Facial tracking method for noncontact respiration rate monitoring

AL-KHALIDI, F Q, SAATCHI, Reza, BURKE, D and ELPHICK, H (2010). Facial tracking method for noncontact respiration rate monitoring. In: GHASSEMLOOY, Zabih and NG, Wai Pang, (eds.) Proceeding of the seventh, IEEE, IET international symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP), 21-23 July 2010, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne. Newcastle, Northumbria University, 751-754.

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Abstract

A non-contact method of monitoring respiration rate is developed. The approach involved tracking a facial region of interest (ROI) associated with respiration in thermal images. Image processing techniques were used to enhance the recorded thermal images and to remove unwanted noise. The skin surface area centered on the tip of the nose was specified by a circle that covered the region affected by respiration process. Feature extraction and signal processing methods were applied to this region to compute the respiration rate. It was demonstrated that the method could successfully track the ROI for both regular and random head movement types and could determine respiration rate in a noncontact manner. Further work is in progress to enhance the algorithm so that it can cope with very large head movements.

Item Type:	Book Section
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Materials and Engineering Research Institute > Modelling Research Centre > Microsystems and Machine Vision Laboratory
Page Range:	751-754
Depositing User:	Hilary Ridgway
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2011 13:37
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2021 09:00
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/3924

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