1. Baseball & Wearable TechnologyDEVELOPMENT PROCESS
2. Challenges Bulky Hardware User Adaptability The Perfect
Swing Overall lack of time/resources
3. Batting Stance Theory A perfect swing may not exist BUTthere
are common movements playersmake throughout a successful swing
Studied several videos of homerun hittersto find common
gestures
8. Hardware: MicrocontrollerPowered by a AdafruitsFLORA
microcontroller
9. Hardware: BatteryThe 3.7v battery powersthe
FLORAmicrocontroller & all itscomponents
10. Hardware: Conductive ThreadConnects the FLORA toall its
componentsincluding: Battery Pressure sensor Accelerometer
Vibrating motor disk
11. Hardware: SensorsMeasures the pressure placedon each foot
throughout aplayers swingMeasures the position of thefoot on the x-
, y- & z- axis
12. Hardware: OutputVibrates on side of footwhen player needs
toswitch pressure on feet
13. Programming Overview Code Overview A combination of the C++
& Java were usedto program hardware & mobile app
Applications Used Libraries/applications were used to write
ourcode: Adafruit Arduiono 1.0.5.2 Processing 2.1.1
14. Programming: Hardware Arduino used to run sensors + extract
data For each, we used combinations of forloops(), if statements +
Boolean logic toextract data from sensors and generatefeedback via
sensors + the mobile app
15. Programming: Pressure sensor
16. Programming: Compass
17. Programming: Accelerometer
18. Output: Mobile App Mobile App Overview Apps target users
are both the players andcoaches looking to improve batting
stance
19. Mobile App Design Overview
20. Design Overview Majestics blue & red used for
inspiration Colors saturation will be modified to create abrighter,
tech-centered palette Fonts will be different variations
ofHelvetica Nueve White background to create contrast
21. Data Analysis Design Potential
22. Data Insights Potential
23. Data Insights Potential
24. Data Insights Potential
25. Programming: Mobile app Processing used to generate data
intovisuals that interact with data Used a combination of custom
functionswith for loops() and if statements togenerate colors and
shapes that representthe data over time
26. Programming: Pressure App
27. Programming: Compass App
28. Programming: Accelerometer App
29. Mobile App in Action
30. Mobile App in Action
31. Mobile App in Action
32. Product Potential Additional sensors: Pressure sensor in
ball and heel of each foot totrack pressure shift from front to
back Distance sensor on inside of each foot to detectwidth of
batters stance Bluetooth connection to communicate withmobile
application LED battery status indicator