PhysiCube: A Physiological Data Collection Unit using Wearable Sensors

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Project Summary: A prototype of a physiological data collection unit using wearable sensors. The system is designed to collect physiological data such as - Hear Rate (BPM), Skin Temperature, and Skin Conductance from the user and store it locally on a removable SD card at 45Hz. The duration of data collection sessions can be customized (increased/decreased) as per study requirement (default duration: 5 minutes). The timestamped raw data are stored on the SD card as a '.csv' file per session, which can be analyzed later on.
This device was the outcome of a collaborative research between the Mälardalen University (MDU), Västerås, Sweden, and the Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Bangladesh titled, “MONITOR-A Data-driven Intelligent MONITORring System to Improve Quality of Working Life.” The project aimed to monitor work-related stress in garment workers with the help of wearable sensors with funds from the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT). Apart from that, 3 datasets were also created (available upon request) containing relevant data.