Upcoming Galaxy Watch will measure energy levels, thanks to work at the University of Georgia
Samsung Research collaborated with a Professor at UGA to develop a new measurement that records energy usage as a daily score.
While there are many factors when it comes to measuring energy levels, users of the upcoming Galaxy Watch may come closer to answering these questions based on their personalized Energy Score, a collaborative measurement developed by Samsung and the University of Georgia (UGA).
To improve the digital healthcare experience, Samsung Research collaborated with Patrick O’Connor, a Professor in the Mary Frances Early College of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, to design a new measurement that records energy as a daily score.
While creating an objective measurement of energy is difficult, O’Connor’s extensive research into exercise and psychobiology provides a foundation for identifying relationships between cognitive and physical capacity—two concepts factored into calculating the Energy Score.
Energy is required to sustain both physical and mental activities, and while most existing measurements of energy rely solely on physical aspects, Samsung’s Energy Score also factors in assessments that can influence mental performance such as the amount of sleep an individual obtains at night, as well as its quality based on sensors in the watch.
In addition to UGA’s research, Samsung employed artificial intelligence technologies that use factors like age and gender to determine optimal weights for an individual Energy Score. Ultimately, brief daily health suggestions are provided to users based on each day’s Energy Score.
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