Photoplethysmography (PPG) waveforms are rich in cardiovascular information, and hence, their analysis is significant in the diagnosis and prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The second derivative of photoplethysmography (SDPPG) analysis for the accurate detection of significant points in characterising the PPG waveform is challenging. In this paper, a SDPPG analysis algorithm is proposed based on a resampling technique which normalises the signal and ensures the presence of all significant points of interest in all its recurrences. The proposed delineator detects a, b and e waves in SDPPG, which are based on the combined analysis of PPG waveforms and their second derivatives, characterising them beat-by-beat by electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. Experiments have been conducted on 46 PPG signal records, each of 10-s duration with low and varying amplitudes, and regular and irregular heart rhythms for healthy adults, as well as unhealthy and aged patients obtained from the large-scale openly available database PhysioNet. Based on the experiments conducted, it is found that the proposed algorithm performs better than existing methods in terms of sensitivity and positive predictivity with a highest sensitivity of 99.84% with respect to a (onset) and b waves, 99.67% for e waves (dicrotic notch), and 100% of positive predictivity for a and b waves and 99.82% in case of e waves.
A Z-80 microprocessor-based control for a three-phase PWM inverter employing thyristors is discussed. This PWM inverter combines the advan tages of hardware modules and software algorithms to improve the flexibility and accuracy of the operation. A floating point arithmetic unit developed in software forms a vital link of the software structure that calculates the PWM pulsewidths from the basic equation of a regular sampled PWM. During PWM waveform generation the inherent time delay involved in the execution of instructions in the interrupt subroutines results in shifting of the edges of the PWM pulses and thus introduces a certain degree of harmonic distortion. The cumulative nature of this time delay will alter the frequency of the output waveform in a continuous way. By employing a suitable hardware structure the time delay involved in the interrupt subroutine is minimized to a great extent and the cumulative effect of the time delay is nullified. To handle the interrupts arising during PWM waveform generation a simple and novel interrupt controller that is capable of handling the interrupts effectively is built around conventional TTL ICs instead of using, a standard integrated interrupt controller module like 8259.On decrit un circuit de commande pour un onduleur triphase a thyristors par le microprocesseur Z-80. Ce circuit presente a la fois Pavantage de modules matenels et de logiciels afin d'am&iorer la precision et la flexibility de fonctionnement. Une unit6 de logiciel pour le calcul arithm&ique en point flottant constitue un lien important pour le calcul des largeurs d'impulsions a partir des Equations MLI. On minimise l'effet de dSlai engendre par le calcul en mode d*interruption en utilisant un materiel approprte; Par ailleurs, ce materiel 61imine l'effet cumulatif de d61ai. On utilise les cir cuits logiques TTL dans le but de traiter les interruptions a l'aide d'un controleur nouveau.
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