LATIN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPUTING - LAJC, VOL. V, NO. 2, NOVEMBER 2018 ISSN: 1390-9266 – 2018 LAJC 11 Design and simulation of prototype to get a soccer player’s heart rate using a wireless network Vicente Arcenio Ogoño Granda , Carlos Andrei Angamarca Angamarca Abstract— The goal of this project is the implementation of a simulation that gets the vital information of a soccer player’s body through Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN). With this objective in mind, several programming language environments are compared with each other. This simulation only has one sample to follow according to the proposal. Therefore, the challenge is to create a new simulation sample and other platforms to compare the accuracy and delay between communications. WBANs are not conceived to carry large amounts of data, according to the WSN (wireless sensor network) concept. This entails a problem when designing applications for this kind of networks. Lastly, in respects to the results that will be presented. The results will be about which one simulation is better or what differences lay between the different environments of development. Keywords— WBAN, Wireless Sensor Network, Zigbee I. INTRODUCTION With the development of science and technology, TICs has penetrated into all aspects of human life. One of this fields is the entertainment field which includes contact sports. This research will focus on soccer, which is one of the most popular sports, however it can be applied in any sports. The health care of players from any sport becomes very important for any personal and team’s performance. The decision for this goal was made to help health and medical care in the main point to focus in the collection data aspect. This research is going to show the method to get information. For example, there is a device that can get continuously “sense heart rate” (HR). In summary, the focus of this research is on how to enhance network topology on this area, communication among different technologies and a prototype that reaches all the expectations. Hence, the proposal: • Realize an enhance in the research of collecting data delays. • Platform Comparison. • Reduce the costs of acquisitions and implementation. • Support the researches using simulators. • Construct the interface design, data base and the communication with simulators. Article history: Received 04 September 2018 Accepted 24 September 2018 Authors are affiliated to South China University and Technology and Universidad Tecnológica Empresarial de Guayaquil, respectively. This research is going to show the method to get information. For example, there is a device that can get continuously “sense heart rate (HR), energy expenditure (EE) and body temperature (BT) and periodically broadcast the data to data collection nodes in the 920 MHz and 2.4 GHz bands at the same time, Performance evaluation of packet forwarding methods in real-time vital data collection for players during a football game [1, p. 2] . Several years ago, some researches, such as [2], head already started with a big step, in which the target was the network topology and in the mobility model of the soccer players. Currently these studies have opened the business idea in many companies. Nowadays, we found it commercially available devices “GPSports in 2006 [3].” and “VX Sport in 2008 [4], [5]. that is considers the best one, due your shape and size. All of them are projects that already done to validate this research. In the case of this research, the decision was made to use sensors to monitor the heart rate (HR) for the collection data part, because currently we often see many athletes die around the world. The leading cause is cardiac arrest [6]. The lack of acquisition and implementations is due to high costs. Attracting both investors and software developers with another method of doing it, is relevant to this field of work. Here are some reasons: 1) Allow to make medical decisions, because of the BAN concept [7]. In contrast with the BAN concepts, the WBAN appear years ago as a solution for many problems that the BAN had [8]. 2) Influence the decision making before, during, or after the match. Many concepts such as: [9], are part of the improvement in this technology that allows a coach to take quick decisions in the moment’s notice. Another example of this is [10] and [11] mobility model for Body Area Networks of soccer players. 3) Enhance the weak research about the comparison among different platforms. There is a lot of information about this technology, but not in-depth or any that can useful. Considering the initial results from the first samples to make a comparison with other platforms. Usually, the researchers before starting a research in a field, starts by choosing three platforms tools taking into consideration their skills. Hence, a weakness is given in one’s background. Probably several samples were already tested in different platforms, however the results are unknown. The quick advancement in this technology can be the first applied responsibility towards the well-being of the player. This research can be an opportunity to address that important issue. In future, the researchers can have an idea about the specific point such as healthcare when they want to initiate a research in this field and take a preliminary decision.