RU175695U1 - MULTI-CHANNEL DEVICE FOR CONTACTLESS MONITORING OF PHYSIOLOGICAL INDICATORS OF HUMAN STATE - Google Patents

Abstract

The device relates to the field of biomedical technology and can be used for non-contact remote monitoring of psychophysiological indicators of human condition. A multi-channel device for non-contact monitoring of psychophysiological indicators of a person’s state contains connectors for connecting bioradar units, a high-resolution video camera, a time-of-flight camera, an infrared camera, a thermal imaging camera, a terahertz camera, a laser vibrometer, an audio recorder and a gas analyzer connected to the inputs of a multi-channel signal processing processor. The device is additionally equipped with connectors for connecting sensors of ambient temperature, atmospheric pressure and humidity. Using the device allows for contactless monitoring of psychophysiological indicators of a person’s condition without the use of contact sensors and sensors.

Description

The utility model relates to the field of medical technology and can be used for non-contact monitoring of physiological indicators of the human condition in the tasks of clinical, sports, aerospace, military and other fields of medicine, as well as in the design of workplaces for operators of ergatic systems.

The closest analogue known from the prior art is an intelligent controller of the state of the operator of the ergatic system (utility model RU 148126). However, its drawback is the lack of the possibility of implementing wireless data transfer, as well as the inability to register indicators of such basic psycho-emotional states of a person based on facial expressions according to Paul Ekman as joy, sadness, anger, fear, disgust, surprise, and others.

The technical problem, which is aimed by the claimed device, is to provide simultaneous contactless monitoring of physiological indicators of human condition and the environment.

The stated technical problem is solved due to the fact that the multi-channel device for non-contact monitoring of physiological indicators of human condition contains a housing in which a multi-channel signal processor is connected, connected to a liquid crystal display unit and a memory unit, to the output of which a wireless data transmission unit is connected, and to the output of the unit the liquid crystal display is connected to the control unit of a multi-channel signal processor, and the inputs of a multi-channel processor Signal processing is made with the ability to connect bio-radar units, a high-resolution video camera, a time-of-flight camera, an infrared camera, a thermal imaging camera, a terahertz camera, a laser vibrometer, an audio recorder and a gas analyzer, ambient temperature, atmospheric pressure, and air humidity sensors.

For ease of operation of the device, its liquid crystal display can be made touch.

For ease of operation of the device, its memory unit can be made removable.

For ease of operation of the device, its memory unit can be made according to the scheme with non-volatile memory.

For ease of operation of the device, the input of a multi-channel signal processor is made in the form of a connector for charging the battery of a power source from a household power supply network.

For ease of operation of the device, its housing can be made of shockproof plastic.

For ease of operation of the device, its housing can be made in dust and moisture protection.

For ease of operation of the device, its body can be equipped with a tripod mount.

For ease of use of the device, its housing can be equipped with a mount for fixing on clothes and uniforms.

For ease of operation of the device, its housing may be equipped with a mount for fixing on the housing of a mobile phone.

For ease of operation of the device, its housing can be equipped with a mount for fixing on the dashboard of the vehicle.

For ease of operation of the device, its body can be equipped with a mount for fixing on the body of an unmanned aerial vehicle.

For ease of operation of the device, its housing can be equipped with a mount for fixing on the housing of a mobile robotic platform.

The technical result achieved by the above set of features is to simplify non-contact monitoring of physiological indicators of a person’s condition while monitoring environmental indicators by providing the ability to connect external devices to one (claimed) device with the possibility of centralized control of external devices.

The material equivalent of the multi-channel signal processing processor unit and the control unit is the technical solution described in US 20060140291 A1.

The material equivalent of a memory block is the technical solution described in US Pat. No. 85318802 B2.

The material equivalent of a wireless data transmission unit is the technical solution described in patent US 20090264075 A1.

The material equivalent of the liquid crystal display unit is the technical solution described in patent WO 2013096860 A1.

The technical solution described in the US patent is the material equivalent of connectors for connecting bioradar radar units, high-resolution video camera, time-of-flight camera, infrared camera, thermal imaging camera, terahertz camera, laser vibrometer, audio recorder, gas analyzer, ambient temperature sensor, atmospheric pressure sensor, air humidity sensor 8364870 B2.

The device operates as follows.

Before starting work, the device is mounted on a swivel mount.

After turning on the power on the liquid crystal display, the screen of which is touch-sensitive, a complex of physiological indicators of a person’s state for continuous contactless registration is selected through the multichannel processor control unit and the necessary external devices are connected to the connectors, for example:

I) the variability of the amplitude and frequency of a person’s respiratory movements through the connectors connecting the bioradar units, time-of-flight camera, and laser vibrometer;

II) the variability of the amplitude and heart rate of a person through the connectors connecting the blocks of the bioradar, laser vibrometer;

III) the amplitude and frequency of acoustic vibrations in the process of human life - through the connection port of the unit of the audio recorder;

IV) pulse wave propagation speed - through the connector for connecting the bioradar unit, high-resolution camera;

V) stroke volume of the heart - through the connection connector of the bioradar unit, high-resolution camera;

VI) systolic and diastolic arterial blood pressure - through the connector of the bioradar unit, high-resolution camera;

VII) the level of oxygen saturation of the blood - through the connection connector of the high-resolution camera unit;

VIII) the distribution of sources of thermal radiation over the surface of the human body - through the connector block of the thermal imaging camera;

IX) the distribution of terahertz radiation sources over the surface of the human body - through the connection connector of the terahertz camera unit;

X) the trajectory of the movements of parts of the human body - through the connectors connecting the blocks of the high-resolution camera, infrared camera, time-of-flight camera;

XI) the psycho-emotional state of a person - through the connectors connecting blocks of a high-resolution camera, infrared camera;

XII) the composition of air inhaled and exhaled by a person through the connector of the gas analyzer unit.

In the process of multi-channel non-contact monitoring, a complex of physiological indicators of a person’s state under the control of a multi-channel signal processing processor is continuously displayed on a liquid crystal display, the screen of which is touch-sensitive, and is recorded in a memory module.

To take into account the current state of the environment in the process of multi-channel non-contact monitoring of physiological indicators of a person’s state, information from connectors for connecting sensors of ambient temperature, atmospheric pressure, and air humidity is additionally taken into account.

If necessary, using the wireless data transmission module, the recorded results of multi-channel non-contact monitoring of physiological indicators of a person’s state can be transferred to an external device for subsequent interpretation.

Upon completion of the multi-channel non-contact monitoring of human physiological parameters, the device’s power source is turned off, external devices are disconnected from the connectors.

The structural unity of the claimed technical solution is ensured by the fact that the elements that make up the device are made in one housing, connected by wires according to the "active star" topology, the central element of which is a multi-channel microprocessor, and powered from a single power source.

Thus, the described elements of the claimed device are functionally interconnected and are in constructive unity, and the totality of its essential features is unknown from the prior art.

The inventive device is industrially applicable, since it can be implemented by enterprises (organizations) of the medical and electronic industries.

Claims (13)

 1. A multi-channel device for non-contact monitoring of physiological indicators of human condition, comprising a housing in which a multi-channel signal processor is connected, connected to a liquid crystal display unit and a memory unit, to the output of which a wireless data transmission unit is connected, and a multi-channel control unit is connected to the output of the liquid crystal display unit a signal processing processor, and the inputs of the multi-channel signal processing processor are configured to be connected It consists of bioradar radar units, a high-resolution video camera, a time-of-flight camera, an infrared camera, a thermal imaging camera, a terahertz camera, a laser vibrometer, an audio recorder and a gas analyzer, sensors for ambient temperature, atmospheric pressure, and air humidity. 2. The device according to p. 1, characterized in that the liquid crystal display is a touch. 3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the memory unit is removable. 4. The device according to p. 1, characterized in that the memory unit is made according to the scheme with non-volatile memory. 5. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the input of the multi-channel signal processor is additionally made in the form of a connector for recharging the battery of a power source from a household power supply network. 6. The device according to p. 1, characterized in that the housing is made of shockproof plastic. 7. The device according to p. 1, characterized in that the housing is made in dust and water tight performance. 8. The device according to p. 1, characterized in that the casing is equipped with a tripod mount. 9. The device according to p. 1, characterized in that the housing has a mount for fixing on clothes and uniforms of a person. 10. The device according to p. 1, characterized in that the housing has a mount for fixing on the housing of a mobile phone. 11. The device according to p. 1, characterized in that the housing has a mount for fixing on the dashboard of the vehicle. 12. The device according to p. 1, characterized in that the casing has a mount for fixing on the casing of an unmanned aerial vehicle. 13. The device according to p. 1, characterized in that the housing has a mount for fixing on the housing of a mobile robotic platform.

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