By: Tyler Jorge
DESCRIPTION
This jacket is intended to be used as an anxiety monitoring wearable, illuminating the LEDs based on your live heart-rate. The jacket features 35 individual Neopixel LEDs wired in series, which are connected to a heartbeat sensor that is placed upon the users fingertip. The pulse data is sent to an Arduino Uno located in the left breast pocket, which flashes the LEDs based on your current heartrate. The Arduino is outfitted with a battery and charger to allow for maximum portability.
CONCEPT
This project started with the initial idea being a wearable that one could use in a nightlife setting — at a bar or club. This jacket would measure your heartrate in much the same way as the final product does, but would require everyone in the crowd to have one, so as to sync up everyone’s heartrate with the music. This concept evolved over the weeks as stress and anxiety built up with finals, and thus, the Anxiety Jacket was created in its stead.
PARTS LIST
- Arduino Uno
- Levi’s Denim Jacket
- x35 WS2182B Neopixel LEDs
- x1 PulseSensor heartrate sensor
- x1 18650 Li-Ion battery
- x1 TP4056 Li-Ion battery charger
- x1 MT3608 boost converter
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
CODE
https://gist.github.com/tizza555/636f2bae29646520e1bb6a8e3914cb03
WEARABILITY CRITERIA
- Contextual Awareness
– Being aware of your heart’s function & increasing/decreasing awareness
– Making adjustments to your breathing/mindfulness to achieve the green light (low BPM)
- Portability
– Having a battery attached to the Arduino allows for the wearable to be worn anywhere, anytime.
- Usefulness
– Useful for anyone with a heart (everyone)
– Useful for people with anxiety, or any kind of condition that impacts heartrate
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