A team of researchers of Politecnico di Milano, coordinated by Professor Enrico Caiani from Take Care Lab, has shown for the first time that it is possible to use inertial sensors – accelerometers and gyroscopes – of a virtual reality headset to measure without any other sensor some vital parameters, such as heart rate and respiratory frequency.

This is performed measuring the head micro movements, provoked at each cardiac beat by the blood flowing through the head, and by the respiratory activity, perceived also at head level.

A study developed in collaboration with Softcare Studios and published on Sensors journal.

https://www.polimi.it/en/news-details/article/10/misurare-frequenza-cardiaca-e-respiro-con-un-visore-vr-e-possibile-9148/

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