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Construction and application of a new device for obtaining accurate human respiration frequency measures and approximate respiration amplitude measures are described. The instrumentation required is small and unobtrusive and poses no hazard to the subject. Other devices commonly used for obtaining similar respiratory metrics are briefly reviewed and contrasted as to their limitations. Previous research efforts involving application of the new respiration instrumentation to dynamic environments are also discussed.
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J. G. Casali and Walter W. Wierwille are affiliated with the Department of IEOR, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061. R. E. Cordes was at Virginia Tech when this work was done; he is now with the IBM Corporation, IBM General Products Division, Tucson, Arizona 85744.
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Casali, J.G., Wierwille, W.W. & Cordes, R.E. Respiratory measurement: Overview and new instrumentation. Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation 15, 401–405 (1983). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03203672
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