Measurements of heart and respiration rates in thermovision

Human life parameters such as the frequency of heart contractions, temperature, arterial pressure and breathing frequency are one of the most important parameters used to assess the basic vital functions of the most important organs of the body. In addition to describe health status, they can be used to assess the state of human activity, its efficiency and fatigue. Traditional techniques for measuring physiological parameters require appropriate sensors connected to human body. However, attaching the sensors to a human body may be undesirable or impossible, such as in newborns or during sports training. The article presents the method of measuring the frequency of heart rate and the frequency of breathing based on the analysis of the thermographic image of the human head.