Pulse wave detecting apparatus and fourier transform process apparatus
First Claim
1. A Fourier transform processing apparatus, comprising:
- a sampling process unit for sampling input signals at a first frequency and sequentially outputting resultant signals;
an averaging process unit for sequentially averaging every predetermined number of signals from the sampling process unit and sequentially outputting resultant signals at a second frequency; and
a Fourier transform process unit for performing a Fourier transform process on the signals from the averaging process unit.
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Abstract
A pulse wave detecting apparatus is provided which is capable of measuring a pulse rate more accurately even with a calculation unit having low calculating capability. An A-D conversion circuit samples a pulse wave detected by a pulse wave sensor at 16 Hz to perform A-D conversion of the same and sequentially outputs resultant signals-to a modified moving average process circuit. The modified moving average process circuit sequentially averages every two of the signals from the A-D conversion circuit without duplication and outputs signals at 8 Hz, and an FFT circuit performs Fourier transform on signals obtained through the averaging. Another A-D conversion circuit samples kinetic noises detected by an acceleration sensor at 8 Hz to perform A-D conversion of the same and sequentially outputs resultant signals to another FFT circuit, and the FFT circuit performs Fourier transform on the input signals. A pulse rate calculation circuit obtains differences between the signals output by the FFT circuits to calculate a pulse rate. The pulse rate is displayed by a display section.
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7 Claims
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1. A Fourier transform processing apparatus, comprising:
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a sampling process unit for sampling input signals at a first frequency and sequentially outputting resultant signals;
an averaging process unit for sequentially averaging every predetermined number of signals from the sampling process unit and sequentially outputting resultant signals at a second frequency; and
a Fourier transform process unit for performing a Fourier transform process on the signals from the averaging process unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A pulse wave detecting apparatus comprising:
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a signal detecting unit for detecting a pulse wave and outputting pulse signals associated therewith;
a signal sampling process unit for sampling the pulse signals from the signal detecting unit at a first frequency and sequentially outputting resultant signals;
an averaging process unit for sequentially averaging every predetermined number of signals from the signal sampling process unit and sequentially outputting resultant signals at a second frequency;
a signal Fourier transform process unit for performing a Fourier transform process on the signals from the averaging process unit; and
a pulse rate calculation process unit for calculating a pulse rate based on the result of the process at the signal Fourier transform process unit. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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