Team Members: Zachary Asmussen, Chad Di Lauro, Dylan Holloway, Andrew Pavey, Cameron Schimmoller, Keenan Wulff
The wrist has long been a dominant place for wearable biometric sensors, but it does present some drawbacks, the largest of these include difficulties in checking real-time data and having enough space for useful electronics. A problem many high-performance athletes and workers face is getting real-time data about their performance without having to check their wrist or phone consistently. Additionally, the size and placement of the device limits the amount and type of useful data that can be collected. Finally, people engaged in physical activity can lose focus without realizing it, which can detriment performance.
ActiView is a biometric sensing system centralized on the head. Instead of users needing to look at their wrist to view their data, an on-device heads-up-display (HUD) allows the wearer to continuously see relevant information. ActiView wraps its electronics around the head of the user, allowing the product to extend its capabilities beyond simply gathering heart rate. Additionally, ActiView employs the use of electroencephalography (EEG) technology, allowing real-time monitoring of users’ focus. In this way, ActiView brings lab-quality data to everyone.
Health is a big part of our daily lives, and as such ActiView is able to help anyone looking to energize their workout routine. In short, ActiView is for rock climbers, bikers, runners, or any athlete looking to record useful health data in a more convenient way. On top of this, employees working in hard physical labor jobs could use this to ensure that they are not engaged in harsh physical activity when it might detriment their health.
ActiView combines the use of a HUD and EEG analysis to set itself apart from normal fitness tracking devices. Other competing head-mounted wearables separate into two camps: those that monitor EEG, and those that monitor other health data. ActiView combines these, and adds a HUD for real-time monitoring, allowing users to focus on the activity rather than the device. Using EEG, ActiView will alert you if losing focus. If your state of mind is dangerous for your current activity, you will now know that and be able to see that without ever taking your eyes off what’s in front of you. Finally, ActiView includes a mobile app solution called ApptiView, which gives users a place to monitor workout progress over time. ApptiView provides workout visualization and options to control ActiView.