First approach for design of an autonomous measurement system to aid determination of the psychological profile of soldiers

Abstract

The article presents the first attempt for design of an autonomous measurement system to aid assessment and to determine the psychological profile of soldiers. A method for ascertaining the psychological profile is presented including the physiological signals being generated by the monitored subject as an important element thereof. The measurement system used in the preliminary experiments and the design of a new, extendedfunctionality system, are presented. The new version of the measurement system facilitates determination of physiological parameters, environmental conditions and physical activity. In addition, it allows introduction of data on the psychological profile of the soldier to determine the degree of a soldier's adaptation to task-related situation at given point in time. The main element of the measurement system has been designed using an application-specific integrated circuit.

Implementation of an algorithm for heart rate measurement in a specialized multi-core processor

“…Not all methods are suitable for on-line processing in mobile devices. Since the application-specific multi-core processor was designed for use in a portable autonomous measurement system [14] to aid the determination of psychological profiles, Pan-Tompkins algorithm [15] was provided for determination of heart rate. It is one of the most popular and fast methods for determination of QRS complexes.…”