Developing a Cross-Platform Solution for a Smart Textile Company
A Canadian company operating in the smart textile industry approached DBB Software for assistance. Their main area of expertise was the development of innovative textile garments and biometric sensors. The client required our help creating a cross-platform application to gather numerous user parameters and biometric data.
Industry:
Healthcare
Team:
4 FE Developers
Project State:
January 2021 - August 2022
Country:
Canada
Mobile Development
Cross-Platform
IoT
Background
Our customer, a Canadian textile company, requested help from DBB Software specialists to develop a cross-platform solution to complement their smart textile attire. These garments collect users’ biometric data and other information such as heart rate and ECG to allow them to take control of their cardiac health.
Outcome
DBB Software created an outstanding cross-platform solution to support the client’s main product. The mobile application provided the following benefits:
- The solution seamlessly connects with smart garments and collects data from body sensors to process it and display information in a digestible format.
- The list of metrics includes the user's heart rate, body temperature, step count, and GPS tracking.
- Users can track a number of activities, such as sitting, standing, walking, and running.
- The solution enables users to share their health data with their social circle, including family, friends, and healthcare professionals.
Main Product Features
Smart garments track metrics such as body temperature, heart rate, posture, activity level, and location in real time.
Users gain access to real-time data for health insights, warnings, and reminders that can be shared with other people and doctors.
Integrated sensors and electronics connect smart garments with the mobile application.
Business Context
Myant is at the forefront of smart textile development. Their main product line, Skiin, includes smart garments that open up opportunities to:
- Improve patient health outcomes through continuous monitoring for patient-centered care.
- Implement smart textile solutions and innovations in tech-intensive industries such as aerospace, industrial manufacturing, and smart home solutions.
Challenges
#1
Provide the company’s target customers with a cross-platform application to support their smart textile garments.
#2
Ensure seamless connectivity between garments and the app.
#3
Set up the solution to analyze numerous health indicators, process them, and share them as insights.
Solution
Our experts developed a comprehensive cross-platform application to support the client’s smart textile garments. We employed a sophisticated tech stack to ensure the solution’s compatibility with garments and implemented the following functions:
Metric tracking: The app monitors metrics such as heart rate, resting heart rate, body temperature, posture, steps, and geolocation.
Symptom recording: The app includes a diary feature that allows users to log and track their symptoms over time.
Aura Viewing: A visual summary of the user’s health and wellness that includes key wellness metrics captured from the biometric-sensing garments.
Engage with Loved Ones: A built-in text chat feature that allows users to communicate with their loved ones while they simultaneously view the Aura.
Community in Mind: The ability to form communities where users can share their experiences, communicate, and seek support.
Emergency Alert: An emergency alert feature to send instant notifications to the user’s designated contacts, including their healthcare professionals.
Data Management: Users can manage the biometric data, including viewing historical data, setting data sharing preferences, and deleting data.
Integration with EHR: Integration with Google Fit and Apple Health Kit and electronic health records (EHR) systems enables healthcare workers to monitor patients' health.
The resulting solution completely covered every aspect of our customer’s requirements, enabling them to deliver high-quality service along with their sophisticated smart textile garments.
Implementation
Our specialists conducted an in-depth analysis of the customer’s product. We determined how to create an interconnected ecosystem featuring a mobile app, smart textile garments, and the pod. The garments transfer data to the pod, which, in turn, shares it with the app and a clinical admin portal.
DBB Software experts worked following the agile methodology. The development process included the creation of a cross-platform application, user-friendly UI/UX, and logic for transferring data to the backend for processing information.
Our development team performed rigorous testing to ensure that the solution meets the highest quality standards. We employed:
- Unit Testing: Each component was tested to ensure it functioned as expected.
- Integration Testing: Individual components were integrated and tested to identify any issues.
- Usability Testing: We tested the user interface to ensure its intuitiveness and user-friendliness.
- Performance Testing: Our experts tested the app under various network conditions to optimize it for effective performance under pressure.
- Security Testing: The app underwent rigorous security testing to ensure the safety and privacy of user data.
We deployed the app to iOS and Android marketplaces and provided continuous support. Based on user feedback, our team regularly deployed new features and improvements.
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