Christopher Batin Undergraduate Dissertation 2015/16

Tracking Athletes Indoors Using an iOS Application and Low Energy Bluetooth Devices

Supervised by F.Ciravegna

Abstract

The athlete tracking market has been expanding greatly over the past few years, due to the growing smartphone market and the introduction of popular free mobile applications such as Strava . This has grown to include recreational athletes and just elite athletes. However, these applications tend to rely on the use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and as a consequence only work reliably outdoors. They do not aim to track positional movements nor do they attempt to calculate as much data as elite athlete tracking systems. This project aims to look into tracking technologies, specifically looking at the feasibility of using Apples new iBeacon technology to create an indoor based athlete tracking application for ice hockey. This would have the potential to be used by athletes at both elite and recreational levels at a relatively low cost.