A smartphone based activity analyzer for monitoring and encouraging exercise

Author

Kue, Nouaying ; Matthews, Kelsey ; Paiva, Nicholas ; Chabot, Eugene ; Burbank, Patricia ; Ying Sun

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr., Comput. & Biomed. Eng., Univ. of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA

fYear

2015

fDate

17-19 April 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Previously a microprocessor-based device, called Activity Analyzer with voice-Guidance for Independent Living Environments (AAGILE), was developed. The present project is focused on the implementation of AAGILE on a mobile platform that utilizes smartphone hardware such as the accelerometer and voice recording. The resulting app monitors and responds to user physical activity and inactivity; recorded voice messages will initiate to encourage exercise and/or provide instructions. This project has resulted in a cost-effective AAGILE system intended for increasing the level of activity for the older adults population.

Keywords

accelerometers; biomechanics; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; geriatrics; medical signal processing; microcomputers; patient monitoring; smart phones; AAGILE implementation; Activity Analyzer with voice-Guidance for Independent Living Environments; accelerometer; cost-effective AAGILE system; exercise encouraging; exercise instruction; exercise monitoring; microprocessor-based device; mobile platform; older adult activity; older adult population; smartphone app; smartphone based activity analyzer; smartphone hardware; user physical activity monitoring; user physical activity response; user physical inactivity monitoring; user physical inactivity response; voice message recording; voice recording; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Diseases; Monitoring; Smart phones; Sociology; Statistics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Biomedical Engineering Conference (NEBEC), 2015 41st Annual Northeast

Conference_Location

Troy, NY

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-8358-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NEBEC.2015.7117225

Filename

7117225