Spectral Analysis of Photoplethysmography Based on EEMD Method

Abstract

In this paper, the proposed algorithm based on Hilbert-Huang Transform (HHT) is used to analyze the photoplethysmography (PPG) signal. In fact, PPG is nonlinear and nonstationary signal which is suitable for HHT method to achieve the capability of precise decomposition. The time series data are decomposed into Intrinsic Mode Function (IMF) with Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (EEMD) algorithm. This study proposed a novel instantaneous pulse rate variability (iPRV) measurement based on EEMD method to analyze the very high frequency band (0.4-0.9Hz) of IMF5 which contains heart rhythm component.