Human Pulse Signal Acquisition System Based on PVDF Piezoelectric Film

Abstract

Nowadays, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is attracting more attention. As the most complete methods of pulse diagnosis, the method named ‘three regions nine subdivisions’ has come to the fore. It is important to collect accurate pulse signals in this way. Hence a pulse signal acquisition system is developed, which includes a pulse sensor based on PVDF (Polyvinylidene fluoride) piezoelectric film, charge amplifier, low-pass filter, voltage amplifier, voltage follower, and a software system based on LabVIEW for controlling the acquisition process and storing data. And PVDF piezoelectric film has suitable performance for this system which as a new kind of polymer piezoelectric material. Finally, the experiment results demonstrate that the system can extract effective pulse signals without heavy pressure, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent analysis on pulse signals.