Using Sensor Networks to Measure Intensity in Sporting Activities

Abstract

Abstract. The deployment of sensor networks is both widespread and varied with more niche applications based on these networks. In the case study provided in this work, the network is provided by two football teams with sensors generating continuous heart rate values for the duration of the activity. In wireless networks such as these, the requirement is for complex methods of data management in order to deliver more and more powerful query results. In effect, what is required is a traditional database-style query interface where domain experts can continue to probe for the answers required in more specialised environments. This paper describes a system and series of experiments that requires powerful data management capabilities to meet the requirements of sports scientists.

Data transformation and query management in personal health sensor networks

“…In earlier work [23], we described how we deployed the different sensor networks and created common wrapper algorithms to provide the necessary context to interpret different activities and groups. This process was automated to allow simple queries to be expressed using a standard query language.…”