Date of Graduation

1999

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Type

MS

Committee Chair

Stephanie A. Schuckers

Committee Member

Stuart K. Tewksbury

Committee Member

Hany H. Ammar

Committee Member

Mark A. Jerabek

Abstract

About 350,000 people die each year due to sudden cardiac death. The use of the Implantable Cardioverter / Defibrillator (ICD) makes it possible for an emergency defibrillation system to be always available to those patients that in high risk of sudden cardiac death. For this kind of technique, real-time detection and identification of arrhythmia automatically is important. Detection of arrhythmia usually involves complex algorithmic calculations, reducing the ability to provide immediate therapy. In this project, Analog Device’s ADSP-21062 digital signal processor is introduced as a candidate for the main processor of ICD. Cross-correlation, a method for detecting arrhythmias, is used in this project as the detection scheme. This project demonstrates that the ADSP-21062 is able to process the ECG in a timely fashion.

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