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Ambient health monitoring: the smartphone as a body sensor network component

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posted on 2023-06-08, 16:22 authored by Tudor Pascu, Martin WhiteMartin White, Natalia BeloffNatalia Beloff, Zeeshan Patoli, Leon Barker
Inertial measurement units used in commercial body sensor networks (e.g. animation suits) are inefficient, difficult to use and expensive when adapted for movement science applications concerning medical and sports science. However, due to advances in micro-electro mechanical sensors, these inertial sensors have become ubiquitous in mobile computing technologies such as smartphones. Smartphones generally use inertial sensors to enhance the interface usability. This paper investigates the use of a smartphone’s inertial sensing capability as a component in body sensor networks. It discusses several topics centered on inertial sensing: body sensor networks, smartphone networks and a prototype framework for integrating these and other heterogeneous devices. The proposed solution is a smartphone application that gathers, processes and filters sensor data for the purpose of tracking physical activity. All networking functionality is achieved by Skeletrix, a framework for gathering and organizing motion data in online repositories that are conveniently accessible to researchers, healthcare professionals and medical care workers.

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  • Published

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Journal

InImpact: The Journal of Innovation Impact

ISSN

2051-6002

Publisher

Future Technology Press

Issue

1

Volume

6

Page range

62-65

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  • Informatics Publications

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  • Yes

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2013-11-19

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2013-11-19

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2013-11-19

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