A State‐Of‐The‐Art Survey of Remote Photoplethysmography for Contactless Health Parameters Sensing

Abstract

Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) has emerged as a vital technology for remote healthcare, offering non‐invasive and accessible health monitoring through off‐the‐shelf standard video cameras. rPPG facilitates the assessment of key health indicators like heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) from video data, providing advantages in early disease diagnosis and routine health assessments. Recognizing its potential, researchers from multiple fields have substantially progressed rPPG by establishing a strong theoretical basis for signal acquisition and developing signal processing and data‐driven algorithms for rPPG extraction. While most rPPG reviews primarily focus on HR signal extraction methods, our research provides an overview of the potential scope of rPPG. We systematically organize research on rPPG signal acquisition and extraction techniques and provide a critical review of recent rPPG advancements in diverse health parameter estimation. Besides providing a thorough HR estimation review, we incorporate the extraction of derivative signals such as RR and SpO2 from rPPG data, including their applications and limitations. We also highlight the adaptation of Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning (DL), and Computer Vision (CV) techniques with rPPG technologies, and accumulate available critical rPPG resources like datasets, codes, and tutorials. Finally, we identify challenges and research gaps, such as motion artifacts, varying lighting conditions, and differences in skin tone. We aim to uplift advancements in rPPG systems by outlining future research directions. Our comprehensive review aims to support the development of robust and safe applications by advancing the field of contactless health parameter sensing.This article is categorized under: Application Areas > Health Care Technologies > Machine Learning Fundamental Concepts of Data and Knowledge > Human Centricity and User Interaction