Review Article

A Review of Wrist-Worn Wearable: Sensors, Models, and Challenges

Table 6

Devices used for activity recognition.

StudyActivitiesWWDPhones

[64]FallingShimmer platform with triaxis accelerometer MMA7461
[65]StepCustomized WWD, for comparison: Samsung Gear S, Motorola Moto 360, SKT Smart Band, and Xiaomi MI BandiPhone 6 for comparison
[69]StepSparkFun 9DoF Razor IMUSmartphone for data registering
[71]22 complex fine-grained activity contextsCustomized WWDSamsung Galaxy S4 for data collection, Bluetooth beacon location tags in the physical environment
[16]Two computing activities:
(i) Keystrokes
(ii) Web browsing
Moto 360 smartwatch Android 5.1Nexus 5X smartphone Android 6.0, Dell XPS laptop, 15-inch screen, and Linux Debian 8
[68]Holding mobile phone on left or rightGalaxy Gear Live smartwatchSamsung Galaxy Note 4
[2]Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), 30/2 (30 compressions 2 rescue breaths)LG G Watch R Smart
[70]Two habitual movements:
(i) Hair touch
(ii) Restless leg movement
Data-logging platform and the electric potential sensor extension board. Can be integrated to smartwatch
[3]Two eating activity:
(i) Hand-to-mouth gestures when eating
(ii) Unique head motions during chewing, chewing range: 1-2.5 Hz
Pebble Watch, Google Glass, preinstalled app developed to collect accelerometer data
[66]4 ambulation activities: walking, standing, sitting, and lyingSmartwatch, a fitness band or a clip on sensor
[6]Useful computing tasks: writing a research paperSmartwatchMobile and Google server
[72]Mood recognitionPSYCHE wearable monitoring platform
[67]Sitting, standing, household activities, and stationary cycling with two intensitiesA PulseOn CLOUD PPG-based heart rate monitoring wristband (PulseOn, Espoo, Finland) with an embedded triaxial accelerometerOne Mobile phone