Key result
Unobtrusive capacitive ECG measurements using seat-integrated electrodes allowed reliable heart rate estimation for up to 61% of the driving period in city traffic and 86% on the highway.
Why the study?
Does unobtrusive capacitive ECG measurement in car seats allow reliable estimation of heart rate in drivers?
Population
Drivers in an automotive environment
Design
Other
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May enable driver cardiac monitoring in most cases; leaves open clinical validation of adaptive sensor arrays.
Does unobtrusive capacitive ECG measurement in car seats allow reliable estimation of heart rate in drivers?
Capacitive ECG electrodes integrated into car seats can provide reliable heart rate estimation during highway driving, though performance decreases in city traffic due to motion artifacts.
Wartzek et al. (2011) studied this question. Unobtrusive capacitive ECG measurements via seat-integrated electrodes was evaluated on Reliable estimation of heart rate (percentage of total driving period with at least four consecutive QRS complexes). Unobtrusive capacitive ECG measurements using seat-integrated electrodes allowed reliable heart rate estimation for up to 61% of the driving period in city traffic and 86% on the highway.
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