Wearable Design Requirements Identification and Evaluation

Abstract

Wearable electronics make it possible to monitor human activity and behavior. Most of these devices have not taken into account human factors and they have instead focused on technological issues. This fact could not only affect human–computer interaction and user experience but also the devices’ use cycle. Firstly, this paper presents a classification of wearable design requirements that have been carried out by combining a quantitative and a qualitative methodology. Secondly, we present some evaluation procedures based on design methodologies and human–computer interaction measurement tools. Thus, this contribution aims to provide a roadmap for wearable designers and researchers in order to help them to find more efficient processes by providing a classification of the design requirements and evaluation tools. These resources represent time and resource-saving contributions. Therefore designers and researchers do not have to review the literature. It will no be necessary to carry out exploratory studies for the purposes of identifying requirements or evaluation tools either.

Five factors affecting the on-body placement of wearable tactile safety promotion device for construction workers-on-foot

“…The contribution of this study concerning the construction industry opinion to identify the tactile communication acceptability factors is novel; however, some of the factors presented in this paper have been previously mentioned in research in a much broader scope related to the design of wearables. Safety has been usually incorporated by factoring-in reliability and tolerance for error (Motti and Caine, 2014; Tomberg et al , 2015; Francés-Morcillo et al , 2020). Meanwhile, Weatherability has often been invoked as resistance to temperature and humidity (Motti and Caine, 2014) and sometimes as durability and comfort (Francés-Morcillo et al , 2020), but the ability to not rotate the wearable device as part of the seasonal wear has not been explicitly discussed in previous research works.…”

“…Safety has been usually incorporated by factoring-in reliability and tolerance for error (Motti and Caine, 2014; Tomberg et al , 2015; Francés-Morcillo et al , 2020). Meanwhile, Weatherability has often been invoked as resistance to temperature and humidity (Motti and Caine, 2014) and sometimes as durability and comfort (Francés-Morcillo et al , 2020), but the ability to not rotate the wearable device as part of the seasonal wear has not been explicitly discussed in previous research works. The social receptivity factor has been examined in prior studies through a variety of correlated principles such as aesthetics, fashion, satisfaction and user-friendliness (Motti and Caine, 2014; Francés-Morcillo et al , 2020).…”

“…Meanwhile, Weatherability has often been invoked as resistance to temperature and humidity (Motti and Caine, 2014) and sometimes as durability and comfort (Francés-Morcillo et al , 2020), but the ability to not rotate the wearable device as part of the seasonal wear has not been explicitly discussed in previous research works. The social receptivity factor has been examined in prior studies through a variety of correlated principles such as aesthetics, fashion, satisfaction and user-friendliness (Motti and Caine, 2014; Francés-Morcillo et al , 2020). The rechargeability, that is, the ease of recharging, has seen limited discussion (Ferraro and Ugur, 2011) as opposed to the general concerns about enhancing battery life (Motti and Caine, 2014).…”

Advancements in Airborne Viral Nucleic Acid Detection with Wearable Devices

“…Wearable sensors have several important design requirements that must be met to ensure usability and general performance. [2,45] First, they must be small, flexible, and durable so that they are compatible with wearable use. [21,22,46,47] Second, their energy requirements must be low enough to be powered by batteries or other types of wearable power sources.…”

Future Trend in Wearable Electronics in the Textile Industry

“…Medical applications usually require measuring real-time data to quantify user ability and to provide deeper measuring capability [4]. Wearable technology started to revolutionize healthcare by assisting doctors in the operating room and providing real-time access to electronic health records [9,23]. Some of the more novel products include baby monitors and smart shirts or biometric smart wear to record heart rate, footsteps, and calories burned per day.…”