04-02-2011 02:56 PM
HI, i am a beginner in Lab view and i am trying to program a calorimeter using the following formula
Total Calories Burned = Duration (in minutes) x (MET x 3.5 x weight in kg)/200
what i wanted to ask is how do i use the varying velocity to define what MET number i shud use
TheMET values for running are as follows:
5.5 mph, MET = 18
6 mph MET = 16
6.5mph MET = 15
7mph MET = 14
7.5 mph, MET = 13.5
8 mph MET = 12.5
8.5 mph MET = 11.5
9 mph MET = 11
10 mph, MET = 10
11.5 mph MET = 9
12 mph , MET = 8
i have tried case structures and got stuck
your help will be much appreciated
04-03-2011 04:16 AM - edited 04-03-2011 04:19 AM
Bayu wrote:what i wanted to ask is how do i use the varying velocity to define what MET number i shud use
Your use the MET value that correspond to the actual speed. If the speed is varying, create a lookup table and do a linear interpolation, for example.
(I don't understand why you think you need a case structure, except to deal with the situation where the input is out of range.)
What is your raw input data? An array of Speeds at regular time intervals?