SMART PEDOMETER USING INERTIAL SENSOR FOR CALORIE COUNTING

Abstract: - A device for estimating the distance traveled on foot by recording the number of steps taken. The outcome of this project would be to develop a circuit called a pedometer which has an IMU sensor – mpu9250, Arduino MCU. The output would be the count of the no. of steps a person wearing it is taking. The calorie burn in time of walk is to be measured and for that we need to know how many steps a person walked accurately and then predict the calorie burn using the formula. The MPU has a gyroscope on which this
whole device is based on. The angle of tilt of the leg is a very important factor here. The important thing is only in one leg we use it, its cost saving, that‟s the advantage.
You can use it to measure your movement throughout a day and compare it to other days or to recommended amounts. This
may motivate you to move more. The single, most important benefit of wearing a pedometer lies in the fact that it is a „great motivational tool for promoting physical activity and fitness awareness‟.Lightweight pedometer using the hardware
step-sensor for minimal battery consumption. This device is designed to be kept running all the time without having any impact on your battery life. It uses the hardware step detection sensor of the MPU 9250. Pedometer records the number of steps you have walked and displays them along with the number of calories that you have burned, and distance travelled.