One third of the American population is obese or near obese, and $150 billion is spent in weight management.  Current devices to monitor weight are expensive, and niche products are designed for health enthusiasts. This project investigates user needs, development and commercialization steps for a low cost health management belt

Talreja, Raghav

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Wayne State UniversityROEU 2017-18 Research Opportunities for EngineeringUndergraduates (ROEU) Program1-1-2018Low Cost Waist Line Circumference HealthManagement BeltRaghav TalrejaWayne State University, fq3502@wayne.eduThis Poster is brought to you for free and open access by the Research Opportunities for Engineering Undergraduates (ROEU) Program atDigitalCommons@WayneState. It has been accepted for inclusion in ROEU 2017-18 by an authorized administrator ofDigitalCommons@WayneState.Recommended CitationTalreja, Raghav, "Low Cost Waist Line Circumference Health Management Belt" (2018). ROEU 2017-18. 5.https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/roeu_2017-18/5College of EngineeringCollege of EngineeringFlow Chart of Signal ProcessingThank you to the ROEU Program, College of Engineering, the Biomedical Engineering Department, and Dr. Avanaki for their continued supportOpportunity & Significance§ 1/3 of American population is obese or near obese§ $150 billion spent in weight management§ Current devices are expensive and niche products designed for health enthusiastsResultsRelated Work § Nothing like this at WSU§ Similar belt concept by Welt but over $200Advisor: Mohammad Avanaki, Ph.D. Biomedical EngineeringStudent: Raghav TalrejaUser Wearing Prototype  -0.500.511.522.531.1 1.4 1.6 2 2.3 2.9 3.6Change in Force Change in Waist Circumference (cm)Change in Waist Circumference vs. Change in ForceForce 1 Force 2 Force 3 F1 Trendline F2 Trendline F3 TrendlineForce 1: R² = 0.8203y = -0.0003x3 + 0.0112x2 - 0.0402x + 0.8539Force 2: R² = 0.8257y = 0.0001x3 - 0.0052x2 + 0.0833x + 0.2716Force 3: R² = 0.9196 y = 6E-05x3 - 0.0031x2 + 0.1834x -0.2719Equations Derived from Data CollectionSimulated iOS Data Collection ApplicationCircuit SchematicForce Sensor SchematicSample Data ProcessingOriginal New Change in Force (%)Change (cm) Force 1 Force 2 Force 3 Force 1 Force 2 Force 3 Force 1 Force 2 Force 31.10 517 50 332 952 69 359 0.84 0.38 0.081.50 1036 51 1374 2011 77 1758 0.94 0.52 0.282.00 3164 59 2593 6802 109 6508 1.15 0.84 1.512.30 3963 58 4127 10620 98 11431 1.68 0.69 1.772.70 17261 168 38261 51094 289 102158 1.96 0.72 1.673.10 17372 180 39675 64625 344 152749 2.72 0.91 2.85Planned Neural Network ImplementationDesign User Needs§ Lightweight and compact§ Aesthetically pleasing§ Little to no user input requiredFuture Development § Implementing neural network code§ Custom board to miniaturize belt§ Mobile application developmentCommercialization Plan§ Implementing it in a Mobile app § Patent filing: Plan to work with WSU Tech. Commercialization officeReferences§ Moore, Michael. “Samsung Launched Its First Smart BELT.”, Express.co.uk, 6 Sept. 2016Methods Future Results

Low Cost Waist Line Circumference Health Management Belt

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