
Research Article
Feasibility of Contactless Pulse Rate Monitoring of Neonates using Google Glass
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.14-10-2015.2261589, author={Shakith Fernando and Wenjin Wang and Ihor Kirenko and Gerard de Haan and Sidarto Bambang Oetomo and Henk Corporaal and Jan van Dalfsen}, title={Feasibility of Contactless Pulse Rate Monitoring of Neonates using Google Glass}, proceedings={5th EAI International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare - "Transforming healthcare through innovations in mobile and wireless technologies"}, publisher={ACM}, proceedings_a={MOBIHEALTH}, year={2015}, month={12}, keywords={wearable computing vital sign monitoring}, doi={10.4108/eai.14-10-2015.2261589} }
- Shakith Fernando
Wenjin Wang
Ihor Kirenko
Gerard de Haan
Sidarto Bambang Oetomo
Henk Corporaal
Jan van Dalfsen
Year: 2015
Feasibility of Contactless Pulse Rate Monitoring of Neonates using Google Glass
MOBIHEALTH
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/eai.14-10-2015.2261589
Abstract
In neonatal intensive care units in hospitals, vital signs of neonates are monitored continuously using wired sensors. However, these wired sensors introduce skin irritations, pain, discomfort and sleep disruptions for the neonates. State of the art camera-based vital sign algorithms are becoming popular as a solution to these issues. However, there are limited investigations into the feasibility of monitoring the neonates in a clinical setting with these algorithms. Also, recent emergence of a wide variety of wearable head-mounted devices, like Google Glass, enable vital sign monitoring to be ubiquitous. Again, feasibility of the use of such a device for vital sign monitoring is unknown. This paper investigates both the feasibility of using a camera-based algorithm for pulse rate monitoring of neonates in a clinical setting and the feasibility of using Google Glass for such pulse rate monitoring. The results of our research show under what conditions the monitoring of the pulse rate of neonates would be reliable and highlights the challenging conditions. Also, they give insights into the applicability of a Google Glass prototype for pulse rate monitoring and it’s current limitations.