Development of a Strength Training Measurement Device

Final Presentation

Team 19
Kendall Parker Sponsor: Dr. Michael Devine
Brad Bone
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Camilo Ordonez
Manny Cabrera
Fiona Robertson Instructor: Dr. Chiang Shih
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PowerTrak is revolutionizing the way athletes train by

incorporating innovative technology to track power progression.

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Motivation: Athletic Performance Training

Athleticism is measured by a few key factors
Strength vs. Power
Athletes monitor both
Most training only targets portions of the
Force-Velocity curve
Elite athletic training focuses on shifting the
entire F-V curve
Entire shifts result in increase in power,
strength, and athleticism

Figure 1. Athletic Performance Progression

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Customer Surveys
Seven trainers in the Tallahassee area, average of 10 years experience

3 from Premier Health and Fitness

2 from Atlas Fit

2 from Florida A&M University

Common feedback:

A power measurement device would be useful to track their clients progress & overall health

Jerk is not a significant measurement for athletics

Common power measuring exercises: bench press, deadlift, and squat

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Market Assessment
Heart-Rate Mobile App
Name Type Price
Tracking? Sync?

FitBit Wearable $150-$250

BarSensei Tethered $495

Atlas Fit Wearable $199

FORM Collar Tethered $249

GymWatch Wearable $199

Figure 3. Bar Sensei

Figure 2. Fitbits line of wristbands

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House of Quality (HOQ)

Key Takeaways
#1 EC = relaying
workout metrics
No device has
everything
A complete,
affordable
workout assistant
is essential to
customer
satisfaction

Figure 4. Team 19 House of Quality [7-11]

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Project Definition
Need Statement
The market for wearable power measurement devices lacks an all encompassing product that
is both accurate and affordable.

Goal Statement
Use off the shelf components to create a strength training workout assistant that will sync to a
smartphone app. Features will include heart rate monitoring and power & strength metrics to
create a more complete user workout.

Target Market
Professional/Advanced Athletes and their trainers, intermediate to advanced gym-goers

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Target Customers
High School Nearly 8 million students participating in competitive high school athletics

College More than 500,000 NCAA student athletes

Professional Out of 6 professional sports, more than 50,000 athletes go pro every year

Olympic 11,000 athletes competed in the 2016 Olympic Games

Totaling almost 8,561,000 competitive athletes in our market!

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Value Proposition
PowerTrak provides thorough strength and power analysis
to develop the most advanced athlete
A complete, affordable, wearable workout accessory
Combination of power measurement and heart rate
monitoring
Assortment of workout data, such as power output, rep
count, and target heart rate zone

Figure 5. Example of workout

summary on mobile app

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Implementation
Elite athletic programs utilize
advanced technology

PowerTrak will bring this

Technology to weight training
facilities for a fraction of the
price Figure 6. Example of a workout assistant connected
to a weight training station

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Preliminary Design
Concept Generation for Design Options

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Future Plans
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Proof of Concept Testing

Figure 7. LabView
Accelerometer Axes
Figure 8. LabView Accelerometer Testing

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Proof of Concept Testing

Red circles correspond to peak rep accelerations. We will use these values to to find peak power output.

Figure 9. LabView Accelerometer Results

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Morphological Chart Concepts

Requirement Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3
Accelerometer 4g Range 2g Range 8g Range

16-bit, Digital Bluetooth 16-bit, Digital 8-bit, Analog Wi-Fi

Microcontroller
Interface Bluetooth Interface Interface

Battery Nickel-Metal Hydride Nickel-Cadmium Lithium-Ion

User Location Wrist Wrist Wrist

Band Material Silicon Rubber Carbon Fiber

Smartphone Sync Bluetooth Bluetooth Wi-Fi

Heart-Rate Monitor, Heart-Rate Monitor, Heart-Rate Monitor,

Innovative Features
Gyroscope Gyroscope GPS

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Arduino as a Viable Alternative

Plentiful resources

Language utilizes C/C++

functions and libraries

Components available to meet

our device needs and size
constraints

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Prototype Components
0.7
1.14
1.1 0.11 0.55 0.55 0.71
0.11 0.98
1.3

Figure 10. Arduino

Figure 11. Bluefruit Figure 12. SparkFun Figure 13. MAX Figure 14. SparkFun
ProMini 328
LE Bluetooth Module Accelerometer & 30100 Pulse Rate FTDI Module
Microcontroller & Circuit
Gyroscope Monitor
Board

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Chosen Design
Requirement Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3
Accelerometer 4g Range 2g Range 8g Range

16-bit, Digital Bluetooth 16-bit, Digital 8-bit, Analog Wi-Fi

Microcontroller
Interface Bluetooth Interface Interface

Battery Nickel-Metal Hydride Nickel-Cadmium Lithium-Ion

User Location Wrist Wrist Wrist

Band Material Silicon Rubber Carbon Fiber

Smartphone Sync Bluetooth Bluetooth Wi-Fi

Heart-Rate Monitor, Heart-Rate Monitor, Heart-Rate Monitor,

Innovative Features
Gyroscope Gyroscope GPS

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Design Components

Figure 15. Device Functionality Flow Diagram

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Mobile Application
iOS Compatibility
Programmed with Swift

Relay workout statistics

Reps, power output, velocity, and pulse

Store prior workout data

User-friendly Diagrams and Indicators
Can read data to and from device and phone
Currently working on output of data to app and
graph display Figure 16. Screenshot of PowerTRAK App

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Prototype
Development
Design Iterations and Assembly Building

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Design Objectives
Stage Design Testing

Accelerometer &
1 Self-Testing
Gyroscope only

Self Testing
2 1 + Bluetooth Module
Assisted data gathering with athletes & trainers

Self Testing
3 2 + Pulse Rate Monitor
Assisted data gathering with athletes & trainers

3 + Rechargeable Battery
4 Unassisted data gathering from athletes & trainers
for wireless use

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Stage 1 Testing
ProMini &
FTDI Module

Accelerometer &
Gyroscope

Figure 17. Stage 1 Testing Set-Up Figure 18. Stage 1 Testing Set-Up

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Data Acquisition

Figure 20. Power Outputs during live testing

Figure 19. Bench Press testing Figure 21. FTDI programming module

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Stages 2 and 3 Development

Successful build and data
acquisition
Both breakout boards need
Inter-integrated Circuit (I2C)
Protocol
Impacts when pulse rate
monitor can be used
Currently validating pulse rate
readings

Figure 22. Prototype 3 Components

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Prototype Casing
2.2
3D printed with ABS Plastic

Will not be used in market device

Have created multiple iterations

1.75
inNOLEvation Assembly is
shown here

Will redesign to accommodate

wireless assembly to use during
testing with athletes and trainers 2.25
Figure 23. Previously designed casing with
components inside

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Scheduling - Ideal Project Flow

Completed

In Progress

Upcoming

Figure 24. Work Breakdown Structure

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Scheduling - Actual Project Flow

Figure 25. Project Progression Cycle

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Scheduling - Fall Gantt Chart

Figure 26. Fall Gantt Chart

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Scheduling - Spring Gantt Chart

Figure 27. Spring Gantt Chart

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Entrepreneurship
Business Competitions, Path to Market, and Future
Development Plans

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Path to Market
PowerTRAKs unique marketing style
Personal Communication
Hands-on Demonstrations
Sporting Expos
Team Contracts

Impersonal Communication
Individual orders via website
Instructional videos Figure 28. Adidas Sporting Expo

PowerTrak forum

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Current Budget Figure 29. College of

Engineering Budget Use
Budget Provided: $1000

Item Cost

Electrical Components $293

Velcro Strap $7

Miscellaneous
$15
(wires, breadboard, etc.)

Remaining Budget $569

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Estimated Costs and Revenues

Costs Revenues
PROTOTYPE
Current design cost = $92.65 Online purchases = $62/unit
Bulk manufacturing reduction of 60% Selling 10,000 units in 2 years = Profit of $620,000
to= $37.00
PowerTrak retail price = $100 Team contracts = $6,441/team
ESTIMATED COSTS (2 year projection): 70 Contracts in 2 years = Profit of $450,000
Labor = $166,400
Employees = $720,000
Marketing = $20,000
Business Expenses (Facilities, Insurance,
Patents, etc.) = $50,000

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Financial Forecast
Marketing - $20,000

Employees (Engineers) - $720,000

Employees (Labor, Assembling) - $166,400

Business Expenses - $50,000

Profit of 10,000 units purchased online + $620,000

Profit of Athletic Team Contracts + $450,000

Net $114,000
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Business Competitions
Third place finalist $5,000 prize

Registered PowerTRAK as a
limited liability company (LLC)

Met with patent attorney,

pursuing intellectual property

Future Competitions

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Current Work
Prototype 3 Build & Testing
Accelerometer + Bluetooth + Pulse Rate Monitor

Application development
Receiving large amounts of data

Saving data

Shark Tank Competition Preparation

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Development Plans
Case Study
Prototype testing
Data Program Coding
Optimization
Unique design
Manufacturing Proposals
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PowerTRAK Summary
INNOVATION & RESEARCH
Market Opportunity
HOQ

DESIGN
Wearable wristband device

PROTOTYPE
Each iteration added functionality

TESTING
OUR BUSINESS MODEL
InNOLEvation
Shark Tank Figure 29. Project Progression Cycle

PowerTrak LLC

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Creating this wearable power training device has a huge potential to

be used by the millions of advanced athletes and gym-goers who want
to take their weight training to the next level.
- Mike Ormsbee, FSU Director for Institute of Sports Sciences and Medicine

My teammates and I could

have utilized this knowledge
in our strength and
conditioning facilities
-Taylor Jacobs, NFL

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Questions?

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Appendix

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Stage 3 Prototype

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Decision Matrix for Casing Material

Criteria Importance Rating Carbon Fiber ABS Plastic

Weight 5 5 4

Cost 2 3 5

Manufacturability 4 2 5

Durability 5 2 4

Weighted Total 44 70
Weighted Total = (Importance Rating x
Score)

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Design Options for Casing Assembly

Snap Fit Top with External Grooves Slide Fit Top with Internal Grooves

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Casing Pro-E Vibration Analysis

Displacement (in)

Slide Fit Top with Internal Grooves Snap Fit Top with External Grooves

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Casing Pro-E Thermal Analysis

Condition: Left in Car during Summer (~90), Temperature ()

Slide Fit Top with Internal Grooves Snap Fit Top with External Grooves

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Decision Matrix for Wristband

Criteria Importance Rating Silicon Velcro

Weight 5 4 4

Cost 2 5 5

Manufacturability 4 1 5

Durability 5 2 4
Weighted Total = (Importance
Rating x Score)
Size-ability 5 2 5

Heat Resistance 5 5 3

Cleanability/Water Proof 4 5 1

Total 99 114

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Morphological Chart

Concept 1 Concept 2
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