Development of wireless heart rate monitoring system based on NFC technology

• Main Author: Huang, Chengjia
• Other Authors: Leong Wei Lin
• Format: Thesis-Master by Coursework
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Antennas, wave guides, microwaves, radar, radio; Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Applications of electronics; Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Wireless communication systems
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/166884
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper presents the design and implementation of a wireless heart rate monitoring system that collects data and wirelessly transmits the data to NFC devices via Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. This article mainly introduces the basics of NFC technology, research, and methods of wearable medical devices for heart rate monitoring, such as electrocardiography and photoplethysmography. The hardware design part of this article includes the central processing module, data acquisition module and wireless transmission module, and focuses on the design of the NFC antenna and the PN532 module. The software design part includes the overall process of software design, the data acquisition part, and the communication part, including the protocol and data interaction format and the process of wireless data transmission. Finally, the Experiments and Results section presents the testing of the heart rate sensor and its successful use of NFC technology to wirelessly transmit data to a mobile phone NFC device. This project has some effects on the application and development of wearable devices in the field of health care.