maphera^® – Modular Sensor Platform

Collecting high-quality physiological data is fundamental to applied research, applications of personalized healthcare, and for training AI algorithms. The biggest challenge lies in obtaining meaningful and accurate multimodal measurements while ensuring subject mobility and data consistency. One specific issue is the simultaneous use of multiple measuring devices, which can result in inconsistencies and complicate the effective analysis of the combined data.

Fraunhofer maphera^® is a mobile and extendible sensor platform for multimodal data collection. Unlike conventional methods of multimodal data collection, our wireless measurement system ensures

• exceptional subject mobility, 
• superior physiological signal quality, 
• modular sensor configuration, and 
• data consistency.

maphera^® offers users a mobile sensor platform featuring wireless and native sensor integration. Examples include pulse sensors embedded in headbands, shirts with integrated ECG technology, and various other physiological sensors. By integrating multiple measurement modalities, maphera^® enables a comprehensive understanding of human physiology.

The modular design of maphera^® allows for rapid customization to meet specific application needs, creating a flexible plug-and-play research solution.

Additionally, maphera^® ensures seamless wireless data transmission while facilitating multimodal synchronous data fusion. All modalities integrated into our network platform are synchronized during recordings with an accuracy well below 50 µs.

maphera^® is designed to enable fast prototyping, so users can build upon maphera^® to shorten their development cycles and evaluate use cases more quickly. The use of wearables enables maphera^® to function effectively in real-world conditions, not just in controlled laboratory environments.

If new sensors are needed, our lightweight sensor interface enables seamless native integration of custom sensors into maphera^® and wearables. Furthermore, we are happy to develop additional modalities for maphera^® tailored to your specific needs.

Explore the key opportunities and benefits that maphera^® offers:

• Automated Synchronization: Automatic data synchronization minimizes human errors and enhances the accuracy of data integration, resulting in more consistent and reliable outcomes.
• Increased Efficiency: Eliminating manual data synchronization streamlines the research process, saving both time and resources.
• Multimodal Analysis: An integrated platform allows for the simultaneous analysis of various physiological parameters.
• Enhanced User Experience: A centralized platform improves usability by offering an intuitive interface, making it easier for researchers to collect, analyze, and visualize data.
• Scalability: maphera^® is adaptable to a wide range of research projects and requirements, enhancing flexibility and applicability.
• Improved Reproducibility: Standardized processes and automated systems boost the reproducibility of studies, facilitating comparisons across different research efforts.

maphera^®'s mobile sensor platform enables consistent data acquisition from simultaneously operating sensors:

• Wireless communication ensures data integrity, allowing users to engage in sports or daily activities while collecting high-quality, authentic data.
• Native sensor integration tailored for specific applications.
• Synchronized data acquisition with accuracy below 50 µs.
• Storage of full resolution raw data.
• Live streaming of vital data for real-time analysis.
• Standardized transmission protocol utilizing Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).

The generic network features a lightweight sensor interface for easy integration of new and customer-specific sensors.

For control and visualization, we offer a ready-to-use user interface that enhances maphera^®’s capabilities for rapid prototyping, eliminating the need for additional development time. Recognizing that most applications have unique user interface requirements, we provide standardized access to the generic network via an API. This allows us to customize the user interface after initial testing, ensuring it perfectly fits the specific environment.