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Ask HN: Heartbeat from ECG?
I recently lost my mother to cancer. For some reason, this idea is stuck in my head that if I hear her heartbeat it will make me feel a lot better. Is it possible to generate the heartbeat sound using an ECG image using computer vision and ML?
- dosshell 7y agoYou don't need that fancy tools. An RGB camera with simple linear filters will give you an rPPG signal if you are stationary. And then you can trigger a sound from each detected top. You can also buy cheap ppg readers that are very easy to use. However: one defect by using PPG is that you will have a delay between heartbeat and signal due to the time for the blood to move. Or you could work on the fear...