隨著生活型態的改變與高齡化社會的來臨,心血管疾病已成為危害個人健康的重大因素。近年來由於個人健康意識的提升,加上電子技術的進步、行動裝置運算能力的提高、無線網路的快速發展、網際網路的普及,使得相關技術逐漸與醫療產生結合,造就傳統醫療行為逐漸擴展成為遠距居家照護與長時間的追蹤觀察。根據上述發展趨勢,本研究實作基於Android智慧手機平台ANT低功耗無線傳輸協定的可攜式心電訊號監控系統,透過ANT無線接收心電訊號,能即時繪製使用者的心電圖波形,並同時計算使用者當前的心率並顯示於行動裝置上。在量測結束後,可將收到的ECG資料與分析得到的R-R間隔時間(Interval)資料儲存於手機上的SD卡。使用者可透過瀏覽記錄功能檢視各次完整ECG波形記錄,在顯示的ECG波形上會有R波、R-R間隔時間、心率的標示。以此終端系統為原型,未來搭配雲端運算能進行更進一步的病症診斷分析達到遠距居家照護、個人自主健康管理的目的。
With the changes of living patterns and the aging of our society, cardiovascular diseases have become major factors against personal health. In recent years, how to improve personal health receives a lot of attention. Thanks to the advances in various technologies, include VLSI technology, wireless communications, network technologies and signal processing techniques, medical practitioners can take them into consideration and develop better medical devices and services. As the traditional medical behavior gradually evolves, Tele-care may become the most popular long-term care model. This thesis designed and implemented a portable ECG monitoring system on the ANT enabled Android-based smart phone. Cloud service for the tele-care prototype is also developed. In particular, the low-power wireless transmission protocol ANT is used to convey the heart signals to portable devices. Through the ANT receiver, cardiac signals can be immediately drawn on the user's portable device. The ECG signal can also be processed and analyzed. The proposed system provide many useful ECG information for use, including the user's current heart rate (HR), R-R intervals, and heart rate variability (HRV). These information can be stored in the SD card on the phone or be relayed to database in the cloud for further use. The prototype showed that it can work with the cloud computing to achieve remote medical care and self-health management.