The FMCW millimeter-wave radar system using the A-VMD algorithm achieved an average absolute error of less than 4 bpm for non-contact heart rate monitoring.
FMCW millimeter-wave radar combined with an A-VMD algorithm can accurately monitor heart rate without contact, achieving an average absolute error of less than 4 bpm.
Heart disease is a significant global health issue. Traditional methods for heart rate monitoring typically require close physical contact, which limits the continuity and convenience of monitoring. To achieve real-time, non-contact heartbeat monitoring, researchers have introduced millimeter-wave radar technology. The technology's penetration and privacy offer a potential solution for heart condition monitoring. Therefore, this study utilized frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar for heart rate monitoring. Firstly, the collected millimeter-wave radar signals were preprocessed to accurately locate the area of cardiac activity in the human body. Secondly, an adaptive variational mode decomposition (A-VMD) algorithm was designed to extract the heartbeat signal, considering signal variations caused by random body movements and respiration and their harmonics, to obtain an accurate heartbeat signal. Finally, the accurate heart rate is obtained by weighted estimation based on the harmonic relationship of the heartbeat signal. The study invited ten subjects to participate in the experiment to verify the effectiveness of this method. The results show that this method can reduce the influence of and random body movements and respiration and harmonics on heart rate monitoring, the average absolute error of heart rate estimation is less than four bpm.
Hao et al. (Tue,) conducted a other in Heart rate monitoring (n=10). FMCW millimeter-wave radar with A-VMD algorithm vs. Contact-based sensors was evaluated on Average absolute error of heart rate estimation. The FMCW millimeter-wave radar system using the A-VMD algorithm achieved an average absolute error of less than 4 bpm for non-contact heart rate monitoring.