Ford Seat Drivers Can Heart Health Monitor

The high number of traffic accidents caused by a heart attack while driving, making the car manufacturer Ford developed a car seat that can monitor heart activity driver.

Ford car manufacturer in the United States is currently developing a car seat that is equipped with a monitor heart activity.

The latest technology is still in early prototype stage is using technology electrocardiograph (ECG) or electrocardiograph (ECG) to track the electrical impulses in the heart of the driver and spot irregularities as signs of a heart attack or some other cardiovascular problems, for example, to remind the driver to seek medical help .

Typically, clinical ECG machine to be attached to the skin via electrodes, but in this application has 6 car seats ECG sensor built-in 'contactless' that can detect cardiac activity through clothing.

Parties Ford said in the last test, heart monitor contactless system demonstrated the ability to give accurate readings for 98 percent of driving time at 95 percent of drivers tested.

"Monitor the heart of this car seat will also be able to detect symptoms of other conditions, such as high blood pressure or electrolyte imbalance," said Dr Achim Lindner, a medical officer at the Ford Research Centre, as detikOto quotes from Ford's official website on Thursday (26 / 5 / 2011).

According to Dr Lindner, this technology not only benefits the driver, but also can make the roads safer for all users.

Ford also plans to connect the seat with a heart monitor other safety systems. They have tested the prototype to see how it might work with systems that alert drivers to pull over and seek medical help or even give a warning on direct medical officer.

This new technology is expected to reduce road accidents associated with cardiovascular events. Recent research from the European Union for three years, the project Methods of Roadside Testing and Assessment for Licensing estimates that drivers with heart disease are on average 23 percent more likely to have an accident. This figure increased to 52 percent for drivers with angina (cardiovascular disorders due to abnormalities of coronary arteries).

Innovation ECG car seat is the result of collaboration between engineers from Ford's European Research Centre in Aachen, Germany, and researchers at the Rheinisch-Westfalische Technische Hochschule in Aachen University.

Previously, Ford also announced that it has had an application that can monitor the health condition of the driver and to tell if it is possible for the driver sick.