TY - JOUR
T1 - Noncontact Heart Rate Measurement Using a Webcam, Based on Joint Blind Source Separation and a Skin Reflection Model
T2 - For a Wide Range of Imaging Conditions
AU - Zhang, Boyuan
AU - Li, Hengkang
AU - Xu, Lisheng
AU - Qi, Lin
AU - Yao, Yudong
AU - Greenwald, Stephen E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Boyuan Zhang et al.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) can be used for noncontact and continuous measurement of the heart rate (HR). Currently, the main factors affecting the accuracy and robustness of rPPG-based HR measurement methods are the subject's skin tone, body movement, exercise recovery, and variable or inadequate illumination. In response to these challenges, this study is aimed at investigating a rPPG-based HR measurement method that is effective under a wide range of conditions by only using a webcam. We propose a new approach, which combines joint blind source separation (JBSS) and a projection process based on a skin reflection model, so as to eliminate the interference of background illumination and enhance the extraction of pulse rate information. Three datasets derived from subjects with different skin tones considering six environmental scenarios are used to validate the proposed method against three other state-of-the-art methods. The results show that the proposed method can provide more accurate and robust HR measurement for all three datasets and is therefore more applicable to a wide range of scenarios.
AB - Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) can be used for noncontact and continuous measurement of the heart rate (HR). Currently, the main factors affecting the accuracy and robustness of rPPG-based HR measurement methods are the subject's skin tone, body movement, exercise recovery, and variable or inadequate illumination. In response to these challenges, this study is aimed at investigating a rPPG-based HR measurement method that is effective under a wide range of conditions by only using a webcam. We propose a new approach, which combines joint blind source separation (JBSS) and a projection process based on a skin reflection model, so as to eliminate the interference of background illumination and enhance the extraction of pulse rate information. Three datasets derived from subjects with different skin tones considering six environmental scenarios are used to validate the proposed method against three other state-of-the-art methods. The results show that the proposed method can provide more accurate and robust HR measurement for all three datasets and is therefore more applicable to a wide range of scenarios.
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U2 - 10.1155/2021/9995871
DO - 10.1155/2021/9995871
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85111516512
SN - 1687-725X
VL - 2021
JO - Journal of Sensors
JF - Journal of Sensors
M1 - 9995871
ER -