPG-BGMS compared predicted blood sugar levels for evaluation using 1-minute heart rate and heart rate variability information and the DNN prediction algorithm with capillary blood glucose levels measured with a blood glucose meter of the standard personal blood sugar management system. Of the 100 participants, 50 had type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and the average age was 67 years (range, 28 to 89 years). It was found that 100% of the predicted blood sugar level of PPG-BGMS was distributed in the A+B area of the Clarke error grid and Parker(Consensus) error grid. The MARD value of PPG-BGMS predicted blood glucose is 5.3 ± 4.0%. Consequentially, the non-blood-based PPG-BGMS was found to be non-inferior to the instantaneous blood sugar level of the clinical standard blood-based personal blood glucose measurement system.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.103-112
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• 2018

In this paper, we propose a method of recognizing emotions using PPG sensor which measures blood flow according to emotion. From the existing PPG signal, we use a method of determining positive emotions and negative emotions in the frequency domain through PSD (Power Spectrum Density). Based on James R. Russell's two-dimensional prototype model, we classify emotions as joy, sadness, irritability, and calmness and examine their association with the magnitude of energy in the frequency domain. It is significant that this study used the same PPG sensor used in wearable devices to measure the top four kinds of emotions in the frequency domain through image experiments. Through the questionnaire, the accuracy, the immersion level according to the individual, the emotional change, and the biofeedback for the image were collected. The proposed method is expected to be various development such as commercial application service using PPG and mobile application prediction service by merging with context information of existing smart phone.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.148-151
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 광섬유를 이용하여 반사형과 투과형의 MR-Compatible Photoplethysmograph (PPG) 측정 시스템을 개발하고, 그 성능을 비교하고자 한다. 반사형 타입은 광섬유 다발의 끝단을 피부에 접촉 시킨 후 반사현상을 이용하여 PPG 신호를 측정하고, 투과형 타입은 광섬유 사이에 피부를 접촉시킨 후 투과현상을 이용하여 PPG 신호를 계측한다. PPG 측정 시스템은 광 신호를 검출하는 센서 부분, 근적외선 광 신호를 송수신하는 광케이블 부분, 신호 증폭 부분, 잡음 제거를 위한 필터부분으로 구성되어 있다. 반사형 및 투과형 PPG 신호의 SNR을 비교한 결과 반사형은 23.5dB이고 투과형은 22.2dB로 차이가 거의 없었다. 그러므로 실험 환경이나 목적에 따라 두 가지 타입 중 효율성이 좀 더 높은 것을 선택하여 사용할 수 있을 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2016.06a
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• pp.278-279
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• 2016

최근 웨어러블 장치의 개발로 인하여 다양하게 생체 신호를 측정하는 방법이 많아지고 있다. 이와 관련하여 대표적으로 측정하는 신호가 PPG(plethysmography) 신호이다. PPG 신호를 이용하여 맥박수, 혈박출량, SPo2 등의 값들을 추정할 수 있다. 그러나 웨어러블 장치의 특성상 동적잡음이 많이 발생하게 된다. 동적잡음을 제거하기 위한 방법들은 가속도 센서를 사용하는 방법, 칼만필터(Kalman filter)를 이용하는 방법 등 다양한 방법들이 존재한다. 그러나 여전히 범용으로 사용하기에는 한계가 있다. 본 논문은 Neural Network를 사용하여 개인별로 PPG 신호를 학습하여 PPG 신호의 이상 유무를 판단하고 이전 신호의 평균 맥박수를 사용하여 효과적으로 PPG 신호의 정확한 맥박수를 검출하는 알고리듬을 제안한다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.10b
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• pp.482-483
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• 2008

본 연구는 수면 중 무구속적 방식으로 에어 베개에 부착한 PPG 센서에서 호흡 및 심박을 검출하는 방법을 제안하였다. 본 연구에서 사용된 반사형 PPG 센서는 광원이 피부로 투과되어 혈관의 이완 및 수축 정도를 측정할 수 있다. 반사형 PPG 센서로부터 하드웨어 모듈을 통과한 생체 신호는 AD 변환되어 PC로 전송된다 PPG에서 검출된 분당 심박 수는 전송된 신호의 밸리점간의 시간 간격을 이용하여 추출하며 호흡 신호는 밸리점의 크기를 연결하여 추출하였다. 검출된 호흡 신호와 기준 호흡 신호간의 상관성을 확인하기 위해 기준신호로 호흡과 심박을 동시에 측정하여 그 결과를 분석하였다. PPG 센서로부터 획득한 심박 및 호흡 신호는 기준신호들과 높은 상관성을 가지며 호흡시 발생하는 움직임과 호흡 속도에 영향을 받는다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.19 no.11
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• pp.1862-1870
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• 2016

A respiration is one of the most useful techniques for vital checking and an abnormal respiration is often the earliest sign of critical illness. Detection of respiration is based on the photo-plethysmography (PPG) with photodiode technique. Because PPG sensor using photodiode can be easily miniaturized, it is suitable for wearable devices. A system to measure respiration rate based on PPG signal is implemented and for a reliable measurement an improved algorithm in accuracy using PPG signal pattern is proposed in this paper. As results regarding to three types of respirations (regular interval, free interval, and weak respiration) the proposed algorithm showed error rate of 0.047, 0.067, and 0.122 respectively.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.71-78
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• 2016

PPG signal measured by pulse oximeter can measure pulse and the oxygen saturation of arterial blood. But the PPG signal is distorted by finger movement or other movement in the body. To detect pulse from the PPG signal with motion artifact, we use band pass filter(BPF), Independent component analysis(ICA) and nonlinear autocorrelation(NAC). BPF is used to remove DC component and high frequency noise in the PPG signal with motion artifacts. ICA is used to separate pulse signal and motion artifact. However, pulse signal separated by ICA have no choice but to accompany signal distortion because pulse signal and motion artifact are not completely independent. So, we use nonlinear autocorrelation to emphasize the pure pulse signal from the distorted signal.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.1371-1376
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• 2018

Photoplethysmography (PPG) is a convenient method for monitoring a heart rhythm. In addition to specialized devices, smartphones can be used to obtain PPG signals. However, as smartphones are not intended for this purpose, optimization is required to efficiently obtain PPG signals. Determining the optimal region of interest (ROI) is one such optimization method. There are two significant advantages in employing an optimized ROI. One is that the computing load is decreased by reducing the image size used to extract the PPG signal. The other is that stronger and more reliable PPG signals are obtained by removing noisy regions. In this paper, we propose an optimal ROI determination method by recursively splitting regions to locate the region that produces the strongest PPG signal.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.65 no.8
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• pp.1418-1423
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• 2016

The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of sampling frequency on the photoplethysmography (PPG) and to evaluate the performance of interpolation methods for under-sampled PPG. We generated down-sampled PPG using 10 kHz-sampled PPG then evaluated waveshape changes with correlation coefficient. Correlation coefficient was significantly decreased at 50 Hz or below sampling frequency. We interpolated the down-sampled PPG using four interpolation method-linear, nearest, cubic spline and piecewise cubic Hermitt interpolation polynomial - then evaluated interpolation performance. As a result, it was shown that PPG waveform that was sampled over 20 Hz could be reconstructed by interpolation. Among interpolation methods, cubic spline interpolation showed the highest performance. However, every interpolation method has no or less effect on 5 Hz sampled PPG.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.12 no.11
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• pp.2057-2061
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• 2008

Individual heartbeat has specific character by a condition of heart, structure, age, and so forth. On this paper, We propose that individual verification method using specific character of heartbeat. This character are obtained by measure PPG(Photo Plethysmogram) using LD and PD.