Wearable System for Measurement of Thoracic Sounds with a Microphone Array

Kirchner J, Souilem S, Fischer G (2017)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2017

Publisher: IEEE

Pages Range: 1-3

Event location: Glasgow GB

URI: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=8234248&isnumber=8233862

DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2017.8234248

Abstract

Acoustic signals from the thorax provide diagnostic information about the heart, the respiratory and the digestive system. This information is useful for both the detection of acute illness, e.g. in elderly care, and for the monitoring of chronic diseases. Here, a wearable system for long-term capture of thoracic sounds is proposed that comprises four microphones for physiological signals and one for noise from the surrounding. The performance of the prototype is evaluated in comparison to a reference stethoscope and under different wearing conditions. Combining the microphones will provide means for cancellation of environmental noise, fusion of acoustic signals from different physiological sources as well as focusing on a particular source by use of beamforming.

Authors with CRIS profile

Jens Kirchner Lehrstuhl für Technische Elektronik Sara Souilem Lehrstuhl für Technische Elektronik Georg Fischer Professur für Technische Elektronik

How to cite

APA:

Kirchner, J., Souilem, S., & Fischer, G. (2017). Wearable System for Measurement of Thoracic Sounds with a Microphone Array. In Proceedings of the IEEE SENSORS 2017 (pp. 1-3). Glasgow, GB: IEEE.

MLA:

Kirchner, Jens, Sara Souilem, and Georg Fischer. "Wearable System for Measurement of Thoracic Sounds with a Microphone Array." Proceedings of the IEEE SENSORS 2017, Glasgow IEEE, 2017. 1-3.

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