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Development of Digital-Based Bleep Test Tools

Aril Ramdani

Universitas Muhammadiyah Sukabumi, Indonesia.

Email: arilramdani1212@ummi.ac.id

Correspondence: arilramdani121[email protected]*

KEYWORDS

ABSTRACT

Bleep test; Sensor Ultrasonic;

ARDBT

In the world of sports, technology has become essential to improve

the accuracy and efficiency of measuring athletes' fitness. The

bleep test, a popular method for measuring cardiovascular

endurance, often suffers from accuracy issues when performed

manually. The purpose of this research is to develop a digital-based

bleep test tool. In the implementation of the bleep test, there is

currently no tool that ensures that bleep test participants pass the

specified distance, and recording is still manual. This bleep test aid

uses an ultrasonic sensor to detect test participants during the

bleep test, and the data from this sensor will be sent to a PC or

laptop to display the test results. This research method uses the

R&D research method with the Borg and Gall research model. The

result of this research is a sensor tool to help record the

implementation of the bleep test digitally. The results of the

operational field test of this tool are able to detect test participants

in the implementation of the bleep test and send data on the level,

rotation, and Vo2max of participants in the implementation of the

bleep test.

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1. Introduction

The development of technology-based aids in the world of sports has been widely used today.

One of the technology-based sports aids that we often encounter today is in soccer matches, namely

VAR (Video Assistant Referee). VAR is a technological assistance procedure in soccer games to help

assistant referees review replays of an incident in a soccer game, as a consideration for the main

referee to make a decision (Wiarto Giri, 2022).

Many tests can be done to measure fitness or endurance when doing sports that have a high

level of movement. one of them is the bleep test. Blep test is a series of runs back and forth with a

certain time that gets shorter as the level increases. consists of 23 levels and each level ranges in

time approximately one minute, The length of the running track is 20 meters where the initial speed

is 8.5 km / h and will increase 0.5 km / h at each level with the sound of one beep and 3 beeps at the

end of the level which indicates the beginning of the next level (Brian Mackenzie, 2005). Athletes

who run back and forth (shuttles) between 2 lines marked with cones with a distance of 20 meters,

the speed of the subject or athlete is regulated by the sound of the audio recorder “bleep” and the

subject is expected to reach the cones when doing the shuttle (Penry, Wilcox, and Yun 2011).

In the implementation of the Bleep Test manually, problems often occur where fitness test

participants with the Bleep Test technique do not cross the 20 meter line, due to the increasing

rotation speed at each level and the level of fatigue during the test. It certainly affects the test

implementation procedure, causing the test implementation not in accordance with the provisions.

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Because there is no tool that can be used as a consideration of the case, it cannot be proven. From

these problems, researchers want to create the development of a {VO}_2max measuring instrument

through the bleep test technique which is developed into a digital-based tool. Apart from replacing

manul recording, it can also detect test participants crossing the 20 meter line before the beep in the

implementation of the bleep test.

The primary purpose of this research is to develop a digital-based bleep test tool. This tool

aims to enhance the accuracy of measuring athletes' cardiovascular endurance by ensuring

participants cross the 20-meter line before the beep sound, addressing common issues faced in

manual bleep test implementations. This research topic was chosen due to the challenges associated

with the manual execution of the bleep test, which often results in inaccuracies. Participants

frequently fail to reach the 20-meter mark due to increasing speed demands and fatigue, leading to

unreliable test results. By developing a digital tool, the study seeks to provide a more precise and

efficient method for assessing athletes' fitness levels, ultimately contributing to improved training

and performance evaluation in sports.

2. Materials and Methods

The research method used of Research and Development or often abbreviated as R&D. This

research model refers to the Borg and Gall method, According to (Borg & Gall, 1983) this

development model uses a waterfall at the stage of development. The Borg and Gall development

model has relatively long stages because there are 10 implementation steps: (1) Research and

information collection, (2) planning, (3) Developing a preliminary form, (4) Preparatory field test,

(5) Main product revision (6) Main field trial, (7) Implementation of product revision, (8)

Operational field test, (9) Final product revision and (10) dissemination and implementation

(Tegeh, Made at all, 2014). These steps are shown in the following chart:

Deployment and

implementation

Research and

information

gathering

Planning

Developing a

preliminary form

Preparatory field

tests

Revision of the

main Product

Main field trials

Implementation of

product revisions

Operational field

test

Final product

revision

Figure 1 Borg and Gall Research Model Flow

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Picture 2 Bleep Test Instrument Sensor

The components of the devices used are purchased at offline and online stores of electronic

goods providers. The hardware device consists of an ultrasonic sensor, ESP8266, buzzer, led light,

AAA battery holder, DC socket, and acrylic cover. For software and programming, use Visual Studio

Code applications with Platform.Io as a means of programming tools and web applications.

3. Results and Discussion

Research Results

The purpose of this study is to develop a bleep test tool. The result of this study is a

monitoring system for the implementation of bleep test in the form of hardware and software. The

hardware developed is a set of sensor tools to read the level of participants and ensure that test

participants pass a distance of 20 meters or not. The software developed is a web application to

monitor the implementation of the test and receive participant-level data read by the sensor. This

series of sensor tools functions as a recorder of test bleep participant data and as a tool that ensures

whether the test taker crosses the distance specified in the test or not. The following is a picture of

the bleep test sensor tool.

This sensor tool works by calculating one round at the level being taken when the test

participant passes in front of it. The data that the sensor has captured will enter the ESP8266 on

the sensor, and then it will be retransmitted to the ESP8266, which is also connected to a laptop

or PC device. The data received by the ESP8266 on the laptop or PC device will be saved first, and

the results will be displayed immediately after the test is completed.

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Figure 3 Digital-Based Bleep Test Implementation Series

Figure 4 Software Digital Bleep Test

The software developed functions to control hardware and monitor the implementation of

bleep tests. The display of the implementation of the digital-based bleep test can be seen on the

monitor screen in the web application as follows

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Discussion

To test hardware and software, this study uses black box testing to test the functions of the

developed tools and software. The results of one of the black box testing tests on device connectivity

are as follows;

Table 1. Black box testing test results on DBT hardware and software connectivity.

No.

Tested Features

Testing Action

Expected Results

Test Status

Connection

between software

and hardware

Run the bleep test

software and check the

connection with the

hardware

The software can

connect with the

hardware without any

problems

Appropriate

Data delivery

Send commands from

software to hardware

Command successfully

received and executed

by hardware

Appropriate

Data reception

Hardware sends data

to software

The data received by the

software corresponds to

that sent by the

hardware

Appropriate

Function

integration

Use all hardware-

connected software

functions

The functions can be

carried out well and

produce the expected

results

Appropriate

Connection

stability

Test over a long period

of time

Stable connection

between software and

hardware without

interruption

Appropriate

After completing the test with black box testing, the next product is tested on a large scale.

The results of the large-scale test are as follows:

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4. Conclusion,

The research on the development of this digital-based bleep test tool has succeeded in

creating a sensor tool that can record the level, round at the level, Vo2max, and status in the

implementation of the bleep test and is able to process the data so that the data can be recorded in

the web application.

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Figure 5 Data from operational field tests

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