The use of a figure-of-eight coil for fibre optic respiratory plethysmography: Geometrical analysis and experimental characterisation

Optical Fiber Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 346-360

  Augousti, A T ^a   Maletras, F X ^a   Mason, J ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Figure of eight coil; Optical fibre sensors; Plethysmography; Respiratory monitoring

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL CIRCUMFERENCE MEASUREMENTS; FIGURE-OF-EIGHT COILS; GEOMETRICAL ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY MONITORING;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 23744458908     PISSN: 10685200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yofte.2005.02.001     Document Type: Article

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