When the heart pumps the blood and circulates it among the blood vessels of the body, the changed blood pressure is detected by the transmitter and then reflected back to the receiver accordingly. It is a digital device and uses mainly infrared (IR) transmitter (mainly IR LED) and receiver (mainly IR photo-transistor or IR photo-detector). Clipping sensors were utilized to sense the heart rate of an individual from the finger tips.
This work reports a design and simulation processes of an Arduino microcontroller based heart rate measurement and monitoring system in Proteus environment. Hence, many health care devices and monitoring systems are being designed to keep track of the heart disease. Therefore, this disease should be taken seriously. If a person can monitor his/her heart rate regularly then he/she can detect heart disease early and thus he/she can enjoy longer life span.
