Preliminary Characterization of a Non-contact Breath Monitoring System for Infants

Respiratory disorders are the highest cause of mortality among infants. Technologies for health monitoring can help to avoid those underhanded events. In this paper, we propose a system for respiratory health monitoring. The system is non-invasive and the monitoring is performed in a contactless manner since it is based on Time-of-Flight sensors and post-processing. To validate the proposed system we proposed an experimental setup aiming to precisely emulate the breathing activity. The emulator is built around a step motor and a microcontroller, and it allows to seamlessly emulate breathing patterns. Preliminary results from the experimental campaign in a real-world scenario prove the effectiveness of the approach.