Non-Invasive Wearable Physiological Activity Monitors

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We are requesting infrastructure to support sensing and signal processing research towards the development of human physiological and physical activity tracking systems for applications in health, wellness, and fitness monitoring. Specifically, we are building a Non-invasive Physiological Activity Monitoring System (NiPAMS) that uses digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms to convert electro-optical and electro-mechanical sensor signals into real-time measurements of key physiological parameters and their response to physical activity. The requested infrastructure will push our DSP expertise in a completely new research direction that targets wearables and biomedical device development. Our research is motivated by the increasing need for autonomous health monitoring systems capable of measuring physiological activity and diagnosing or predicting health states by matching symptoms with evidence-based medical data. Research programs to be supported by the infrastructure include: (i) the analysis and cross-verification of correlated physiological parameters using complementary measurement techniques, (ii) the development of a portable, validated measurement method to evaluate the physiological response of the body to physical activity, and (iii) the quantification and calibration of non-invasive methods to measure hemodynamics by referencing gold standards. Supported programs include a submitted Collaborative Research and Development grant with Canadian based industrial partner, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Corporation, Vision Systems and Sensors (Ottawa). The originality of the planned research will have an international impact through: (i) dissemination of published articles, (ii) transfer of technology to industry partners, and (iii) graduating highly qualified and well-trained students. The requested equipment will support the experimentally intensive work of 5 post-graduate and 16 undergraduate trainees currently supervised by the applicant.**