ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the components of human monitoring systems. It describes the state of the art in human performance sensing and modeling. The chapter also discusses applications for human performance monitoring. It presents potential applications of human monitoring systems in the fields of healthcare, rehabilitation, fitness and athletics. Jack Blackhurst et al. discussed the motivation, need, and how Department of Defense should lead in developing human performance monitoring and augmentation technologies. A typical human monitoring system is comprised of three major elements: sensors, data acquisition and communication, and data processing and analytics. Of the three major elements of the human monitoring system, human performance modeling is directly concerned with data processing and analytics. In a data-driven model, data is used to understand the relationships between the potential predictor variables and the performance outcome. "Verification" and "validation" are often used as terms to ensure that a system, process, a model, performs to internal and external standards.
