DEMA: A Deep Learning-Enabled Model for Non-Invasive Human Vital Signs Monitoring Based on Optical Fiber Sensing.

Journal: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
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Abstract

Optical fiber sensors are extensively employed for their unique merits, such as small size, being lightweight, and having strong robustness to electronic interference. The above-mentioned sensors apply to more applications, especially the detection and monitoring of vital signs in medical or clinical. However, it is inconvenient for daily long-term human vital sign monitoring with conventional monitoring methods under the uncomfortable feelings generated since the skin and devices come into direct contact. This study introduces a non-invasive surveillance system that employs an optical fiber sensor and advanced deep-learning methodologies for precise vital sign readings. This system integrates a monitor based on the MZI (Mach-Zehnder interferometer) with LSTM networks, surpassing conventional approaches and providing potential uses in medical diagnostics. This could be potentially utilized in non-invasive health surveillance, evaluation, and intelligent health care.

Authors

  • Qichang Zhang
    Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
  • Qing Wang
    School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China. qwang@163.com.
  • Weimin Lyu
  • Changyuan Yu
    (Aixia Yan) State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, P.O. Box 53, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 15 BeiSanHuan East Road, Beijing 100029, P.R. China. yanax@mail.buct.edu.cn.