Architecture

The momentum platform consists of 5 subsystems. 3 of them are developed by us, the momentum team and have their own documenation chapter in this book. For a visual representation of the whole momentum platform, see the sketch. Detailed documentation of each interface can be found in the respective docs of each subsystem.

Subsystems

Backend

Handles the interaction with the momentum server. Go to the chapter for its documentation.

link to the Backend chapter

Designer

Used by researcher to create momentum studies. Go to the chapter for its documentation.

link to the Designer chapter

Mobile App

Used by study participants to complete tasks. Tasks are defined in momentum studies. Go to the chapter for its documentation.

link to the Mobile App chapter

REDCap instance

Used by researchers to monitor and download the collected data. Go to their website for more information.

link to the REDCap website

MongoDB instance

Backend data storage. Mainly used for mappings between studies and REDCap projects. Go to their website for more information.

link to the MongoDB website

Sketch

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