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IWR1443BOOST: FutureChange_in_vitalSign_FrequencyBand

IWR1443BOOST: Heart rate monitoring in small animals

Isabel Driscoll
Prodigy 20 points
Part Number: IWR1443BOOST

 Hi, 

I recently came across your mmWave for vital signs monitoring. The TI general support team suggested I ask my question here.

I am a PhD student at the University of Zurich studying wild meerkats. I was wondering if this technology could potentially be used as part of my research to record meerkats heart rate in the field? Ideally the device could be incorporated into a collar worn by the individual.

I look forward to hearing from you.

All the best, 

Isabel

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    TI__Guru 50240 points

    Hi Isabel,

    It seems very challenging.The Vital Signs Monitoring Lab on the TI Resource Explorer requires the subject to be seated still at a distance less than 1.5 m from the sensor. Would you be able to at least have the meerkats be completely still?

    Regards,

    AG

  • 0 in reply to Akash Gondalia
    Prodigy 20 points

    Hi Ag, 

    Thank you very much for your reply. As they are wild and this would be conducted in the field, it would not be possible to keep them still. The ideal scenario would be that the meerkats could wear a device and it capture their heart rate while moving. I know this is a big ask. I have seen some commercially available pet collars which use UWB to monitor heart rate in active animals, unfortunately due to the meerkats small size these collars will not work for them. 

    Thanks, 

    Isabel