Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.24138/jcomss.v13i2.372
An IoT-aware Architecture to improve Safety in Sports Environments
Luca Catarinucci
; Innovation Engineering Department, University of Salento, Via per Monteroni, 73100, Lecce, Italy
Danilo De Donno
; Innovation Engineering Department, University of Salento, Via per Monteroni, 73100, Lecce, Italy
Luca Mainetti
; Innovation Engineering Department, University of Salento, Via per Monteroni, 73100, Lecce, Italy
Luigi Patrono
orcid.org/0000-0002-8591-1190
; Innovation Engineering Department, University of Salento, Via per Monteroni, 73100, Lecce, Italy
Maria Laura Stefanizzi
; Innovation Engineering Department, University of Salento, Via per Monteroni, 73100, Lecce, Italy
Luciano Tarricone
; Innovation Engineering Department, University of Salento, Via per Monteroni, 73100, Lecce, Italy
Abstract
The introduction of Internet of Things enabling technologies into the sport and recreational activities domain provide an interesting research challenge. Their adoption could significantly improve the sport experience and also the safety level of team sports. Despite this, only few attempts have been done to demonstrate the benefits provided by use of IoT technologies in sport environments. To fill this gap, this paper propose an IoT-aware Sport System based on the jointly use of different innovative technologies and standards. By exploiting the potentialities offered by an ultra-low-power Hybrid Sensing Network (HSN), composed of 6LoWPAN nodes integrating UHF RFID functionalities, the system is able to collect, in real time, both environmental parameters and players’ physiological data. Sensed data are then delivered to a Cloud platform where a monitoring application makes them easily accessible via REST Web Services. A simple proof of concept has demonstrated the appropriateness of the proposed solution.
Keywords
Internet of Things; Sport; Cloud; Wireless Sensor Network; mobile
Hrčak ID:
182532
URI
Publication date:
1.6.2017.
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