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A new way to monitor health and recovery of athletes: VitalCSI uses ordinary Wi-Fi to monitor breathing
A new way to monitor health and recovery of athletes: VitalCSI uses ordinary Wi-Fi to monitor breathing
Researchers Nivedita Bijlani, Tom Michaelis, João Jorge, and Mauricio Villarroel from the Podium Institute and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering have developed VitalCSI, a prototype contactless respiratory rate monitoring system that uses consumer-grade Wi-Fi to measure breathing without the need for wearable devices, cameras, or direct physical contact with athletes.
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