Data stream processing in fetal monitoring system: II. Application to signal processing

Fetal monitoring system belongs to signal processing system class. The main functions of the system are signal acquisition from bedside monitors, on-line trace analysis and dynamic presentation of incoming data. Collected data set is controlled by centralised application. Relational database management system cannot process samples of high frequency biomedical signals on-line. Therefore, we decide to build our own data management system dedicated to stream processing that support continuous query. This paper describes a method of building a query plan based on proposed algebra. The presented example of application enables implementation of algorithm determining long- and short-term indices for fetal heart rate variability assessment on the basis of declarative query language. Our solution enables to define query based on data streams that make the updated answers currently available.