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.
Designer
Used by researcher to create momentum studies. Go to the chapter for its documentation.
Mobile App
Used by study participants to complete tasks. Tasks are defined in momentum studies. Go to the chapter for its documentation.
REDCap instance
Used by researchers to monitor and download the collected data. Go to their website for more information.
MongoDB instance
Backend data storage. Mainly used for mappings between studies and REDCap projects. Go to their website for more information.