ABSTRACT
The adoption of MEMS-enabled devices in health industry is on the rise due to their incorporation of various functionalities and sensors on the devices. The devices are highly portable and dissipate less energy. This chapter presents the architecture, design, and test results of a sports log application using MEMs. The architecture is based on nine-axis MEMS system consisting of three-axis digital gyroscope, accelerometer, and compass. The system uses Bluetooth wireless communication to communicate information from the sensors to the user’s smartphone. Using a simple and efficient algorithm, the system computes different types of information, such as distance covered and calories burnt by the person while walking or jogging. The information is displayed on the user’s smartphone according to the profile selected by the user. Various tests are performed to check the validity and statistical accuracies of our results.
