KR101988017B1 - Inhalation respiratory monitoring apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus for monitoring an inspiratory respiratory rate capable of measuring a respiratory rate. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention relates to a three-dimensional fabric electrode sensor comprising: a first fabric electrode layer arranged to be adjacent to a skin at a lower side and having a plurality of first protrusion electrodes formed to protrude upward; a second fabric electrode layer located at an upper side of the first fabric electrode layer and having a plurality of second protrusion electrodes formed to protrude downward; and a separation layer installed to shield between the first fabric electrode layer and the second fabric electrode layer and having at least a part exposed to allow the plurality of first protrusion electrodes and second protrusion electrodes to be in contact with each other when tensioned in a lateral direction.

Description

{INHALATION RESPIRATORY MONITORING APPARATUS}

The following description relates to an inspiratory breathing monitoring apparatus.

Respiration information is one of the four major signs of life. It can be applied to a variety of fields including breathing sensor, injury status of soldiers in charge of remote tasks, asphyxia, and fatigue monitoring.

The principle of breathing sensing is to measure body surface changes of body parts (chest and abdomen) that occur during inspiration and expiration. In general, capacitive, inductance and electrical resistance A method of measuring a change in an output signal caused by a difference in body surface difference through a resistance method has been used.

However, there is a problem that it is not appropriate to install an electric device requiring a certain degree of hardness and volume such as an electrode, a resistor, a capacitor, or an inductor in a sensor to be installed in clothes, in a flexible clothing material.

In addition, the increase and decrease of the body surface of the human body can be caused not only by breathing but also by arm motion. Sensing techniques that utilize the difference in body surface change of the human body are reflected not only at the inspiration / There is a limit to the overall reliability of breathing sensing.

The background art described above is possessed or acquired by the inventor in the derivation process of the present invention, and can not be said to be a known art disclosed in general public before application of the present invention.

An object of the present invention is to provide an inspiratory breathing monitoring apparatus capable of measuring respiration rate by minimizing motion noise due to arm movement.

The three-dimensional fabric electrode sensor according to one embodiment includes: a first cloth electrode layer having a plurality of first protruding electrodes disposed adjacent to the skin downward and protruding upward; A second woven electrode layer disposed on the first woven electrode layer and including a plurality of second protruding electrodes protruding downward; And at least a portion of the first protruding electrode and the second protruding electrode are provided so as to shield between the first and second fabric electrode layers, Separating layer.

Wherein the separation layer comprises: a plurality of separation plates arranged in parallel along the lateral direction and formed of an insulating material; And an elastic band connecting the plurality of separation plates.

The plurality of first protruding electrodes and the plurality of second protruding electrodes may be a yarn, a foam, a fabric, a knitted fabric, an embroidery product, a nonwoven fabric, or other types of fiber aggregates formed of a conductive yarn.

The first woven electrode layer may further include a first electrode film for supporting the plurality of first protruding electrodes from below, and the second woven electrode layer may be formed by supporting the plurality of second protruding electrodes from above And may further include a second electrode film.

When the body surface of the skin increases, the first electrode film is curved so that the plurality of first protruding electrodes are radially extended, and the plurality of separator plates are laterally spaced apart.

An apparatus for monitoring inspiratory breathing water according to an embodiment includes: a garment; A respiration sensor unit installed at a portion of the garment which is in contact with the chest of the user and formed by the stereoscopic cloth electrode sensor according to claim 1; And a control unit electrically connected to the breathing sensor unit for measuring a signal output from the breathing sensor unit and detecting a breathing cycle signal.

The inspiration breathing monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment further includes a plurality of arm motion sensor units which are formed at the portion of the garment where the user's chest and arm are connected and are formed by the stereoscopic cloth electrode sensor described in claim 1 The controller may measure a signal outputted from the arm motion sensor unit to detect an arm motion cycle signal and filter the arm motion cycle signal from the respiration cycle signal.

Wherein the plurality of arm motion sensors comprise a first arm motion provided at a portion of the lower arm of the left and right scapula where the elongation rate is high and in contact with the body surface of the circumference of the arm, A sensor unit; And a second arm motion sensor unit installed at a portion of the garment which contacts the body surface of the lower arm and the main body around the arm, when the arms are abducted abruptly in the horizontal direction, When the periodicity of the electrical signals output from the first arm motion sensor unit and the second arm motion sensor unit is similar, the control unit may combine the signals and detect them as one arm motion cycle signal.

The control method of the inspiratory breathing rate monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is a control method of an inspiration breathing rate monitoring apparatus that is installed in a portion of a garment worn by a user contacting a chest of a user, And measuring a respiration period signal by measuring an electrical signal to be measured.

The control method of the inspiratory breathing monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment is a method for controlling the inspiratory breathing monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, which includes a plurality of arms provided at a portion of a wearer's garment to which a user's chest and arms are connected, And measuring an electric signal output from the motion sensor to detect an arm motion cycle signal.

The control method of the apparatus for monitoring the inspiratory breathing rate according to an embodiment may further include the step of correcting the respiratory rate measured by filtering the arm operation period signal from the respiration period signal.

Wherein the step of calibrating the respiration rate comprises: synchronizing a breathing cycle signal detected from the breathing sensor unit and an arm cycle signal detected from the plurality of arm motion sensors; And removing the motion noise by removing a part of the respiration period signal and the arm operation period signal that are overlapped with time from the respiration period signal.

According to the inspiratory breathing monitoring apparatus of one embodiment, since the sensor unit is formed of a flexible fabric material electrode, it can be easily implemented as a wearable type system.

According to the inspiratory breathing monitoring apparatus of one embodiment, by removing the arm operation period signal from the respiration period signal, the motion noise of the arm operation can be greatly reduced, thereby obtaining the respiration period signal with improved measurement accuracy.

1 is a front view showing a state in which an inspiratory breathing monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment is worn by a user.
FIG. 2 is a rear view showing a state in which an inspiratory breathing monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment is worn by a user.
3 is a block diagram of an inspiratory breathing monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the three-dimensional cloth electrode sensor according to one embodiment is in an initial state.
5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the three-dimensional fabric electrode sensor according to one embodiment is in a tensioned state.
6 is a flowchart of a method of controlling an inspiration breathing monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment.
7 is a flow chart of the respiratory rate correction step according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. It should be noted that, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the embodiments, detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the best of an understanding clear.

In describing the components of the embodiment, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, Quot; may be "connected," "coupled," or "connected. &Quot;

The components included in any one embodiment and the components including common functions will be described using the same names in other embodiments. Unless otherwise stated, the description of any one embodiment may be applied to other embodiments, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted in the overlapping scope.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an apparatus for monitoring the inspiratory breathing rate according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear view showing a state in which the inspiratory breathing monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment is worn by a user, 3 is a block diagram of an inspiratory breathing monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the inspiratory breathing monitoring apparatus 1 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be worn by a user in the form of clothing to monitor the breathing number of the user.

For example, the inspiration breathing monitoring apparatus 1 may include a garment 11, a respiration sensor unit 12a, a plurality of arm motion sensor units 12b and 12c, and a control unit 13.

The garment 11 may be a garment worn by the user. For example, the garment 11 may have the form of a top as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, but it is not limited to the form of a flexible material that can wrap around a portion of the thorax of the user and a portion of the arm- It is not clear. The garment 11 includes a front and a back covering the chest of the user, an arm hole through which the user's arm can pass, and a sleeve extending from the arm hole to cover the arm can do.

The respiration sensor unit 12a and the plurality of arm motion sensor units 12b and 12c may be thin film sensors provided on the clothes 11 to form an electric signal according to the increase of the body surface of the user's skin. The respiration sensor unit 12a and the plurality of arm motion sensor units 12b and 12c may be three-dimensional cloth electrode sensors 12 made up of two flexible fabric electrodes.

The specific structure of the three-dimensional fabric electrode sensor 12 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG.

The breathing sensor unit 12a can be installed in a portion of the clothes 11 that is in contact with the user's chest, and can measure the breathing cycle of the user. The respiration sensor unit 12a can sense an increase in the body surface of the thoracic cavity and output an electrical signal. For example, the breathing sensor portion 12a may be located at the center of the front of the garment 11. For example, the breathing sensor portion 12a may be installed at a midpoint between the lower ends of arm holes on both sides of the garment 11.

For example, if the user performs an inspiratory process in which air is taken in through the breath, the volume of the thoracic cavity is increased to increase the surface of the body of the chest, and thus the breathing sensor unit 12a The physical amount of change can be converted into an electrical signal and outputted by increasing the cross-sectional area.

The plurality of arm motion sensor units 12b and 12c may be provided at a portion of the garment 11 where the chest and arm are connected to measure the period of arm movement of the user. When the user abducts the arm in the anteroposterior direction or the left and right direction, the plurality of arm motion sensor portions 12b and 12c elongate the cross-sectional area as the body surface of the skin between the arm and chest increases, Signal and output it. For example, the arm motion sensors 12b and 12c may be positioned below the arm holes of the clothes 11. [

For example, the plurality of arm motion sensor units 12b and 12c include a first arm motion sensor unit 12b for sensing arm motion in the forward and backward direction of the user, a second arm sensor unit 12b for sensing arm motion in the horizontal direction, And an operation sensor unit 12c.

The first arm motion sensor unit 12b is provided at a portion of the garment 11 which contacts the main body of the lower right and left scapula and the body surface around the upper and lower scapula when the arms are abducted in the back and forth direction . For example, the first arm motion sensor portion 12b may be positioned on the lower side of the arm hole of the front of the garment 11.

For example, the first arm motion sensor part 12b includes a first left arm motion sensor part 12bl provided on the left side of the garment 11 on the basis of the user as shown in Fig. 1, And a first right arm motion sensor part 12br to be installed.

The second arm motion sensor unit 12c is installed in a portion of the garment 11 that is in contact with the body surface of the main moving body below the right and left armatures having a high elongation when the arms are abducted in the horizontal direction . For example, the second arm motion sensor unit 12c may be positioned on the lower side of the arm hole of the back of the garment 11.

For example, the second arm motion sensor unit 12c includes a second left arm motion sensor unit 12cl mounted on the left side of the garment 11 on the basis of the user as shown in Fig. 2, And a second right arm motion sensor unit 12cr to be installed.

The first arm motion sensor unit 12b and the second arm motion sensor unit 12c are disposed at the front and back of the garment 11 respectively. It is of course possible that one arm motion sensor unit 12 is located below the arm hole over the front and back of the garment 11. [

The controller 13 can measure electrical signals output from the breath sensor unit 12a, the first arm motion sensor unit 12b, and the second arm motion sensor unit 12c.

The control unit 13 can detect the breathing cycle signal from the breathing phenomenon of the user through the electric signal output from the breathing sensor unit 12a.

The control unit 13 can detect an arm operation period signal according to a user's arm operation through an electric signal output from the plurality of arm motion sensor units 12b and 12c.

The control unit 13 can synchronize the breathing cycle signal measured by the respiration sensor unit 12a and the arm operation cycle signals measured by the first arm motion sensor unit 12b and the second arm motion sensor unit 12c And then, by filtering the arm operation period signal from the respiration period signal through the signal processing, the motion noise due to the arm operation is reduced, thereby obtaining the respiration period signal with improved measurement accuracy.

According to the inspiratory breathing monitoring apparatus 1 of the embodiment, the respiratory cycle signal due to the breathing phenomenon of the user and the arm operation cycle signal due to the user's arm operation are directly calculated through the plurality of sensor units 12 Since the respiration period signal of the user and the arm operation period signal can be simultaneously detected in real time, the arm operation period signal is filtered from the respiration period signal including the motion noise due to the arm operation, The measurement error of the number can be corrected.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the three-dimensional cloth electrode sensor according to one embodiment is in an initial state, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view illustrating a case where the three-dimensional cloth electrode sensor according to one embodiment is in a tensioned state.

4 and 5, the three-dimensional cloth electrode sensor 12 according to one embodiment is a sensor that forms a respiration sensor unit 12a and a plurality of arm motion sensor units 12b and 12c, And may be a thin film type sensor which forms an electric signal with an increase in body surface.

For example, the three-dimensional fabric electrode sensor 12 may be provided on the surface of the garment 11 or formed integrally with the garment 11.

The three-dimensional fabric electrode sensor 12 may include a first fabric electrode layer 123, a second fabric electrode layer 121, and a separation layer 122.

The first fabric electrode layer 123 may be formed of a fabric material disposed adjacent the skin 3 of the user and having electrical conductivity. For example, the first fabric electrode layer 123 may include a first electrode film 1231 and a plurality of first protruding electrodes 1232.

4 and 5, the first electrode film 1231 may be disposed adjacent to the skin 3 downward, and the plurality of first protruding electrodes 1232 may protrude upward .

The first electrode film 1231 may be electrically connected to the control unit 13 as a thin film electrode that contacts the skin 3 of the user.

The plurality of first protruding electrodes 1232 may be a protruding fabric electrode protruding upward from the upper surface of the first electrode layer 1231 as shown in FIG. 4 on a surface not attached to the user's skin 3 . For example, the plurality of first protruding electrodes 1232 may have a three-dimensionally woven structure in a conductive thread. For example, the first protruding electrode 1232 and the second protruding electrode 1212 may be woven, embroidered, knitted, felt, non-woven, or otherwise textured fiber materials. For example, the first protruding electrode 1232 may be formed of an elastic material having an elastic restoring force.

The second fabric electrode layer 121 may be formed of a fabric material located on the upper side of the first fabric electrode layer 123 and having electrical conductivity. For example, the second fabric electrode layer 121 may include a second electrode film 1211 and a plurality of second protruding electrodes 1212.

The second electrode layer 1211 may be electrically connected to the controller 13 in the form of a thin film electrode disposed parallel to the first electrode layer 1231 so as to face each other.

The plurality of second protruding electrodes 1212 may be protruding fabric electrodes protruding downward on the surface of the second electrode film 1211 facing the first three-dimensional fabric electrode sensor 12 as shown in FIG. 4 . For example, the second protruding electrode 1212 may be formed of an elastic material having an elastic restoring force.

The separation layer 122 is provided to shield between the first fabric electrode layer 123 and the second fabric electrode layer 121 and is deformed depending on whether the user's body surface is increased to form a plurality of first protruding electrodes 1232 And the second protruding electrode 1212 are in contact with each other. For example, the separation layer 122 may include a plurality of separation plates 1221 and elastic bands 1222.

The separator plate 1221 may be a plate member of an insulating material provided between the plurality of first protruding electrodes 1232 and the second protruding electrodes 1212. [ For example, the separation plate 1221 may be formed in a plurality and arranged side by side along one direction parallel to the first electrode film 1231 and the second electrode film 1211.

The elastic band 1222 is a member of elastic material which is connected between a plurality of separation plates 1221 and can be connected in a lateral direction in which a plurality of separation plates 1221 are arranged. The elastic bands 1222 can form an elastic force in the lateral direction in which the plurality of separation plates 1221 are closer to each other.

4, the plurality of separation plates 1221 can maintain a state in which they are in contact with each other due to the tensile force of the elastic bands 1222 without increasing the body surface of the skin 3, Therefore, the plurality of first protruding electrodes 1232 and the second protruding electrodes 1212 are not in contact with each other.

5, when the body surface of the user's skin 3 is increased, an extension force may be applied to the three-dimensional cloth electrode sensor 12 along a direction parallel to the body surface of the skin 3. [ As the garment 11 is stretched when the body surface is increased, the stretching force can also be transmitted to the three-dimensional fabric electrode sensor 12 provided on the garment 11.

Specifically, the increase in the surface of the body can be transmitted by a force expanding the plurality of separation plates 1221 and elastic bands 1222 along a direction parallel to the body surface, thereby separating the plurality of separation plates 1221 from each other.

For example, the first fabric electrode layer 123 contacting the skin may be deformed with increasing body surface. Specifically, the first electrode film 1231 can be curved in accordance with the expansion of the body surface, and the plurality of first projection electrodes 1232 protruding from the first electrode film 1231 can be radially And the plurality of separation plates 1221 can be laterally spaced apart.

As the plurality of separation plates 1221 are separated from each other, the elastic band 1222 can be stretched along the direction in which the separation plates 1221 are separated, and the space between the plurality of separation plates 1221 is opened, The first protruding electrode 1232 and the second protruding electrode 1212 are brought into contact with each other so that the first fabric electrode layer 123 and the second fabric electrode layer 121 can be energized with each other. As a result, the controller 13 can sense whether the body surface of the skin 3 is increased or not by detecting the electric signal that the first cloth electrode layer 123 and the second cloth electrode layer 121 are in contact with each other .

As another example, the control section 13 may be electrically connected to only the second fabric electrode layer 121. [ In this case, the first electrode film 1231 of the first cloth electrode layer 123 may be arranged to be in contact with the skin 3. Therefore, when the body surface increases, the controller 13 detects the signal applied to the controller 13 through the first cloth electrode layer 123 and the second cloth electrode layer 121, It is possible to determine whether the body surface of the skin 3 is increased or not.

Thereafter, when the increased body surface is returned to its original size, the stretched elastic band 1222 contracts to return the plurality of separator plates 1221 back to the contact state, And the second fabric electrode layer (121).

According to the three-dimensional cloth electrode sensor 12 according to one embodiment, since the two electrodes of a thin and flexible fabric material are compactly stacked, they have a structure advantageous to be installed in clothing, cloth, or fiber material.

According to the three-dimensional cloth electrode sensor 12 according to the embodiment, the change amount of the resistance or the impedance which varies according to the tensile force is primarily obtained, and the respiration period signal or the arm operation period signal is secondarily Since the three-dimensional fabric electrode sensor 12 can detect the respiratory cycle signal or the arm operation cycle signal directly through the physically energized signal, the calculation process is simplified and real-time measurement is easy have.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a method for controlling an inspiratory breathing monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a respiratory rate correction step according to an embodiment.

6 and 7, a method for controlling the apparatus for monitoring the inspiratory breathing rate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes measuring the respiratory rate of a user through the inspiratory breathing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment, Accurate breathing can be measured by filtering motion noise by the action.

For example, a method of controlling the inspiratory breathing water monitoring apparatus includes a step 41 of sensing a signal output from a plurality of sensor units 12 provided in the clothes 11, A step 43 of detecting an arm motion period signal through a plurality of arm motion sensor units 12b and 12c and a step 44 of correcting the respiration number .

The step of sensing the signal 41 may be a step of the control unit 13 measuring the electrical signals sensed by the respiration sensor unit 12a and the plurality of arm motion sensor units 12b and 12c.

The step of detecting the respiratory cycle signal 42 is performed by the control unit 13 via the signal measured from the breathing sensor unit 12a, that is, the electrical signal output from the respiration sensor unit 12a, And detecting the respiratory cycle signal.

The step 43 of detecting the arm motion cycle signal includes a step of detecting a signal measured from the plurality of arm motion sensor units 12b and 12c, that is, a plurality of arm motion sensor units 12b, and 12c, respectively, based on the arm motion signal.

For example, the step 43 of detecting the arm movement period signal may include detecting the movement of the arm motion in the horizontal direction or the first arm motion sensor section 12b for sensing the movement of the arm movement in the forward and backward directions The second arm motion sensor unit 12c detects a periodic signal generated by each of the second arm motion sensor units 12c and detects an arm motion cycle signal formed according to a motion accompanied by regular arm motion such as walking, running, or swimming.

For example, the control unit 13 can sense the periodicity of the electric signals sensed from the first arm motion sensor unit 12b and the second arm motion sensor unit 12c, respectively, and each arm motion sensor unit 12b And 12c are similar to each other, it is possible to combine them to detect one arm operation period signal.

As another example, the control unit 13 may detect a separate arm operation period signal from each of the first arm motion sensor unit 12b and the second arm motion sensor unit 12c.

For example, the first left arm motion sensor portion 12bl and the first right arm motion sensor portion 12br or the second left arm motion sensor portion 12cl, which detect the arm motion of the left and right arms, In the arm motion sensor unit 12cr, the control unit 13 grasps the periodicity of the electric signals of the left arm motion sensor unit 12bl or 12cl and the right arm motion sensor unit 12br or 12cr alternately sensed One arm motion cycle signal can be detected.

The breathing rate correction step 44 may be a step of filtering the arm movement period signal detected from the plurality of arm movement sensor units 12b and 12c from the breathing cycle signal detected from the breathing sensor unit 12a.

For example, calibrating the breathing rate 44 may include synchronizing 441 the respiratory cycle signal and the arm cycle period signal, and removing 442 the motion noise from the respiration cycle signal.

The step of synchronizing the signal 441 includes synchronizing the respiration period signal detected by the respiration sensor unit 12a and the arm motion period signal detected from the plurality of arm motion sensor units 12b and 12c by the control unit 13 Lt; / RTI >

The step of removing the dynamic noise 442 may be a step in which the control unit 13 removes a part of the synchronized respiration period signal and the signal in which the arm operation period signal is superimposed over time from the respiration period signal.

For example, when the respiratory cycle signal and the arm motion cycle signal can detect a portion of the signal superimposed over time and the portion of the superimposed signal is different from the tendency of the respiration cycle signal, Can be removed from the respiratory cycle signal. For example, the control unit 13 measures the interval between individual signals while analyzing the signal measured by the breathing sensor unit 12a for a predetermined period of time, measures the frequency by intervals, and the signal that does not reach the set frequency It is possible to determine the tendency (interval) of the respiratory cycle signal based on only the signal that has not been removed. The signal that is not in this tendency is judged to be motion noise due to the arm motion, and can be removed from the respiratory cycle signal.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. For example, it is contemplated that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described structures, devices, and the like may be combined or combined in other ways than the described methods, Appropriate results can be achieved even if they are replaced or replaced.

Claims (12)

A first fabric electrode layer having a plurality of first protruding electrodes disposed adjacent to the skin downward and protruding upward;
A second woven electrode layer disposed on the first woven electrode layer and including a plurality of second protruding electrodes protruding downward; And
A plurality of first protruding electrodes and a plurality of second protruding electrodes which are arranged to shield between the first and second fabric electrode layers and when the first and second protruding electrodes are tensioned in a lateral direction, Layer. ≪ / RTI >
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
A plurality of separation plates arranged in parallel along the lateral direction and formed of an insulating material; And
And an elastic band connecting the plurality of separation plates.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the plurality of first protruding electrodes and the plurality of second protruding electrodes are a thread, a foam, a fabric, a knitted fabric, an embroidery product, or a nonwoven fabric formed of a conductive thread.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the first fabric electrode layer comprises:
And a first electrode film for supporting the plurality of first projecting electrodes from below,
Wherein the second fabric electrode layer comprises:
And a second electrode film for supporting the plurality of second projecting electrodes from above.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein when the body surface of the skin is increased, the first electrode film is curved so that the plurality of first projecting electrodes are radially extended, and the plurality of separation plates are laterally spaced apart. Electrode sensor.
clothing;
A respiration sensor unit installed at a portion of the garment which is in contact with the chest of the user and formed by the stereoscopic cloth electrode sensor according to claim 1; And
And a control unit electrically connected to the breathing sensor unit for measuring a signal output from the breathing sensor unit and detecting a breathing cycle signal.
The method according to claim 6,
Further comprising a plurality of arm motion sensor parts which are formed at the portion of the garment where the chest and arm of the user are connected and formed by the stereoscopic cloth electrode sensor described in claim 1,
Wherein the controller measures a signal output from the arm motion sensor unit to detect an arm motion cycle signal and filters the arm motion cycle signal from the respiration cycle signal.
8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the plurality of arm motion sensors comprise:
A first arm motion sensor unit installed on a portion of the garment that contacts the body surface of the lower arm and the lower arm of the upper arm when the arms are abducted in the anteroposterior direction; And
And a second arm motion sensor unit provided on a portion of the garment which is in contact with a body surface of a main movement below the right and left axles with high elongation when the arms are abducted in a horizontal direction, Device.
Detecting a respiratory cycle signal by measuring an electrical signal output from a breathing sensor unit, which is provided at a portion of the wearer's wearer's garment that is in contact with the user's chest and is formed by the stereoscopic cloth electrode sensor according to claim 1 A method for controlling an inspiratory breathing monitoring apparatus.
10. The method of claim 9,
A plurality of arm motion sensors provided on a portion of the wearer's garment that is connected to the chest and arm of the user and formed by the three-dimensional cloth electrode sensor according to claim 1, measures an electric signal output from the arm motion sensor, Further comprising the step of detecting the inspiratory breathing rate.
11. The method of claim 10,
Further comprising the step of: calibrating the number of breaths measured by filtering the arm movement cycle signal from the breathing cycle signal.
12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the step of calibrating the respiratory rate comprises:
Synchronizing a breathing cycle signal detected from the respiration sensor unit and an arm motion cycle signal detected from the plurality of arm motion sensor units; And
And removing the motion noise by removing a part of the respiration period signal and the arm operation period signal from the respiration period signal over time.

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