Estimation of Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure in a Non-Contact Method Using Microwaves

Miyu Matsuda, Jiang Liu, Taka-aki Nakada, Shigeru Shimamoto

Abstract: According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 1.28 billion adults aged 30–79 years worldwide have hypertension. 46% of adults with hypertension are unaware that they have the condition. The only way to know is to get your blood pressure checked. Typically, we use a blood pressure monitor (cuff) at home. However, this method can be uncomfortable and stressful. This paper proposes a non-contact method for estimating blood pressure using 2.4GHz microwave signals. We conduct experiments aimed at capturing the pulse waveform through the reflection of microwave signals. In our previous paper, we only estimated the SBP and focused on increasing the number of features value. In this paper, we estimate both SBP and DBP, and clarify which feature values are important to estimate blood pressure. Also, we attempt the real-time detection of blood pressure. Our studies show that both SBP and DBP can be estimated at a chest. This paper is to achieve predicted blood pressure values that meet the accuracy standards defined by the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS).