Wearable technologies for assessing the effects of nature on physiological states

用于评估自然对生理状态影响的可穿戴技术

• 批准号: 544529-2019
• 负责人: BlainMoraes, Stefanie
• 金额: $ 0.57万
• 依托单位: McGill University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Plus Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=674598
• 关键词: Wearable; technologies; assessing; effects; nature

Wearable technologies have provided humans with the unprecedented ability to tune in to moment-to-momentvariations in their physiological state. The market for devices to monitor signals such as heart rate are floodedwith popular technologies, such as Fitbits. Of all commercially available devices, only a handful offer theability to measure electrodermal activity (EDA) - a measure of microcutaneous sweat that is highly correlatedwith emotional state, and which can provide a strong level of insight into an individual's mental and emotionalstate. Together with Thought Technology -- a company that has been developing sensors to measure andprovide feedback of physiological signals (including EDA) for decades -- this proposal aims to test and validatea novel wearable sensor that collects physiological signals in real-time and provides the user feedback in theform of sound. The wearable technology was developed as part of an NSERC Engage; this proposal developsnovel sonifications and provides a robust testing environment of the system by collecting data from individualsparticipating in a nature relaxation program.

可穿戴技术为人类提供了前所未有的能力，可以随时调整自己的生理状态变化。用于监测心率等信号的设备市场上充斥着Fitbit等流行技术。在所有商用设备中，只有少数设备能够测量皮肤电活动(EDA)--一种与情绪状态高度相关的微皮汗液测量方法，它可以提供对个人精神和情绪状态的强大洞察力。与Think Technology--一家几十年来一直在开发测量和提供生理信号反馈(包括EDA)的传感器的公司--一起，这项提案旨在测试和验证一种新型的可穿戴传感器，它可以实时收集生理信号，并以声音的形式向用户提供反馈。可穿戴技术是作为NSERC Engage的一部分开发的；该提案开发了新颖的音质，并通过收集参与自然放松计划的个人的数据提供了强大的系统测试环境。