PLHI-MC10: A dataset of exercise activities captured through a triple synchronous medically-approved sensor

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Yohan Mahajan, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Ananth Bhimireddy, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Areeba Abid, Emory University; Judy Gichoya, Emory University; Saptarshi Purkayastha, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
• Language: English
• Date: 2021-10-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Inc
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.107287
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Data in Brief
• Volume: 38
• Start Page: 107287
• End Page: 107287
• Keywords: Gyroscope; Human activity recognition; Accelerometer; Electrode values
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery

Abstract

Most human activity recognition datasets that are publicly available have data captured by using either smartphones or smartwatches, which are usually placed on the waist or the wrist, respectively. These devices obtain one set of acceleration and angular velocity in the x-, y-, and z-axis from the accelerometer and the gyroscope planted in these devices. The PLHI-MC10 dataset contains data obtained by using 3 BioStamp nPoint® sensors from 7 physically healthy adult test subjects performing different exercise activities. These sensors are the state-of-the-art biomedical sensors manufactured by MC10. Each of the three sensors was attached to the subject externally on three muscles-Extensor Digitorum (Posterior Forearm), Gastrocnemius (Calf), and Pectoralis (Chest)-giving us three sets of 3 axial acceleration, two sets of 3 axial angular velocities, and 1 set of voltage values from the heart. Using three different sensors instead of a single sensor improves precision. It helps distinguish between human activities as it simultaneously captures the movement and contractions of various muscles from separate parts of the human body. Each test subject performed five activities (stairs, jogging, skipping, lifting kettlebell, basketball throws) in a supervised environment. The data is cleaned, filtered, and synced.