Monitoring Breathing via Signal Strength in Wireless Networks

Details Monitoring Breathing via Signal Strength in Wireless Networks Monitoring Breathing via Signal Strength in Wireless Networks

2011-09-18

arxiv.org/abs/1109.3898v1

Computer Science

Networking and Internet Architecture

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This paper shows experimentally that standard wireless networks which measure received signal strength (RSS) can be used to reliably detect human breathing and estimate the breathing rate, an application we call "BreathTaking". We show that although an individual link cannot reliably detect breathing, the collective spectral content of a network of devices reliably indicates the presence and rate of breathing. We present a maximum likelihood estimator (MLE) of breathing rate, amplitude, and phase, which uses the RSS data from many links simultaneously. We show experimental results which demonstrate that reliable detection and frequency estimation is possible with 30 seconds of data, within 0.3 breaths per minute (bpm) RMS error. Use of directional antennas is shown to improve robustness to motion near the network.

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