Embroidered electrodes for bioelectrical impedance analysis: impact of surface area and stitch parameters

A non-intrusive particle sizing method with a high spatial distribution is used to estimate cloud droplet spectra during flight test campaigns. The interferometric laser imaging for droplet sizing (ILIDS) method derives particle diameters of transparent spheres by evaluating the out-of-focus image p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Logothetis, Irini|||0000-0003-0143-3812, Fernández García, Raúl|||0000-0002-4030-7256, Troynikov, Olga, Dabnichki, Peter, Pirogova, Elena, Gil Galí, Ignacio|||0000-0002-7175-5756
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/166922
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/166922
https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ab3201
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electrodes
Biosensors
Impedance (Electricity)
Bioelectrical impedance analysis
Embroidered biopotential electrode
Biopotential electrode polarization impedance
Textile biopotential electrodes
Elèctrodes
Impedància (Electricitat)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria biomèdica::Aparells mèdics::Biosensors
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Energia elèctrica::Electricitat
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Sumario:A non-intrusive particle sizing method with a high spatial distribution is used to estimate cloud droplet spectra during flight test campaigns. The interferometric laser imaging for droplet sizing (ILIDS) method derives particle diameters of transparent spheres by evaluating the out-of-focus image patterns. This sizing approach requires a polarized monochromatic light source, a camera including an objective lens with a slit aperture, a synchronization unit and a processing tool for data evaluation. These components are adapted to a flight test environment to enable the microphysical investigation of different cloud genera. The present work addresses the design and specifications of ILIDS system, flight test preparation and selected results obtained in the lower and middle troposphere. The research platform was a Dornier Do228-101 commuter aircraft at the DLR Flight Operation Center in Braunschweig. It was equipped with the required instrumentation including a high-energy laser as the light source. A comprehensive data set of around 71¿800 ILIDS images was acquired over the course of five flights. The data evaluation of the characteristic ILIDS fringe patterns relies, among other things, on a relationship between the fringe spacing and the diameter of the particle. The simplest way to extract this information from a pattern is by fringe counting, which is not viable for such an extensive number of data. A brief contrasting comparison of evaluation methods based on frequency analysis by means of fast Fourier transform and on correlation methods such as minimum quadratic difference is used to encompass the limits and accuracy of the ILIDS method for such applications.