A basic study for automatic waist circumference measurement using magnet with waist belt to assist obese management in daily life

Author

Jang, Yongwon ; Shin, Seungchul ; Kim, Seunghwan

Author_Institution

ETRI (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute), Daejeon, Korea

fYear

2008

fDate

20-25 Aug. 2008

Firstpage

2333

Lastpage

2336

Abstract

Waist circumference is a very important factor in deciding if someone has the potential for obesity, but there has been no device that automatically measures waist circumference. In this study, a new waist circumference measurable belt was devised and is accurate to 5mm resolution. The system is comprised of magnets and magneto-resistive sensors to measure waist circumference. A novel algorithm was developed to distinguish the belt moving direction. This belt system can assist in obesity and overweight management and a connection with IT and communication networks may make this system a more powerful tool.

Keywords

Belts; Communication networks; Conference management; Energy management; Magnetic devices; Magnetic sensors; Mobile handsets; Optical wavelength conversion; Power system management; Sensor systems; Algorithms; Anthropometry; Humans; Magnetics; Male; Monitoring, Ambulatory; Obesity; Waist Circumference;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1814-5

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649666

Filename

4649666