Ceccarelli, M.; D’Onofrio, M.; Ambrogi, V.; Russo, M. An Experimental Evaluation of Respiration by Monitoring Ribcage Motion. Appl. Sci.2023, 13, 8938.
Ceccarelli, M.; D’Onofrio, M.; Ambrogi, V.; Russo, M. An Experimental Evaluation of Respiration by Monitoring Ribcage Motion. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 8938.
Ceccarelli, M.; D’Onofrio, M.; Ambrogi, V.; Russo, M. An Experimental Evaluation of Respiration by Monitoring Ribcage Motion. Appl. Sci.2023, 13, 8938.
Ceccarelli, M.; D’Onofrio, M.; Ambrogi, V.; Russo, M. An Experimental Evaluation of Respiration by Monitoring Ribcage Motion. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 8938.
Abstract
The paper addresses the problem of a statistically significant numerical evaluation of the biomechanics of respiration using the motion of the ribcage through the identification of the kinematics of the sixth rib. We report the results of an experimental campaign conducted using a RESPIRholter device prototype for efficient, comfortable, and numerical monitoring on two groups of volunteers, namely with healthy people and with chest operated patients. The results are reported in terms of statistical processing of the data extracted from the monitoring which are represented in plots of acquired motion characteristics with movement graphs in terms of angles and accelerations. This experimental campaign can be considered a first result for the construction of a database useful for a reference of diagnostics as reported by the discussed example case study.
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