Abstract
The measurement of tidal volumes via respiration-induced upper body surface motions remains a subject of research. Improved and miniaturized sensors allow smart garments to become more common and increasingly used in medical diagnostics and therapy monitoring. Based on the data of a motion capture system, a regression analysis in combination with a bootstrapping technique showed that three circumferential and one distance changes carried the majority of respiratory volume information. These parameters were used for tidal volume calculation, and subsequent evaluation illustrated that tidal volumes can be precisely determined (R2 = 0.97). For home care monitoring, such a Smart-Shirt would be a valuable alternative to existing devices. However, capturing the various respiratory dysfunctions in a clinical setting may require more sensors.
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