Abstract

With the multitude of non-communicating wearable sensors, there is an urgent need to better combine wearable data streams in order to improve human health and well-being. A five-step process is proposed. The first step is to specify the human behavior that the data set will address. The second step is to critically assess primary measurement that allows the behavioral goal to be addressed. After this, other streams can be integrated in a hierarchical fashion based on their accuracy, precision and relevance. The third step is to perform a hierarchical synthesis of the multiple data streams. In the fourth step, the multiple data streams are integrated for practical use; we propose achieving this with wearable computers. The final step is that system retraining occurs, via Artificial Intelligence, so that an integrated wearable system can be individualized. A case study of Type 1 diabetes is used: this analysis and the proposed solutions illustrate the need for an urgent interdisciplinary debate to advance useful methods for combining data from divergent wearable sensors. Wearable fully integrated systems, programmed with Artificial Intelligence, will enable data from multiple wearable sensors to be optimized to improve individual well-being.

Highlights

  • The Wearable Sensor Market Is GrowingThe $1 billion wearable sensor market is predicted to grow ten-fold over the five years [1]

  • The multiple data streams are integrated for practical use; we propose achieving this with wearable computers

  • A case study of Type 1 diabetes is used: this analysis and the proposed solutions illustrate the need for an urgent interdisciplinary debate to advance useful methods for combining data from divergent wearable sensors

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Summary

A Five-Step Strategy to Combine Data Sources from Multiple Wearable Sensors

How to cite this paper: Levine, J.A. (2017) A Five-Step Strategy to Combine Data Sources from Multiple Wearable Sensors. How to cite this paper: Levine, J.A. (2017) A Five-Step Strategy to Combine Data Sources from Multiple Wearable Sensors. Received: December 31, 2016 Accepted: February 1, 2017 Published: February 4, 2017

Introduction
The Multiplicity of Wearable Sensors
Strategy to Build an Intelligent Multisensor System
Identification of a Specific Human Problem
Primary Measurement Verifies That the Problem Exists
Hierarchical Data Synthesis
System Training
Conclusion
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