eHealth 360°. International Summit on eHealth, Budapest, Hungary, June 14-16, 2016, Revised Selected Papers

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SPW-1: A Low-Maintenance Wearable Activity Tracker for Residential Monitoring and Healthcare Applications

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-49655-9_37,
        author={Xenofon Fafoutis and Balazs Janko and Evangelos Mellios and Geoffrey Hilton and R. Sherratt and Robert Piechocki and Ian Craddock},
        title={SPW-1: A Low-Maintenance Wearable Activity Tracker for Residential Monitoring and Healthcare Applications},
        proceedings={eHealth 360°. International Summit on eHealth, Budapest, Hungary, June 14-16, 2016, Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={EHEALTH360},
        year={2017},
        month={1},
        keywords={Wearable technologies Bluetooth Low Energy Internet of Things eHealth Healthcare technologies},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-319-49655-9_37}
    }
    
  • Xenofon Fafoutis
    Balazs Janko
    Evangelos Mellios
    Geoffrey Hilton
    R. Sherratt
    Robert Piechocki
    Ian Craddock
    Year: 2017
    SPW-1: A Low-Maintenance Wearable Activity Tracker for Residential Monitoring and Healthcare Applications
    EHEALTH360
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-49655-9_37
Xenofon Fafoutis1,*, Balazs Janko2,*, Evangelos Mellios1,*, Geoffrey Hilton1,*, R. Sherratt2,*, Robert Piechocki1,*, Ian Craddock1,*
  • 1: University of Bristol
  • 2: University of Reading
*Contact email: xenofon.fafoutis@bristol.ac.uk, b.janko@reading.ac.uk, evangelos.mellios@bristol.ac.uk, geoff.hilton@bristol.ac.uk, r.s.sherratt@reading.ac.uk, r.j.piechocki@bristol.ac.uk, ian.craddock@bristol.ac.uk

Abstract

In this paper, we present SPW-1; a low-profile versatile wearable activity tracker that employs two ultra-low-power accelerometers and relies on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for wireless communication. Aiming for a low maintenance system, SPW-1 is able to offer a battery lifetime of multiple months. Measurements on its wireless performance in a real residential environment with thick brick walls, demonstrate that SPW-1 can fully cover a room and - in most cases - the adjacent room, as well. SPW-1 is a research platform that is aimed to be used both as a data collecting tool for health-oriented studies outside the laboratory, but also for research on wearable technologies and body-centric communications. As a result, SPW-1 incorporates versatile features, such as external sensor support, various powering options, and accelerometer configuration options that can support a wide range applications from kinematics to long-term activity recognition.