ECG Application Featuring Data Transfer by Bluetooth

Student: Daniel John Marr

Supervisor: Dr. Adam Postula

Category: Computer Systems Engineering Thesis Project

Currently in Australia heart disease poses a major problem. It has a large financial and emotional impact on our society. If the information contained in an electrocardiogram (ECG) could become smarter, and more prolific, the weight of this problem could be reduced. It is the aim of this thesis to provide an ECG sensor capable of data transmission by Bluetooth to a PC.

The ECG wave is filtered of noise and amplified to a value able to be read by an Analog to Digital Converter. The data is fetched by a microprocessor and sent to a Bluetooth module via a UART. Conceptually, the sensor is a slave, and will be requested to send data by the PC.

A more mobile ECG sensor was achieved, with the Bluetooth communication bettering previous phone dial-up sensors. This product was only developed to the prototype level, as adhering to stringent medical requirements would stretch the design time given.

Poster Presentation (PDF)

Thesis Document (PDF)