A FPGA system for QRS complex detection based on Integer Wavelet Transform

Radovan Stojanovic, Dejan Karadaglic, Mimo Mirkovic, Danijela Milosevic

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    Abstract

    Due to complexity of their mathematical computation, many QRS detectors are implemented in software and cannot operate in real time. The paper presents a real-time hardware based solution for this task. To filter ECG signal and to extract QRS complex it employs the Integer Wavelet Transform. The system includes several components and is incorporated in a single FPGA chip what makes it suitable for direct embedding in medical instruments or wearable health care devices. It has sufficient accuracy (about 95%), showing remarkable noise immunity and low cost. Additionally, each system component is composed of several identical blocks/cells what makes the design highly generic.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)131-138
    Number of pages8
    JournalMeasurement Science Review
    Volume11
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Sept 2011

    Keywords

    • QRS detection
    • FPGA
    • wavelet transformation
    • Integer Wavelet Transform

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    • Applied Mathematics
    • Instrumentation

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