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Investigation of the Impact of Environmental Parameters on Breath Frequency Measurement by a Textile Sensor
Ewa Skrzetuska1, Jarosław Wojciechowski1
1Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design, Institute of Material Science of Textiles and Polymer Composites, 116 Zeromskiego Street, Lodz University of Technology, 90-924 Lodz, Poland.
Abstract:
The aim of this work was to develop sensors that enable the monitoring of respiratory frequencies and will be competitive at a global level in replacing conventional electronic sensors based on rigid and uncomfortable materials. The preliminary work carried out showed the real possibility of creating flat fibrous products containing carbon nanotubes with sensory properties. Bearing in mind the production of a textile deformation sensor, textile materials with high elasticity and deformation reversibility were used in the preliminary studies. The authors assumed that it would be possible to conduct registration associated with the measurement of pneumography continuously in various atmospheric conditions and with varying intensification of human physical activity. The conducted experiment allows us to state that the resistance at the level of 10 kΩ is sufficient to collect results of breathing frequency at rest and after physical effort.
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