SmartInsole: A foot-based activity and gait measurement device

Author

Hafidh, Basim ; Al Osman, Hussein ; El Saddik, Abdulmotaleb

Author_Institution

Multimedia Commun. Res. Lab., Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

fYear

2013

fDate

15-19 July 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

In this paper we present SmartInsole, a physical activity and gait measuring system integrated inside an insole. To achieve its goal, it uses force and acceleration sensors that track the wearer´s movements. The device is fitted with a radio transceiver in order to convey measured information to listening computers. Contrary to previous works which integrate electronic modules into custom shoes, all sensors, control, power and wireless components are integrated on the same insole. Therefore, the user is not restricted to wear a customized pair of shoes. A power saving mechanism has been developed in order to improve the longevity of the integrated rechargeable battery.

Keywords

acceleration measurement; accelerometers; computerised instrumentation; footwear; force sensors; gait analysis; object tracking; radio transceivers; secondary cells; SmartInsole; acceleration sensor; custom shoe; electronic module integration; foot-based activity measurement device; force sensor; gait measurement device; integrated rechargeable battery; listening computer; physical activity; power saving mechanism; radio transceiver; wearer movement tracking; Accelerometers; Batteries; Footwear; Monitoring; Sensor systems; Wireless communication; Gait; accelerometers; movement tracking; pressure sensors; shoe-based device;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Multimedia and Expo Workshops (ICMEW), 2013 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICMEW.2013.6618323

Filename

6618323