Cardiac rate measuring apparatus
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1. A cardiac rate measuring apparatus comprising:
- skin tremor detecting means for detecting skin tremors corresponding to heartbeats of a body to generate a skin tremor signal; and
cardiac rate detecting means for holding level peak values of said skin tremor signal to generate an envelope waveform signal and for detecting said envelope waveform signal as a cardiac rate signal,wherein said skin tremor detecting means are mounted at a first position on a seat belt of a car at which the body of a driver contacts with said tremor detecting means and at a second position on the seat belt of the car at which the body of the driver does not contact with said tremor detecting means, and said cardiac rate detecting means subtracts a skin tremor signal generated from said skin tremor detecting means mounted at said second position from a skin tremor signal generated from said skin tremor detecting means mounted at said first position to generate a difference signal, and holds level peak values of said difference signal to generate an envelope waveform signal as said cardiac rate signal.
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Abstract
A cardiac rate measuring apparatus which is intended to measure the cardiac rate of a driver without restraining motions of the driver. Skin tremors occurring on the surface of skin of the body are detected, and level peak values of the skin tremors are held to generate an envelope waveform signal as a cardiac rate signal corresponding to the cardiac rate of the driver.
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1. A cardiac rate measuring apparatus comprising:
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skin tremor detecting means for detecting skin tremors corresponding to heartbeats of a body to generate a skin tremor signal; and cardiac rate detecting means for holding level peak values of said skin tremor signal to generate an envelope waveform signal and for detecting said envelope waveform signal as a cardiac rate signal, wherein said skin tremor detecting means are mounted at a first position on a seat belt of a car at which the body of a driver contacts with said tremor detecting means and at a second position on the seat belt of the car at which the body of the driver does not contact with said tremor detecting means, and said cardiac rate detecting means subtracts a skin tremor signal generated from said skin tremor detecting means mounted at said second position from a skin tremor signal generated from said skin tremor detecting means mounted at said first position to generate a difference signal, and holds level peak values of said difference signal to generate an envelope waveform signal as said cardiac rate signal.
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Current AssigneePioneer Electronics (USA) Incorporated (Pioneer Corporation)
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Original AssigneePioneer Electronics (USA) Incorporated (Pioneer Corporation)
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InventorsSaitoh, Satoshi, Yasushi, Mitsuo
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Primary Examiner(s)Hofsass, Jeffery A.
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Assistant Examiner(s)TWEEL JR, JOHN ALEXANDER
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Application NumberUS08/557,860Time in Patent Office980 DaysField of Search340/576, 340/438, 340/439, 340/425.5, 364/424.045, 280/748, 297/464, 297/216.1, 73/432.1, 73/862, 73/626, 307/10.1, 128/696, 128/689, 128/774, 128/734, 128/782US Class Current340/576CPC Class CodesA61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or rec...A61B 5/18 for vehicle drivers or mach...A61B 5/4035 Evaluating the autonomic ne...
