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Title:
Development of a wearable activity tracker based on BBC micro:bit and its performance analysis for detecting bachata dance steps.
Authors:
Avci K; Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Izmir Democracy University, 35140, Izmir, Turkey. kemal.avci@idu.edu.tr.
Source:
Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2024 Dec 28; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 30700. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 28.
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Language:
English
Journal Info:
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101563288 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2045-2322 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20452322 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sci Rep Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s):
Original Publication: London : Nature Publishing Group, copyright 2011-
MeSH Terms:
Wearable Electronic Devices* , Accelerometry*/instrumentation , Accelerometry*/methods, Humans ; Dancing/physiology ; Smartphone ; Fitness Trackers ; Male ; Female ; Adult
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Contributed Indexing:
Keywords: Accelerometer; BBC:microbit board; Bachata dance steps; Wearable activity tracker
Entry Date(s):
Date Created: 20241227 Date Completed: 20241227 Latest Revision: 20250104
Update Code:
20250114
PubMed Central ID:
PMC11680584
DOI:
10.1038/s41598-024-78064-4
PMID:
39730411
Database:
MEDLINE

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The rising popularity of wearable activity tracking devices can be attributed to their capacity for gathering and analysing ambient data, which finds utility across numerous applications. In this study, a wearable activity tracking device is developed using the BBC micro:bit development board to identify basic bachata dance steps. Initially, a pair of smart ankle bracelets is crafted, employing the BBC micro:bit board equipped with a built-in accelerometer sensor and a Bluetooth module for transmitting accelerometer data to smartphones. Subsequently, a dataset encompassing six core bachata dance steps synchronized to four beats is created from ten participants to examine the performance of the system. A metric using squared Euclidean distance is applied for the accelerometer raw data to facilitate and standardize the automatic detection of the steps by the system. A user interface, built with Python and Tkinter library, is developed to enable automatic step detection using the accelerometer dataset. The results demonstrated a system accuracy rate of 79.2%.
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Declarations. Competing interests: The author declares no competing interests.