The Industrial Technology Research Institute invented and released iSportWeaR, a radar-powered accessory that can track a user's physiological data and is integrated into items like sunglasses and bike handlebars. The device measures heart rate, breathing rate, and physical measurables like cycling posture and resting status without requiring sensors to touch the user's skin. The module works both indoors and outdoors in environments with humidity levels between 10% and 90% and temperatures between 41 and 122 degrees Fahrenheit.
The iSportWear also provides precise readings even when the user is soaked in perspiration or wearing gloves, and it can send and receive signals over Bluetooth with measurement ranges of 6 to 60 bpm for respiration rates and 48 to 240 bpm for heart rate. If a user's physiological data is abnormal, iSportWeaR automatically sends alerts to their smartphones in order to prevent damage or probable heat exhaustion. In a personal database, an athlete's long-term history is also kept.
The "Digital Twin for Sport Guidance with Vital Sign Sensing," a system that uses contactless detection technology and data analytics to virtually inform indoor bike and flywheel competitors on their breathing, biomechanics, and mobility, was also unveiled this week at CES in Las Vegas by the Industrial Technology Research Institute. The platform uses a depth camera for motion capture and skeletal imaging, and it precisely analyzes respiration rate through thermal sensing. The analytics are compared to those of elite riders. Then an automated coach makes training changes and suggestions.
Lastly, the "Athletic Armband for Contactless EMG Detection" from ITRI is a wearable electromyographic device that monitors electrical impulses from muscles without making skin contact. Muscular strength, muscle activation, tiredness, and injury risk are all measured by the armband. The wearable uses redistribution layer (RDL) and flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) technologies to sense distances of up to 0.3 mm.
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(Sources Taipei Times, CES)