Heart-Rate Sensors Built into Car Seats
September 30, 2014 | Terry Sharrer
To wearable, implantable and ingestible sensors, add another, seatable sensors. Researchers at the Nottingham Trent University have developed a heart rate sensor which is built into a car seat to detect when a driver nods off behind the wheel. Typically, heart rate drops from about 64 beats per minute to 52 beats with the onset of sleep. Detecting this, the sensors sent an alert, and might even be able to guide the vehicle to a safe stop. Almost certainly, these engineers will adapt the system to detecting heart failure as well and putting them into an airline pilot’s seat might not be a bad idea. MORE
Image Credit: Nottingham Trent University