Applying biorthogonal wavelets and a novel QuickLearn algorithm for an intelligent ballistocardographic chair

In this paper, we classified Ballistocardiogram (BCG) signals for healthy and unhealthy persons using QuickLearn (QL), a novel supervised on-line learning algorithm, and the Biorthogonal spline wavelets. At the first stage, the mapping level, the input data are represented to the multi input-single output Mapping Function (MF) with fixed weights during a training phase. We can select any kind of mathematical function for this map and its complexity depends on input data complexity. By representing input data to MF, it gives us a scalar value. After shifting and scaling that value to the range [0,T], we can round it to have y, an integer value. The second stage, matching level, only includes an array with T cells called Affine Look-up Table (ALT). Training phase for QL includes only one step and no learning cycles. In this single step, the integer value y is used as a reference address to call and upload label for corresponding input samples in N cells of ALT (copying label from cell [y-N/2] till cell [y+ N/2-1], data leakages to N-1 neighbor cells). In testing phase, we need only to recall and introduce the value of the cell with index y as the final output. Initial tests with BCG from six subjects (both healthy and unhealthy people) indicate that the method can classify the subjects into three classes with a high accuracy, high learning speed (elapsed time for learning around ten milliseconds), and very low computational load compared with the well-known neural networks such as Multilayer Perceptrons (learning time above five minutes).