There is an ever-growing demand for measuring respiratory variables during a variety of
applications, including monitoring in clinical and occupational settings, and during sporting …

The measurement of physiological parameters is fundamental to assess the health status of
an individual. The contactless monitoring of vital signs may provide benefits in various fields …

Systems for cardiorespiratory monitoring hold tremendous promise for many applications in
clinical settings, harsh environments, sports science and telemonitoring. However, the …

Sleep disorders are a common affliction for many people even though sleep is one of the
most important factors in maintaining good physiological and emotional health. Numerous …

Among all the vital signs, respiratory rate remains the least measured in several scenarios,
mainly due to the intrusiveness of the sensors usually adopted. For this reason, all …

Over the last decades, wearable systems have gained interest for vital signs monitoring.
Among several technologies, fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors are becoming popular for …

Continuous respiratory monitoring is an important tool for clinical monitoring. Associated
with the development of biomedical technology, it has become more and more important …

Background: Optoelectronic plethysmography (OEP) is a non-invasive motion capture
method to measure chest wall movements and estimate lung volumes. Objectives: To …

Wearable systems are gaining large interest in applications related to the monitoring of
physiological parameters. Piezoresistive strain sensors are a valid option to develop …

Comfortable and easy to wear systems are gaining popularity for monitoring physiological
parameters. Among others, smart textiles based on fiber optic sensors have shown …