• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.105-110
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• 2013

Respiratory signal is one of the important physiological information indicating the status and function of the body. Recent studies have provided the possibility of being able to estimate the respiratory signal by using a change of PWV(pulse width variability), PRV(pulse rate variability) and PAV(pulse amplitude variability) in the PPG (photoplethysmography) signal during daily life. But, it is not clear whether the respiratory monitoring is possible even during sleep. Therefore, in this paper, we estimated the respiration from PWV, PRV and PAV of PPG signals during sleep. In addition, respiration rates of the estimated respiration signal were calculated through a time-frequency analysis, and errors between respiration rates calculated from each parameter and from reference signal were evaluated in terms of 1 sec, 10 sec and 1 min. As a result, it showed the errors in PWV(1s: $36.38{\pm}37.69$ mHz, 10s: $36.53{\pm}38.16$ mHz, 60s: $30.35{\pm}38.72$ mHz), in PRV(1s: $1.45{\pm}1.38$ mHz, 10s: $1.44{\pm}1.37$ mHz, 60s: $0.45{\pm}0.56$ mHz), and in PAV(1s: $1.05{\pm}0.81$ mHz, 10s: $1.05{\pm}0.79$ mHz, 60s: $0.56{\pm}0.93$ mHz). The errors in PRV and PAV are lower than that of PWV. Finally, we concluded that PRV and PAV are more effective than PWV in monitoring the respiration in daily life as well as during sleep.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.113-120
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• 2010

This research is to evaluate the arousal level by using cardiovascular response. PPG was used in this study as one of the method of measuring it rather than ECG (Electrocardiography) for the purpose of solving ergonomic problem of sensing. The participants were in the age group of 20 (mean=24, standard deviation=1.25): five men and five women. Each experiment composed with four identical sets. First, a black screen was displayed for 30 second rest. Then, the prepared 6 pair images were randomly presented for 10 second stimulation and for 30 second non-stimulation. PPG was measured on the earlobes of experimenters at 200Hz sampling frequency. PPG amplitude, PPI(Pulse to Pulse Interval), and PRV(Pulse Rate Variability) were analyzed according to arousal level. T-test was performed to compare between the PPG variables of rest and relaxation, rest and arousal, and relaxation and arousal. Relative to the rest state, PPG amplitude decreased in relaxed state and increased in aroused state. Relative to the rest state, PPI decreased in both emotional states. However, more significant decline was observed in aroused state. PRV's LF and HF were used in the form of LF/HF to compare between the relaxed and the aroused state. Therefore, PPG signal showed significant differences between relaxed and aroused state. In conclusion, evaluation of human arousal level used in the PPG analysis demonstrated that PPG has better usability and comforter measurement than ECG and is clearly an alternative method of measuring arousal level.

• 감성과학
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.147-156
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• 2011

여러 연구자들이 정서특정적 자율신경계 활동을 밝히기 위하여 행복, 슬픔, 분노, 공포 및 혐오를 포함한 기본 정서들을 사용하여왔지만, Ekman 등(1983)의 기본정서들 중 놀람 정서에 대한 연구는 많지 않다. 본 연구의 목적은 ECG와 PPG를 이용하여 놀람 자극에 대한 심혈관 반응을 밝히는 것이다. 76명의 대학생에게 놀람자극을 제시하기 전과 후에 ECG와 PPG를 기록하였으며, ECG와 PPG 신호로부터 심박률(HR), R-R 간격의 표준편차(SD-RR), 연속된 R-R 간격 차이의 제곱평균제곱근(RMSSD-RR), 호흡성 부정맥(RSA), 손가락 혈류량 파형의 진폭(FBVPA), 손가락 맥파 전달시간(FPTT)을 산출하였다. HR과 SD-RR, RMSSD-RR은 놀람자극 제시 전에 비하여 놀람자극이 제시된 후에 유의하게 증가하였으며, FBVPA는 유의하게 감소하였고, FPTT는 유의하게 짧아졌다. 놀람 자극은 말초혈관을 수축시키고, 심박률을 증가시키는 교감신경계 반응특성을 가지는 것으로 볼 수 있으며, 심박률 변산성을 증가시키는 부교감신경계도 동시에 활성화될 가능성이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구 결과는 정서이론의 발전과, 인간정서를 탐지하는 컴퓨터 시스템의 기초를 확립하는데 기여하는 바가 있을 것이다.