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Johnson Health Tech: Wearable running tracker to measure acceleration and deceleration profiles

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Project Overview

Johnson Health Tech manufactures a large portfolio of motorized treadmills for their clientele and are actively seeking to make treadmill running as similar to overground running as possible to pioneer a flagship machine in a currently untapped market. However, there is currently only a single industry standard linear acceleration/deceleration value at which these treadmills speed up or slow down (0.5m/s2). This is not ideal because during overground running exercises humans do not naturally accelerate at linear rates and are limited by this when trying to engage in sprint or interval workouts in which quick bursts of acceleration and deceleration are involved. Therefore, Johnson Health Tech would like the team to design a wearable activity tracker that can be used to collect valuable overground data about the natural acceleration/deceleration profiles of their athletes. In addition to collecting the data of these athletes, the device must also have the correct software and storage mechanisms to organize, store, and output the data to a proper database for retention and future analysis.

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Team members from left to right: Joshua Niesen, Aaron Patterson, Ben Lawonn, Jenna Warden, Austin Gavigan
Team members from left to right: Joshua Niesen, Aaron Patterson, Ben Lawonn, Jenna Warden, Austin Gavigan

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Team Members

  • Joshua Niesen - Team Leader
  • Austin Gavigan - Communicator
  • Aaron Patterson - BSAC
  • Benjamin Lawonn - BWIG
  • Jenna Warden - BPAG

Advisor and Client

  • Dr. Christa Wille - Advisor
  • Rebecca Alcock - Client
  • Ms. Staci Quam - Alternate Contact

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