The aim of this master’s thesis is to analyse methods that are used for monitoring athlete’s activities and a description of current technical solutions with a focus on heart rate and respiratory rate monitoring. The presented solution shows the possibilities of using available open source SW and HW technologies and their implementation in the design of an integrated tool for monitoring sports activities with the iOS operating system.

This diploma thesis deals with the variability of pulse wave velocity. It studies the variability of cardiovascular signals. It presents the research of measurement of pulse wave velocity and its analysis in physiology and pathological physiology. Applies spectral analysis in Matlab to a data set. It evaluates and reviews the results of this analysis