Title :
The `Electronic Shoe´ for jogging, sports and convalescence
Author :
Gerhäuser, Heinz ; Pirner, Gerhard
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Erlangen, West Germany
Abstract :
A stride-length measurement system is described which calculates the distance traveled by a running person. The basic principle is an ultrasonic distance-measurement technique. Data from the electronic circuitry built into the shoes are transmitted wirelessly to a computer box which is the size of a pocket calculator. The system can be applied in the field of competitive or popular sport and also for observation of heart patients in the rehabilitation phase. During running the computer box displays online the distance traveled with an accuracy of about 5%. It can respond by acoustic signals if the runner does not follow a predetermined running speed profile
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical electronics; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; distance measurement; Electronic Shoe; computer box; convalescence; heart patients; jogging; sports; stride-length measurement system; ultrasonic distance-measurement technique; Calibration; Computer errors; Counting circuits; Foot; Footwear; Radio transmitters; Receivers; Time measurement; Ultrasonic variables measurement; Watches;
Conference_Titel :
CompEuro '89., 'VLSI and Computer Peripherals. VLSI and Microelectronic Applications in Intelligent Peripherals and their Interconnection Networks', Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1940-6
DOI :
10.1109/CMPEUR.1989.93428
