Consumer-Oriented Web of Things Solution for Competitive Swimmers

Abstract

AbstractThe current study address the question: can consumer-oriented Web of Things (WoT) leverage personal sports achievements? If properly exploited, accurate data collected via WoT architecture can help to gain valuable insights regarding personal sport achievements. The field of swimming suffers from a lack of budget in some countries. The direct consequences are lack of equipment and tools for swimmers and trainers, mainly for the purpose of recording swimming achievements and tracking them. This study presents a comprehensive solution for the following purposes: (1) provide a reliable swimming recording mechanism using consumer-oriented WoT; (2) provide abilities to produce and consume personal information based on collected data using Cloud Computing and emerging Web technologies. Moreover, putting data accuracy in the limelight, the WoT architecture aims to synchronize data between several wireless sensors and communicate collected data to the Cloud using minimal delay. The description about the interconnecting WoT architecture and the integrated mechanisms for reliable measurement of parameters by smart sensors and transmission of data via the Web is being presented. The main goal of the current research is to use WoT architecture for the design and implementation of a comprehensive solution for personal consumer-oriented WoT to leverage sports achievements. The research contribution is laying the basis to the future of consumer-oriented WoT for the individual level using Web and Computer Engineering.KeywordsWeb of ThingsWoT architectureConsumer-oriented WoTWoT for sport