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We evaluated the night-time heart rate recognition performance of our wireless EKG measurement system with four persons during fourteen nights. The system uses fabric electrodes, which rely on moisture of the skin as the electrolyte for optimal operation. Even with the small amount of sweating during night, we achieved an average of 99.8 % R-peak recognition rate when data transmission failures of the wireless network were not considered. Based on our test the performance of the textile electrodes is on par with commercial disposable gel EKG electrodes that were used as a comparison.
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Vehkaoja, A., Verho, J., Cömert, A., Honkala, M., Lekkala, J. (2012). Wearable System for EKG Monitoring - Evaluation of Night-Time Performance. In: Nikita, K.S., Lin, J.C., Fotiadis, D.I., Arredondo Waldmeyer, MT. (eds) Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare. MobiHealth 2011. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 83. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29734-2_17
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