- 소형 공기챔버를 센서소자로 사용하는 새로운 호식기류 계측기술
- ㆍ 저자명
- 김경아,이재헌,김군진,이태수,차은종,Kim. Kyung-Ah,Lee. Jae-Hun,Kim. Goon-Jin,Lee. Tae-Soo,Cha. Eun-Jong
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 센서학회지
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2004년|13권 2호|pp.79-84 (6 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 한국센서학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 기타
Asthma is one of the important respiratory diseases requiring home self care usually performed by commercialized peak expiratory flow meter (PEFM). However, this simple device can measure only single parameter, PEF, due to its purely mechanical principle, significantly limiting desease management quality. The present study introduced a new expiratory flow measurement technique by miniatured air expansion chamber easily installed within PEFM. Continuous pressure signal obtained from the chamber demonstrated an accurate quadratic relationship with flow. The volume measurement error was $<{pm}1%$ well within the American Thoracic Society (ATS) criteria of 3%. Important spirometric parameters of FVC, PEF, and FEF25-75% were all accurately estimated with correlation coefficients > 0.95. The present technique obtains continuous expiratory air flow signal, making possible and convenient to perform spirometric test at home. Electronic interface capability would be also useful for remote asthma management.