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A human ECG identification system based on ensemble empirical mode decomposition.

Zhidong Zhao¹, Lei Yang, Diandian Chen

¹College of Electronics and Information, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China. zhaozd@hdu.edu.cn

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|May 24, 2013

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This study presents an electrocardiogram (ECG) identification system using ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD) for accurate human identification. The robust method achieves 95% accuracy, proving effective for reliable ECG analysis.

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Signal Processing
Machine Learning

Background:

Human electrocardiogram (ECG) signals are crucial for diagnosing cardiac conditions.
Existing ECG identification systems face challenges with noise and heart rate variability.
Robust and accurate ECG analysis is essential for reliable human identification.

Purpose of the Study:

To design a human ECG identification system utilizing ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD).
To develop a robust preprocessing method for noise elimination and heartbeat normalization.
To achieve accurate and heart rate-independent human identification from ECG signals.

Main Methods:

Ensemble empirical mode decomposition (EEMD) for signal decomposition into intrinsic mode functions (IMFs).
Welch spectral analysis for extracting significant heartbeat signal features.
Principal component analysis (PCA) for feature dimensionality reduction and K-nearest neighbors (K-NN) for classification.

Main Results:

The proposed system achieved an identification accuracy of 95% for 90 subjects.
The method demonstrated robustness against noise and heart rate variability.
Tested on standard MIT-BIH ECG databases (ST change, long-term ST, PTB).

Conclusions:

The developed EEMD-based ECG identification system is accurate and robust.
The preprocessing technique effectively mitigates noise and heart rate variability.
The system shows significant potential for reliable human identification using ECG data.