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Electrodermal Activity at Palms according to Pressure Stimuli applied to the Scapula

  • Kim, Jae-Hyung;Park, Gun-Cheol;Baik, Sung-Wan;Jeon, Gye-Rok
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.19 no.7
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    • pp.1137-1145
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    • 2016
  • The system for measuring the electrodermal activity (EDA) signal occurring at the sweet glands in the human body was implemented in this study. The EDA measurement system (EDAMS) consisted of an algometer and the bio-potential measurement system (BPMS). Three experiments were performed using EDAMS. First, the linearity of the output voltage corresponding to the pressure being applied to an algometer was evaluated. The linearity of output voltage according to the pressure was 0.956. Second, the amplitude and the latency of the EDA signal at the left palm was obtained while applying the pressure stimuli to the left and right scapula. The latency of EDA signal was shorter whereas the amplitude of EDA signal was higher when the pressure applied was applied to the left scapula. Third, the amplitude and latency of the EDA was measured at left and right palm while increasing the pressure stimuli to the left scapula. The latency of EDA signal at left and right palm was decreased according to the intensity of pressure stimulus applied to the left scapula. However, the latency of the EDA signals did not show the linearity with respect to the pressure stimuli.

Electrodermal Activity at the Left Palm and Finger in Accordance with the Pressure Stimuli Applied to the Left Scapula

  • Kim, Jae Hyung;Kim, Su Sung;Son, Jung Man;Kim, Yung Jae;Baik, Sung Wan;Jeon, Gye Rok
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.235-242
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    • 2016
  • A system for measuring the electrodermal activity (EDA) signal occurring at the sweat glands in the left palm and left finger of the human body was implemented in this study. The EDA measurement system (EDAMS) consisted of an algometer, a biopotential measurement system (BPMS), and a PC. Two experiments were performed to evaluate the function and clinical applicability of EDAMS. First, an experiment was carried out on the linearity of the voltage and the pressure that comprised the output signals of the algometer used for applying a pressure stimulus. Second, the amplitude of the EDA signal acquired from the electrode attached to the left palm or finger was measured while increasing the pressure stimulus of the algometer. When the pressure stimulus of the algometer applied to the left scapula was increased, the amplitude of the EDA signal increased. The amplitude of the EDA signal at the left palm was observed to be greater than that at the left finger. The amplitude of the EDA signal was observed to increase in a relatively linear relation with the intensity of the pressure stimuli. In addition, the latency of the EDA signal acquired from the electrode attached to the left palm or finger was measured while increasing the pressure stimulus of the algometer. When the pressure stimulus of the algometer applied to the left scapula was increased, the latency of the EDA signal decreased. The latency of the EDA signal at the palm was observed to be less than that at the finger. The latency of the EDA signal was observed to decrease nonlinearly with the pressure stimuli.

Auditory Evoked Skin Potential in Normal Subjects (정상 성인에서 청성유발 피부전위)

  • Heo, Seung-Deok;Jung, Dong-Keun;Suh, Duk-Joon;Kim, Gwang-Nyeon;Kim, Gi-Ryon;Kang, Myung-Koo;Kim, Lee-Suk
    • Speech Sciences
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.81-88
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    • 2005
  • Electrodermal activity(EDA) is a bio-electric signal which occurs at the skin surface during the sweating. EDA reflects the activity of the sympathetic axis of the autonomic nervous system. EDA is associated with the eccrine sweat gland at the palmar and plamar surface. This study was aimed to characterize the relationship between EDA and auditory stimulus intensities. Acoustic stimulus used in this study were 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz of narrow band noise, which were representative of speech frequencies in audible range. Stimulus intensity between 90 and 30 dB in 10 dB within dynamic range. After deriving the minimum stimulus intensity(threshold of skin potential) which elicited skin potential, and then the latency and amplitude were derived from waveform of skin potential, each latency and amplitude were compared to stimulus intensity. The waveform of skin potential were recorded stably, and the threshold of skin potential appeared nearly the hearing threshold level of the participant. The latency was decreased and the amplitude was increased according to the increase of the stimulus intensity. These results suggest that auditory evoked skin potential can be applicable to auditory assessment and audiological diagnosis tool.

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Real-time Detection of Deep Sleep using Electrodermal Activity (피부전기활동을 이용한 실시간 깊은 수면 검출 알고리즘의 개발)

  • Jung, Da Woon;Choi, Sang Ho;Joo, Kwang Min;Lee, Yu Jin;Jeong, Do-Un;Park, Kwang Suk
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.36 no.5
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    • pp.204-210
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    • 2015
  • Although many studies have analyzed the relationship between electrodermal activity (EDA) and sleep stages, a practical method for detecting sleep stage using EDA has not been suggested. The aim of this study was to develop an algorithm for real-time automatic detection of deep sleep using the EDA signal. Simultaneously with overnight polysomnography (PSG), continuous measurement of skin conductance on the fingers was performed for ten subjects. The morphometric characteristics in the fluctuations of EDA signal were employed to establish the quantitative criteria for determining deep sleep. The 30-sec epoch-by-epoch comparison between the deep sleep detected by our method and that reported from PSG exhibited an average sensitivity of 74.6%, an average specificity of 98.0%, and an average accuracy of 96.1%. This study may address the growing need for a reliable and simple measure for identifying sleep stage without a PSG.

Inferring Pedestrian Level of Service for Pathways through Electrodermal Activity Monitoring

  • Lee, Heejung;Hwang, Sungjoo
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2022.06a
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    • pp.1247-1248
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    • 2022
  • Due to rapid urbanization and population growth, it has become crucial to analyze the various volumes and characteristics of pedestrian pathways to understand the capacity and level of service (LOS) for pathways to promote a better walking environment. Different indicators have been developed to measure pedestrian volume. The pedestrian level of service (PLOS), tailored to analyze pedestrian pathways based on the concept of the LOS in transportation in the Highway Capacity Manual, has been widely used. PLOS is a measurement concept used to assess the quality of pedestrian facilities, from grade A (best condition) to grade F (worst condition), based on the flow rate, average speed, occupied space, and other parameters. Since the original PLOS approach has been criticized for producing idealistic results, several modified versions of PLOS have also been developed. One of these modified versions is perceived PLOS, which measures the LOS for pathways by considering pedestrians' awareness levels. However, this method relies on survey-based measurements, making it difficult to continuously deploy the technique to all the pathways. To measure PLOS more quantitatively and continuously, researchers have adopted computer vision technologies to automatically assess pedestrian flows and PLOS from CCTV videos. However, there are drawbacks even with this method because CCTVs cannot be installed everywhere, e.g., in alleyways. Recently, a technique to monitor bio-signals, such as electrodermal activity (EDA), through wearable sensors that can measure physiological responses to external stimuli (e.g., when another pedestrian passes), has gained popularity. It has the potential to continuously measure perceived PLOS. In their previous experiment, the authors of this study found that there were many significant EDA responses in crowded places when other pedestrians acting as external stimuli passed by. Therefore, we hypothesized that the EDA responses would be significantly higher in places where relatively more dynamic objects pass, i.e., in crowded areas with low PLOS levels (e.g., level F). To this end, the authors conducted an experiment to confirm the validity of EDA in inferring the perceived PLOS. The EDA of the subjects was measured and analyzed while watching both the real-world and virtually created videos with different pedestrian volumes in a laboratory environment. The results showed the possibility of inferring the amount of pedestrian volume on the pathways by measuring the physiological reactions of pedestrians. Through further validation, the research outcome is expected to be used for EDA-based continuous measurement of perceived PLOS at the alley level, which will facilitate modifying the existing walking environments, e.g., constructing pathways with appropriate effective width based on pedestrian volume. Future research will examine the validity of the integrated use of EDA and acceleration signals to increase the accuracy of inferring the perceived PLOS by capturing both physiological and behavioral reactions when walking in a crowded area.

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Differences Between Facial Electrodermal Activities of Paralyzed Side and Those of Normal Side in Acute Stage of Bell's Palsy Patients (발병초기 Bell's Palsy 환자의 안면부 피부전기활동성 차이에 관한 연구)

  • Han, Kyung-Sook;Nam, Tong-Hyun;Koh, Hyung-Kyun;Park, Young-Bae
    • The Journal of the Society of Korean Medicine Diagnostics
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.72-82
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    • 2005
  • Background and purpose: Bell‘s Palsy is a condition that causes the facial muscles to weaken or become paralyzed. It's caused by trauma to the 7th cranial nerve, and is not permanent. The aim of this study is to be convinced of differences between facial electrodermal activities of paralyzed side and those of normal side in acute stage of Bell's Palsy patients Methods: Electrodermal activity (EDA) was performed within 1 week after the onset of facial palsy and facial nerve electromyography (EMG) at 2 weeks after the onset. The recovery of facial nerve function was documented by House and Brackmann grading. All the patients were followed up weekly until recovery or up to 6 weeks. Results: There was significant differences (conductivity A: t=3.319, p=0.002; conductivity C: t=2.699, p=0.010) between facial electrodermal conductivities of paralyzed side and those of normal side in acute stage of Bell's Palsy patients (N=45). And the result showed that logarithmic scale of electrodermal conductivity A value ratio obviousely decreased with logarithmic scale of EMG zygomatic branch amplitude ratio (r=-0.472, p=0.143); logarithmic scale of capacitance B, logarithmic scale of EMG temporal branch amplitude ratio (r=-0.422, p=0.133); logarithmic scale of conductivity C, logarithmic scale of EMG buccal branch amplitude ratio (r=-0.545, p=0.083) (N=12). Conclusion: Electrodermal conductivities increased in paralyzed facial side in acute stage of Bell's Palsy patients.

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Analysis of arousal effects of warning sound and aroma using EDA (EDA를 이용한 경고음과 향기자극의 각성효과 분석)

  • Kim, Youn-Ho;Ko, Han-Woo
    • Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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    • v.1997 no.11
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    • pp.19-22
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    • 1997
  • This paper studies the arousal effects of aroma and warning sound using EDA(Electrodermal Activity:EDA), Aroma stimulus started at Nz value over 1.2. Warning sound was prepared according to the arousal evaluation and control criteria. As a result, the warning sound could be controlled the arousal level in all the mKSS state. Aroma stimulus was able to prevent drowsy more than warning sound in the mKSS 3 state(the first stage of drowsiness). Therefor, aroma stimulus was can be used for arousal control at that state. Futhermore, arousal control was shown to be more effective with presentation of both aroma and warning sounds than each presentation.

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Driving Stress Monitoring System Based on Information Provided by On-Board Diagnostics Version II (OBD-II 정보를 이용한 운전자 스트레스 모니터링 시스템)

  • Sang-Jin Cho;Young Cho
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.29-38
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    • 2023
  • Although the biosignal is the best way to represent the human condition, it is difficult to acquire the biosignal of a driver driving for detecting driver's condition. As one of the methods to overcome this limitation, this paper proposes a driving stress monitoring system based on information provided by OBD-II(on-board diagnostics version II). The driving information and EDA(Electrodermal activity) data are obtained through the OBD-II scanner and E4 wristband, respectively. EDA data is used as ground truth to distinguish whether driver is stressed or not. MLP(multi-layer perceptron) neural network is used as a model to detect driving stress and is trained using driving data for about a month. To evaluate the proposed system, we used about 1 hour of driving data and the accuracy is 92%.

Cancellation of Moving Artifact in EDA Signal to Detect Drowsiness(II) (졸음 검출을 위한 EDA신호의 동잡음 제거법(II))

  • 고한우;김연호
    • Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.323-329
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    • 1999
  • This paper proposed a method for the cancellation of the moving artifact which was produced during the detection of drowsiness usmg electrodermal activity signal. Two types of wrist electrode were developed to overcome the defect of the steering wheel type electrode which couldn't eliminate the moving artifacts due to driver's movements. Wrist type electrode II which has been modified from electrode type I was most effective for eliminating movmg artifacts compared to wheel type electrode and wrisL type electrode 1. The decIsion criteria(if IRI$\leq$10 and 1.1$\leq$dNz) for detecting moving artifact was determined from the virtual driving experiments. An algorithm which substituted past value of Nz for the current value of Nz whenever an EDA signal satisfied the criteria was developed. The experimental resulls of virtual driving and road test showed that the proposed algorithm had been successfully removed the most of the error due to the moving artifact Therefore, the developed system which use electrode type II and the algorithm might be less influenced by moving artifacts and could measure an accurate arousal state.

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Development of the Electrodermal Activity Monitoring System for the Evaluation of Train Driver's Arousal State (기관사의 각성상태 평가를 위한 소형 피부전기활성도 측정 시스템 개발)

  • Lim, Min-Gyu;Lee, Young-Jae;Lee, Kang-Hwi;Kang, Seung-Jin;Kim, Kyeung-Nam;Park, Hee-Jung;Yang, Heui-Kyung;Lee, Jeong-Whan
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.63 no.9
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    • pp.1286-1293
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    • 2014
  • Typically, studies through the simulation system have been progressed, because the evaluation of the driver's arousal state about the service of a actual train has risk of safety for the driver. When configured event same as the real in simulation system, the ability to cope with an accident situation may be the same each other. But the difference in the state of tension or arousal will occur. In this study, requested to cooperate with the railways in order to escape from these constraints, and the target of the experiment was to real engineer service. I was set about experiment when the train was stopped as safe as possible. As a result, the beta wave of EEG signals that representing complex calculations or anxiety is increased rapidly on the basis of a flag station from at the time of departure. The size of the electrodermal activity signal in response to movement of the body gave a noticeable. In terms of HRV, if the train approach a flag station gradually and the R-R interval is narrowed. So that the driver can be estimated as arousal state. In accordance with this study, if the quantitative standard of arousal state be based on the driver's biosignals will provide, it will be able to take advantage of development the system that would prevent train accidents caused by human error.