This article describes the design of a smart steering wheel intended for use in unobtrusive health and drowsiness monitoring. The aging population, cardiovascular disease, personalized medicine, and driver fatigue were significant motivations for developing a monitoring platform in cars because people spent much time in cars. The purpose was to create a unique, comprehensive monitoring system for the driver. The crucial parameters in health or drowsiness monitoring, such as heart rate, heart rate variability, and blood oxygenation, are measured by an electrocardiograph and oximeter integrated into the steering wheel. In addition, an inertial unit was integrated into the steering wheel to record and analyze the movement patterns performed by the driver while driving. The developed steering wheel was tested under laboratory and real-life conditions. The measured signals were verified by commercial devices to confirm data correctness and accuracy. The resulting signals show the applicability of the developed platform in further detecting specific cardiovascular diseases (especially atrial fibrillation) and drowsiness.

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用于不显眼的健康和睡意监测的智能方向盘的设计

本文介绍了旨在用于不显眼的健康和睡意监测的智能方向盘的设计。人口老龄化、心血管疾病、个性化医疗和驾驶员疲劳是开发汽车监控平台的重要动机，因为人们在汽车上花费了大量时间。目的是为驾驶员创建一个独特的、全面的监控系统。心率、心率变异性和血氧饱和度等健康或嗜睡监测中的关键参数由集成在方向盘中的心电图仪和血氧计测量。此外，方向盘中集成了一个惯性单元，用于记录和分析驾驶员在驾驶时的动作模式。开发的方向盘在实验室和现实条件下进行了测试。测量信号由商业设备验证，以确认数据的正确性和准确性。由此产生的信号显示了开发平台在进一步检测特定心血管疾病（尤其是心房颤动）和困倦方面的适用性。