The contraction and relaxation of the heart muscle are controlled by the self-forming and impulse conduction system located in the heart, which is related to the central nervous system through external innervation.The cardiac muscle stimulating elect...
(Complete list of all blog entries in this series)(Update: I added a second screen shot and data about current consumption that I forgot in the first version. It was quite late yesterday...)Since this design challenge is now nearly finished, it...
I know I said my last post was the final one, but I decided to write one more summarizing some of the decisions I made, and what makes the Real Time Coach Athlete Monitoring System so great. The first critical decision that I made was to make th...
Title: Total Player MonitoringBy: Md. Kamrul HussainProject Category: Design ChallengeProject Name: Sudden Impact Wearables Design ChallengeBlog post: 09 Intro:It's an update on the temperature sensor ADT7320. It's a part of the module 0...
It has been a long run, but this will be the final blog post for Real Time Coach, and it's going to be a long one. First the hardware had to be assembled. As you can see in the pictures below, there is an arduino board with a wireless shield...
In this post I finish the presentation of components of used equipments.Arduino:Compared to the other Arduino boards, the Arduino Micro was the best choice for the smart clothes. It is based on the 8-bit ATmega32u4 microcontroller with 16 MHz clock s...
One more measurement feature that I added to the main unit is an electroencephalogram (EEG) module. The EEG module is mounted on the helmet and uses two active electrodes placed mounted on the sides of the helmet so that they touch the head ski...
Title: Total Player MonitoringBy: Md. Kamrul HussainProject Category: Design ChallengeProject Name: Sudden Impact Wearables Design ChallengeBlog post: 08Intro:This is a short update on detecting head impact injury using ADXL377 3 axis accelerometer. ...
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In this update I will show how I added a pulse oximetry measurement feature to my "Wearable Sudden Impact and Health Monitor" project. The pulse oximetry and heart rate module measures the Oxygen level in the blood and pulse rate. ...
(Complete list of all blog entries in this series)This is probably the second-to-last article about my project, on the last day I will try to upload a video showing how it all works together.On the weekend I went ahead and finally put together ...
Here is another update on my "Wearable Sudden Impact and Health Monitor" project. In this update I will show how I added a measurement feature for body temperature. The body temperature is measured using the Analog Devices ADT7320...
In this post I continue the presentation of components of provided equipments.4. Based on the ADXL362 chip, the following items are provided:a. EVAL-ADXL362Z: It is a 3-axis digital accelerometer board with different, ± 2 g, ± 4 g and ± 8 g of ...
Title: Total Player MonitoringBy: Md. Kamrul HussainProject Category: Design ChallengeProject Name: Sudden Impact Wearables Design ChallengeBlog post: 07 Intro:In my 3rd blog post [Part2.1 - Muscle activity [Calf Muscle]] I have proposed to use ...
Running the race until its end...Good morning and thank you to all the participants in the Sudden Impact Challenge - we've all been inspired by the solutions that have been produced to enhance safety and health of young athletes.As a reminder, the ...
I started to think more and more that time is passing and we are getting close to the end of this challenge. So I started to mount the various project parts together. Here is a picture of the main unit: I have built the main un...
In the next three days the posts will be about the components of provided and additional equipments. The today's players: 1. AD8232-EVALZThis is a single-lead, heart rate monitor front end is based on AD8232 chip. The functional block diagra...
Well, this actually may not be the final build. I would like to add a shoulder strap, but I am currently strapped for time, as I am in school and finals week is next week. Without further ado: For reference, one of those floor tiles is a 9 in. b...
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(Complete list of all blog entries in this series)I have mentioned multiple times that for my project I'm using s PSoC4 MCU from Cypress. But I never explained what is so special about these chips and what made them so useful for my application.P...
Title: Total Player MonitoringBy: Md. Kamrul HussainProject Category: Design ChallengeProject Name: Sudden Impact Wearables Design ChallengeBlog post: 06 Intro: It's going to be a short blog post today. I am presenting the full circuit ...
