Project
# | Title | Team Members | TA | Documents | Sponsor |
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66 | Smart Exercising Assistant |
Akhil Kandimalla Platon Slynko William Gammon |
Kyle Michal | other1.docx other2.docx other3.ino other4.sch other5.brd proposal1.pdf |
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Team: As a team, (Platon Slynko, William Gammon, Akhil Kandimalla) we are proposing a smart wearable exercising tech. Problem: Today, almost everyone is exercising in some way or another but many are uninformed when it comes to the execution of some workout techniques. Every day, there are more than 10,000 people treated in emergency rooms across the country for injuries stemming from sports, recreation, and exercise. Without proper guidance from personal trainers on proper techniques, this puts people at a higher risk of injury while exercising. Solution: We are proposing a smart wearable tech to improve exercising techniques. The person who is wearing this technology would exercise as usual with data being gathered in the background using BLE sensors attached to the wrists, arm, and shoulder. The data collected would be processed using a central hub located on the torso. This data would be sent via bluetooth to an app where the user would select what workout they are doing, and our system can provide feedback on potential improvements of motion and accuracy. An example of how this would work: suppose you are doing bicep curls. The proper way to do them is to keep elbows in the same position, perpendicular to the ground. The system would track earth acceleration and compare data from all 3 sensors at each arm to deduce elbow position. Using acceleration we can deduce location by taking integrals with certain constants. So, if the proper technique is in place, acceleration at the shoulder and at the elbow should align, since elbow would be pointing downward. If the elbow is not aligned with the shoulder, there would be an angle between them and the system would be able to tell the user to mind his elbows when doing the exercise. Subsystems: Each of the sensors involved would have an internal gyroscope and accelerometer and would use BLE technology to communicate with the main module. These BLE beacon and sensors would have integrated batteries. Since distance tracking is not an easily available technology, we would be using accelerometers and gyroscopes to keep track of the body movement during exercising. The main module that would be worn on the chest would consist of a power module, a Bluetooth receiver, a microprocessor to analyze the data in real time, and send this data via bluetooth to our app where it can give real time advice on how to improve on motion and accuracy of the certain exercise. |