Biosensor Array

Overview

Concept

Mitch Altman proposed a Global Hackerspace Challenge and PS:One accepted. The full description of the Challenge is at Global Hackerspace Challenge.

Mission

We are building an array of biosensors as part of our program to:

1. familiarize people with collecting data
2. provide useful health related information displayed in a digestible manner to the device wearer
3. provide larger data samples to medical professionals should the user choose to share what they have collected
4. promote healthy living and health awareness
5. encourage hobby electronics by using open sourced hardware

Our initial audience for this device kit will be secondary schools and colleges. It will be marketed as an educational and personal experimental tool. The array will collect data from various sensors attached to the test subject's body and then make that data available to the experimenter. The project will use as many common consumer parts as possible.

A $900 Paypal budget will be provided by element14. The terms of the Challenge require that it use a microcontroller and a "portable power source" bought from element14.

The Team

As of 15 Mar 2011:

• Bill Mania
• Avner Shanan
• Shawn Blaszak
• Philip Strong
• Eric Hanley
• Drew Fustini
• LeRoy Pinto

Product Line

General Student Kit

for the kids this is the primary kit we are developing for the GGHC.

This kit includes wired sensors and a mother microcontroller enough to get students involved in data logging.

• Mother Arduino
• Sensor: Body Temperature
• Sensor: Oxygen Saturation
• Sensor: Heartrate
• Sensor: Galvanic Skin Response
• Sensor: Respiratory Volume/Frequency
• Sensor: Carbon Dioxide Output

Wireless Student Kit

• Same as General Student Kit but the sensors are wireless via ardunio minis + xbee shields. Just in case wires aren't your thing.
  • Note: XBee modules have ADC and PWM out so they can act like a substitute for an actual wire without any additional microcontroller. A good option if the remote sensor needs no additional processing at its location on the body.

Expandable Modules

for the Mad Scientists, Cyclists, Marathoners, and Runners.

These sensors and devices are too hardcore to be included in the basic package but we wanted to provide them should you need to take over the world. Most have another ardunio onboard.

• EEG
• ECG/EKG
• EMG
• GPS
• Analog Logging Device
• Wireless Device Node
• Body Harness
• 3rd Party Device Node
  • Fitbit
  • Wii Fit

Guides

Community

PS:1 Group on element14

Official element14 Group

PS:1 GGHC Google Group

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