Wearable technology for the next generation of sports performance and health monitoring

目前还没有实时、非侵入性的设备来监控运动和医疗保健应用的水分水平。NPL和QMUL一直在探索微波补水监测器的技术，这位博士生将开发一种智能设备，该设备有可能监测体育竞技场的实时补水变化。科学上的好处将是一种设备，可以主动监测一个人身体局部区域的水合情况，以及身体灌流如何相互作用。这项技术将使人们更好地了解一个人的健康状况，以及身体在高度脱水的情况下是如何运作的，这两种情况都会对人的健康和福祉产生重大有害影响。在体育界，将与圣玛丽大学现有的合作伙伴一起探索补水监测器的性能优势。学生将利用电子学、设计和微波传播技能开发下一代原型设备。目前的原型使用耳垂附件，需要容纳微波天线和无线电路，同时在低强度和适度运动时保持稳定的接触。现有的和开发的原型将使用生物材料进行评估，用于与频率相关的微波吸收测量，以及在运动人群中进行伦理批准的测量。由此产生的原型将通过知识产权和专利的开发极大地惠及体育和医疗保健行业。事实上，智能可穿戴技术具有吸引进一步金融投资的潜力，预计潜在销售市场将达到3200万GB。

There are currently no real-time, non-invasive devices to monitor hydration levels for sports and healthcare applications. NPL and QMUL have been exploring technology for a microwave hydration monitor and the PhD student will develop a SMART device that has the potential to monitor real-time hydration changes in the sports arena. The scientific benefits will be a device which can actively monitor a person's hydration in a localised region of the body, and how body perfusion interacts. The technology will lead to a better understanding of a person's health but also how the body operates in hyper to dehydration scenarios, both of which have significant detrimental effects on the person's health and well-being. In the sporting community, performance benefits of a hydration monitor will be explored with existing collaborations at St Mary's University. The student will develop the next generation of prototype devices using electronics, design and microwave propagation skills. The current prototype utilises an ear lobe attachment which needs to accommodate a microwave antenna and wireless circuitry while remaining in stable contact during low intensity and moderate exercise. Existing and developed prototypes will be evaluated using biomaterials for frequency-dependent microwave absorption measurements and ethically approved measurements in sports people. The resulting prototype will benefit the sports and healthcare industries enormously through development of IP and patents. Indeed, the SMART wearable technology has the potential to attract further financial investment with an estimated £32 million modestly predicted potential sales market.