A blood pressure measurement device comprising: - a pressurizing unit arranged to supply an inflation flow, via at least one supply line , to a wearable cuff adapted to pressurize a measurement site of a subject of interest, the pressurizing unit , the supply line and the wearable cuff forming a pneumatic flow circuit, - a pressure detection unit for detecting a cuff pressure (p 2 ) in a direct or mediate fashion, and - a control section comprising: - a blood pressure determination unit arranged to calculate a blood pressure value based on the cuff pressure (p 2 ) detected by the pressure detection unit during inflation when the cuff pressure (p 2 ) is increased by the pressurizing unit in accordance with a defined pressurizing regime, - a feed forward controller arranged to output a target inflation flow (I cuff ) signal based on a desired value ; of the cuff inflation rate (dp 2 /dt) or of the cuff pressure (p 2 ) in accordance with the pressurizing regime, and on a model of the pneumatic flow circuit underlying the pressurizing regime, and - a feedback controller arranged to minimize the error between the desired value and an actual measured signal for the desired value, wherein the output of the feed forward controller and the output of the feedback controller are combined to drive the pressurizing unit . - a pressurizing unit arranged to supply an inflation flow, via at least one supply line , to a wearable cuff adapted to pressurize a measurement site of a subject of interest, the pressurizing unit , the supply line and the wearable cuff forming a pneumatic flow circuit, - a pressure detection unit for detecting a cuff pressure (p 2 ) in a direct or mediate fashion, and - a control section comprising: - a blood pressure determination unit arranged to calculate a blood pressure value based on the cuff pressure (p 2 ) detected by the pressure detection unit during inflation when the cuff pressure (p 2 ) is increased by the pressurizing unit in accordance with a defined pressurizing regime, - a feed forward controller arranged to output a target inflation flow (I cuff ) signal based on a desired value ; of the cuff inflation rate (dp 2 /dt) or of the cuff pressure (p 2 ) in accordance with the pressurizing regime, and on a model of the pneumatic flow circuit underlying the pressurizing regime, and - a feedback controller arranged to minimize the error between the desired value and an actual measured signal for the desired value, wherein the output of the feed forward controller and the output of the feedback controller are combined to drive the pressurizing unit . - a blood pressure determination unit arranged to calculate a blood pressure value based on the cuff pressure (p 2 ) detected by the pressure detection unit during inflation when the cuff pressure (p 2 ) is increased by the pressurizing unit in accordance with a defined pressurizing regime, - a feed forward controller arranged to output a target inflation flow (I cuff ) signal based on a desired value ; of the cuff inflation rate (dp 2 /dt) or of the cuff pressure (p 2 ) in accordance with the pressurizing regime, and on a model of the pneumatic flow circuit underlying the pressurizing regime, and - a feedback controller arranged to minimize the error between the desired value and an actual measured signal for the desired value, <EOS>