The development of a design and prototype of a noncontact infant apnea monitor is discussed. The monitor employs the concept of motion detection via light interruption to detect periodic respiration activity and cessation of activity. The detection system was found to be sensitive to thoracic radial changes of ? .028 inches. Output of the system is a respiration waveform and a DC-averaged rectified waveform.

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Creator

• Magder, Ari Joseph
• Cardinal, Matthew Henry

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 03D083M

Advisor

• Peura, Robert A.

Year

• 2003

Sponsor

• UMASS Medical School.

Date created

• 2003-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biomedical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright