• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.310-314
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• 2023

In this paper, we show that the limitations of Holter monitoring and Wearable Electrocardiogarphy Devices and their arrhythmia detection. Sudden death caused by cardiovascular disease, often referred to as the "silent killer" due to its unpredictable nature, is a major health concern. Electrocardiography (ECG) is a basic diagnostic tool for detecting heart disease, but its limitations make it difficult to detect arrhythmia, a significant indicator of an irregular heart state. To address this limitation, a long-term continuous ECG recording device has been developed, Holter ECG device and wearable device. A significant number of studies have focused on the differences between Holter monitoring and wearable devices. The Holter tests were useful for detecting regularly occurring arrhythmias, whereas wearable patches were better at detecting random and infrequent arrhythmias. Wearable patches were effective in detecting episodes of arrhythmia and myocardial ischemia. Despite the concern, wearable devices had less signal loss than Holter monitoring and patients also preferred wearable devices over Holter monitoring due to convenience. These results could mean that the wearable devices can perfectly replace the Holter test.

• 센서학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.43-51
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• 2010

In this study, wearable ECG measurement system was implemented for health monitoring during daily life. A wearable belt-type ECG electrode worn around the chest by measuring the real-time ECG is produced in order to minimize the inconvenience in wearing. The measured ECG signal is transmitted via an ultra low power consumption wireless data communications unit to personal computer using Zigbee-compatible wireless sensor node. The ECG monitoring program is developed at end user which is personal computer. The measured ECG contains many noises mainly due to motion artifacts. For ECG signal processing, adaptive filtering process is proposed which can reduce motion artifacts efficiently and accurately than digital filter. The experimental results show that a reliable performance with high quality ECG signal can be achieved using this wearable ECG monitoring system.

• 센서학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.301-305
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• 2017

This paper presents a wearable human health-monitoring band. The band consists of a body temperature detector (BTD) and a hear rate detector (HRD). The BTD and HRD are realized using an inkjet-printed flexible temperature sensor and a commercial heart rate sensor module, respectively. The sensitivity of the fabricated BTD was found to be $-31/^{\circ}C$ with a linearity of 99.82%. The HRD using the commercial heart rate sensor module has a good performance with a standard deviation of 0.85 between the data of a commercial smart watch and the fabricated HRD.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2017년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.503-504
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• 2017

최근 세계 각국의 경제적 성장과 함께 건강한 삶에 대한 관심이 증가하고 있으며, 이에 따른 스마트헬스케어 산업이 활성화 되고 있다. 스마트헬스케어 분야에서는 IoT기술의 부각에 따라 웨어러블 형태의 생체정보 계측기술이 부각되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 웨어러블 헬스케어에 응용이 가능하고 활동 중에도 편리하게 심박동의 모니터링을 수행 할 수 있는 장갑형태의 착용형 심박동 모니터링시스템을 구현하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 손가락 말초에서의 혈류량변화를 모니터링하고 디스플레이 할 수 있는 장갑형 웨어러블 헬스케어시스템을 제작하고 그 성능평가를 수행하였다. 실험결과 실제 일상생활 중 움직임을 수반하더라도 심박동의 모니터링이 가능함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.808-817
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• 2016

Recently, the wearable computing technology with bio-sensors has been rapidly developed and utilized in various areas such as personal health, care-giving for senior citizens who live alone, and sports activities. In particular, the wearable computing equipment to measure vital signs by means of digital yarns and bio sensors is noticeable. The wearable computing devices help users monitor and manage their health in their daily lives through the customized healthcare service. In this paper, we suggest a system for monitoring and analyzing vital signs utilizing smart healthcare clothing with bio-sensors. Vital signs that can be continuously acquired from the clothing is well-known as unstructured data. The amount of data is huge, and they are perceived as the big data. Vital sings are stored by Hadoop Distributed File System(HDFS), and one can build data warehouse for analyzing them in HDFS. We provide health monitoring system based on vital sings that are acquired by biosensors in smart healthcare clothing. We implemented a big data platform which provides health monitoring service to visualize and monitor clinical information and physical activities performed by the users.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.171-185
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• 2023

The cardiovascular syndrome is the dominant reason for death and the number of deaths due to this syndrome has greatly increased recently. Regular cardiac monitoring is crucial in controlling heart parameters, particularly for initial examination and precautions. The quantity of cardiac patients is rising each day and it would increase the load of work for doctors/nurses in handling the patients' situation. Hence, it needed a solution that might benefit doctors/nurses in monitoring the improvement of the health condition of patients in real-time and likewise assure decreasing medical treatment expenses. Regular heart monitoring via wireless body area networks (WBANs) including implantable and wearable medical devices is contemplated as a life-changing technique for medical assistance. This article focuses on the latest development in wearable and implantable devices for cardiovascular monitoring. First, we go through the wearable devices for the electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring. Then, we reviewed the implantable devices for Blood Pressure (BP) monitoring. Subsequently, the evaluation of leading wearable and implantable sensors for heart monitoring mentioned over the previous six years, the current article provides uncertain direction concerning the description of diagnostic effectiveness, thus intending on making discussion in the technical communal to permit aimed at the formation of well-designed techniques. The article is concluded by debating several technical issues in wearable and implantable technology and their possible potential solutions for conquering these challenges.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제67권7호
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• pp.892-897
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• 2018

Due to population aging, an increase in the number of patients with chronic illnesses, and an increase in the number of single-person households, monitoring of health status in everyday life without the need for a hospital has become very important. For this reason, researches on various health care devices have been attempted, among which wearable devices are attracting much attention. In this paper, we propose a new ring-type wearable device for next generation healthcare. On the inner side of the ring, a metal electrodes for GSR measurement and an optical sensor for measurement of pulse wave signals of two wavelengths of red and near-infrared light were mounted. In addition, it was equipped with an acceleration sensor, and information about the degree of motion could be obtained. In this paper, it is shown that a health monitoring device can be implemented in the form of a ring, and the measured signals can be used to calculate heart rate, oxygen saturation, sleep time and sleep efficiency. Through the advanced algorithm, it is expected that we can extract various health information, especially sleep related health information by using the ring device, and it is also expected that it can contribute to the implementation of wearable healthcare effectively.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2008년도 춘계종합학술대회 A
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• pp.249-252
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• 2008

유비쿼터스 헬스케어에서의 착용형(Wearable) 생체신호 모니터링 시스템은 가슴 부착형, 손목시계형, 신발, 의복형 등과 같은 형태로 많은 연구들이 진행 중에 있으며, 본 논문에서는 가슴 부착형태의 인체 착용형 다중 생체신호 시스템을 설계하고, 다중 생체신호 모니터링 시스템을 위해 심전도와 3축 가속도 센서를 사용하여 심전도 신호 측정 및 신체 움직임에 따라 변화하는 값을 측정할 수 있도록 구현하였다. 구현한 시스템은 생체센서노드, 센서보드, 생체신호 수집을 위한 베이스스테이션 노드로 구성된다. 생체센서노드는 가슴 부착형으로 신체에 착용하여 사용자의 심전도와 가속도 신호를 계측하도록 설계하였으며, 서버 PC에 연결된 베이스스테이션 노드로 계측된 생체신호를 전송한다. 센서보드는 심전도와 가속도 신호를 측정하기 위한 센서로 구성되며, 생체센서노드와 일체형으로 장착이 가능하도록 설계하였다. 또한, 생체신호 수집을 위한 베이스스테이션 노드는 IEEE 802.15.4 무선통신을 통해 생체센서노드로부터 전송된 생체신호를 수집하여 그 수집된 생체신호를 실시간으로 서버 PC에 디스플레이가 가능하다. 본 논문에서 구현한 시스템을 통해 P, QRS, T파로 구성된 심전도 신호를 계측할 수 있었으며, 계측된 신호에서 심전도 신호의 파형 성분들이 나타남을 확인 할 수 있었다. 또한, 3축 가속도 센서에 의해 신체의 움직임에 따라 변화하는 x, y, z의 3축 가속도 출력 값을 얻을 수 있다.

• Journal of Computing Science and Engineering
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.246-256
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• 2011

Due to the increasingly aging population, there is a rising demand for assistive living technologies for the elderly to ensure their health and well-being. The elderly are mostly chronic patients who require frequent check-ups of multiple vital signs, some of which (e.g., blood pressure and blood glucose) vary greatly according to the daily activities that the elderly are involved in. Therefore, the development of novel wearable intelligent systems to effectively monitor the vital signs continuously over a 24 hour period is in some cases crucial for understanding the progression of chronic symptoms in the elderly. In this paper, recent development of Wearable Intelligent Systems for e-Health (WISEs) is reviewed, including breakthrough technologies and technical challenges that remain to be solved. A novel application of wearable technologies for transient cardiovascular monitoring during water drinking is also reported. In particular, our latest results found that heart rate increased by 9 bpm (P < 0.001) and pulse transit time was reduced by 5 ms (P < 0.001), indicating a possible rise in blood pressure, during swallowing. In addition to monitoring physiological conditions during daily activities, it is anticipated that WISEs will have a number of other potentially viable applications, including the real-time risk prediction of sudden cardiovascular events and deaths.

• 한국지식정보기술학회논문지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.351-357
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• 2018

본 연구는 고령자의 웨어러블 기기 사용 및 사용자 경험에 관한 것이다. 웨어러블 기기 사용을 통해, 고령자는 건강 데이터를 실시간으로 모니터링할 수 있다. 결과적으로, 그들의 건강 관리, 운동 등에 관한 동기가 개선되고 향상될 수 있다. 전세계에서, 고령화는 각국에서 가장 중요한 문제들 중 하나가 되고 있다. 인구 고령화에서 오는 사회적이고 경제적인 부담은 한국을 비롯해 세계와 세계경제의 지속가능성에 심각한 도전을 제기한다. 웨어러블 기기를 포함해 정보통신기술은 고령자 건강 관리를 향상하는데 도움을 줄 수 있다. 2018년 현재, 웨어러블 기기의 보급 대수는 1900만 대 이상이다. 그러한 기기들 중 대부분은 건강 데이터 모니터링과 관련되어 있다. 본 실험에서 저자들은 피험자의 실시간 건강 데이터를 웨어러블 기기를 통해 측정한다. 실험 첫 날, 피험자의 평균 허리둘레 수치는 36.29 인치를 기록했다. 실험 마지막 날(실험 시작으로부터 31일째), 평균 허리둘레 수치는 35.51 인치로 감소했다. 실험 시장 당시, 허리둘레 수치의 표준 편차는 1.93이다. 실험 마지막 날, 표준 편차는 2.24로 확대되었다. 회귀분석에서 실험 일수가 길어질수록, 평균 허리둘레 수치는 감소하는 경향을 보인다. 이 트렌드는 유의미하다(t=2.719, p<0.05). 그 결과는 피험자의 건강 관리 동기가 향상된다는 것을 의미한다고 볼 수 있다. 웨어러블 기기는 고령자의 건강 관리 및 운동에 대한 동기를 증가시킬 수 있다. 결과적으로, 그들의 건강은 개선될 수 있다.