Science of Emotion and Sensibility (감성과학)

Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility (한국감성과학회)
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Development of a Modular Clothing System for User-Centered Heart Rate Monitoring based on NFC

NFC 기반 사용자 중심의 모듈형 심박측정 의류 시스템 개발

  • 조하경 ((주)비와이엔 블랙야크 기획본부 R&D팀) ;
  • 조상우 (호서대학교 골프산업학과) ;
  • 조광연 ((주)비와이엔 블랙야크 기획본부 R&D팀)
  • Received : 2020.01.28
  • Accepted : 2020.03.05
  • Published : 2020.06.30
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Abstract

This study aimed to develop a modular smart clothing system for heart rate monitoring that reduces the inconvenience caused by battery charging and the large size of measurement devices. The heart rate monitoring system was modularized into a temporary device and a continuous device to enable heart rate monitoring depending on the requirement. The temporary device with near-field communication (NFC) and heart rate sensors was developed as a clothing attachment type that enables heart rate monitoring via smart phone tagging when required. The continuous device is based on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication and batteries and was developed to enable continuous heart rate measurement via a direct connection to the temporary device. Furthermore, the temporary device was configured to connect with a textile electrode made of a silver-based knitted fabric designed to be located below the pectoralis major muscle for heart rate measurement. Considering the user-experience factors, key functions, and the ease of use, we developed an application to automatically log through smart phone tagging to improve usability. To evaluate the accuracy of the heart rate measurement, we recorded the heart rate of 10 healthy male subjects with a modular smart clothing system and compared the results with the heart rate values measured by the Polar RS800. Consequently, the average heart rate value measured by the temporary system was 85.37, while that measured by the reference device was 87.03, corresponding to an accuracy of 96.73%. No significant difference was found in comparison with the reference device (T value = -1.892, p = .091). Similarly, the average heart rate measured by the continuous system was 86.00, while that measured by the reference device was 86.97, corresponding to an accuracy of 97.16%. No significant difference was found in terms of the heart rate value between the two signals (T value = 1.089, p = .304). The significance of this study is to develop and validate a modular clothing system that can measure heart rates according to the purpose of the user. The developed modular smart clothing system for heart rate monitoring enables dual product planning by reducing the price increase due to unnecessary functions.

본 연구의 목적은 심박 측정용 기기 및 의류에 있어 배터리 충전 및 기기의 부피감으로 인한 불편함을 개선하고, 사용자 편의성을 고려하여 목적에 따른 심박 측정을 가능케 하는 심박 측정용 스마트 의류 시스템을 개발하고자 하였다. 심박 측정 기기는 2가지 타입으로 모듈화되어 개발되었으며, 탈부착을 통해 목적형 및 지속적 심박 측정이 가능하도록 구성하였다. 목적형 심박측정 기기는 NFC(Near Field Communication), 심박 센서를 내장하고 필요시에 스마트 폰 태깅을 통해 심박 측정이 가능하게 하는 의류에 부착된 타입으로 개발되었으며, 지속형 심박 측정 기기는 BLE(Bluetooth Low Energy) 통신 및 배터리를 내장하여 목적형 기기와 결합을 통해 통신 및 전원을 지원, 지속적으로 심박 측정이 가능한 시스템으로 구성되었다. 심박 측정을 위한 섬유 전극은 은사 기반의 편물 전극으로, 심박 측정에 용이하도록 대흉근 아래에 위치하도록 디자인되었으며, 목적형 심박측정 기기가 전극과 연결되도록 구성되었다. 연동되는 어플리케이션은 사용자 경험요소, 주요기능 및 사용편의성 등을 고려하여 개발되었으며, 사용성 향상을 위하여 스마트 폰 태깅을 통해 자동 동기화가 되도록 개발되었다. 본 연구에서 개발된 심박측정 스마트 의류 시스템의 심박측정 정확도를 평가하기 위하여, 10명의 20대 남성 피험자를 대상으로 2단계의 실험을 설계하고 진행하였으며, POLAR RS800을 통해 측정되는 신호를 기준 심박으로 비교·분석하였다. 그 결과, 목적형 스마트 의류 시스템의 평균 심박수는 85.37, 기준 기기 심박수는 87.03으로 96.73%의 정확도를 갖는 것으로 분석되었으며, T 값 -1.892 (p=.091)로 두 신호간의 유의한 차이는 없는 것으로 분석되었다. 지속형 스마트 의류 시스템의 평균 심박수는 86.00, 기준 기기 심박수는 86.97로 97.16%의 정확도를 보였으며, T 값 -1.089(p=0.304)로 두 시스템 간의 측정 차이는 없는 것으로 분석되었다. 본 연구에서는 사용자의 목적에 따라 심박측정이 가능한 모듈형 스마트 의류 시스템을 개발하고 검증한 것에 의의가 있다. 또한, 모듈화 된 심박측정 의류 시스템 개발로 불필요한 기능으로 인한 가격 상승을 줄임으로써 이원화된 상품 기획의 가능성을 제시하였다.

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