An efficient and low cost real time heart rate monitoring and alerting system using virtual instrumentation

Abstract

In the recent past there has been significant attention of the researchers towards the design of heart rate monitoring systems to indicate the health condition of a patient. Thus, heart rate monitoring became one of the major concern in any medical emergency, where monitoring should be done accurately without any errors. In this paper we propose an efficient low cost heart rate monitoring equipment based on piezoelectric sensors and National Instruments Data Acquisition Card (myDAQ). The proposed system includes series of steps while continuous monitoring of the heart rate. At the initial, the heartbeat is measured by using piezoelectric sensors. Later, acquired signals are processed through NI myDAQ hardware and analyzed using LabVIEW software tool. Further, the proposed system will assist the healthcare professionals by giving a text or e-mail message/alert for necessary medical advice on time.