Friday, 10 August 2012

INTRODUCTION


PROGRESS 3: INTRODUCTION



Before I get started with this project, I had done some researches about the Photoplethsmography sensor to get overview for more understanding.


What is Photoplethsmography sensor?

Photoplethysmography (PPG) is a simple and low-cost optical technique that can be used to detect blood volume changes in the microvascular bed of tissue. It is often used non-invasively to make measurements at the skin surface. The PPG waveform comprises a pulsatile ('AC') physiological waveform attributed to cardiac synchronous changes in the blood volume with each heart beat, and is superimposed on a slowly varying ('DC') baseline with various lower frequency components attributed to respiration, sympathetic nervous system activity and thermoregulation.


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