Research Article

Linear Phase Sharp Transition BPF to Detect Noninvasive Maternal and Fetal Heart Rate

Figure 9

Illustration of the true reference FHR plotted with our algorithm computed FHRV for four sets of fetal frequency fiduciary edges of the BPF. The signal used is a one-minute trace of record r08, channel 4 of adfecgdb with filter order (ni is the time index corresponding to the ith computed fetal R-peak at the output of the FQRS detector). (a) Type 1: 27 Hz–53 Hz. (b) Type 2: 27 Hz–48 Hz. (c) Type 3: 35 Hz–53 Hz. (d) Type 4: 35 Hz–48 Hz. The dotted lines indicate the ±10 bpm tolerance assumed with respect to the reference FHR trace.
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