Remote camera based heart rate estimation

Experimental setup for remote Photopethysmographic measurement was built and Pulse Volume Vector based signal evaluation method was implemented to measure pulse and blood oxygenation. As opposed to the typically used RGB or three monochromatic camera, an RGB-NIR camera was applied in our setup to obtain space and time registered data from the visual and NIR regions. The setup was calibrated; the pulse and blood oxygenation curves were compared to reference signals. The real-time implementation of a state of the art method was also carried out and tested on premature infants.