An Instrumented Insole for Long Term Monitoring Movement, Comfort, and Ergonomics

Cristiani, Andrea; Bertolotti, Gian Mario; Marenzi, Elisa; Ramat, Stefano

doi:10.1109/jsen.2014.2299063

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“…Although Bluetooth and Zigbee do not meet the requirements in terms of data-rate, reliability, and SAR of certain medical applications (e.g., in hospital environments) [20], most of the reported WBAN implementations rely on these standards [25]- [30]. However, to the best of the authors' knowledge, no realization of WBANs has been reported based on IEEE 802.15.6, which can be explained by the availability of Bluetooth and Zigbee transceivers and their ease of use compared to the former.…”

Section: Existing Wireless Technologies For Wbans and Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Concerning Zigbee applications, a wearable system was designed in [30] comprising of an accelerometer and temperature and humidity sensors, using an IEEE 802.15.4 compatible transceiver capable of implementing Zigbee protocols and transmitting at 2 mW. Also, a wearable system equipped with GPS and 3-lead ECG was proposed in [32] for the purpose of fall detection and assisting elderly people.…”

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Enabling Communication Technologies for Medical Wireless Body-Area Networks

Haddad

Khalighi

2019

2019 Global LIFI Congress (GLC)

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The increasing percentage of aging population and chronic diseases on one hand, and the advances in the development of integrated short range wireless technologies on the other hand, have created a growing interest in the development of medical telemonitoring and telecare systems through the use of medical on-body sensor networks, also known as medical wireless body area networks (WBANs). This paper provides an overview of the main wireless technologies that can be used for WBANs in the medical domain and discusses the major requirements in such applications. While radio frequency technologies are well established solutions for interconnecting WBANs, the high risk of interference in such networks motivates the use of alternative or complementary technologies including optical wireless communications.Index Terms-Wireless sensor networks; body area networks; medical on-body networks; optical wireless communications.

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Section: Existing Wireless Technologies For Wbans and Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Existing Wireless Technologies For Wbans and Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Enabling Communication Technologies for Medical Wireless Body-Area Networks

Haddad

Khalighi

2019

2019 Global LIFI Congress (GLC)

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“…Other studies have been directed toward the development of new instrumented insoles for clinical tests with low-cost and often with wireless communications such as presented in [28], [29]. Those insoles were used for ergonomic evaluation in standing posture and for lower limb prosthetic.…”

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Home-Based Risk of Falling Assessment Test Using a Closed-Loop Balance Model

Ayena

Zaibi

Otis

et al. 2016

IEEE Trans. Neural Syst. Rehabil. Eng.

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The aim of this study is to improve and facilitate the methods used to assess risk of falling at home among older people through the computation of a risk of falling in real time in daily activities. In order to increase a real time computation of the risk of falling, a closed-loop balance model is proposed and compared with One-Leg Standing Test (OLST). This balance model allows studying the postural response of a person having an unpredictable perturbation. Twenty-nine volunteers participated in this study for evaluating the effectiveness of the proposed system which includes seventeen elder participants: ten healthy elderly ( 68.4 ±5.5 years), seven Parkinson's disease (PD) subjects ( 66.28 ±8.9 years), and twelve healthy young adults ( 28.27 ±3.74 years). Our work suggests that there is a relationship between OLST score and the risk of falling based on center of pressure measurement with four low cost force sensors located inside an instrumented insole, which could be predicted using our suggested closed-loop balance model. For long term monitoring at home, this system could be included in a medical electronic record and could be useful as a diagnostic aid tool.

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“…A tri-axial accelerometer integrated with humidity, temperature and four pressure sensors was embedded in a less than 4 mm-thick electronic insole for wireless monitoring of motor activities and shoe comfort. Preliminary experiments demonstrated that the device is reliable and may be worn without causing discomfort even for long periods of time, thus suggesting that it may represent a useful device in applications ranging from ergonomics studies on footwear, rehabilitation and also sports [ 67 ].…”

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MEMS Sensor Technologies for Human Centred Applications in Healthcare, Physical Activities, Safety and Environmental Sensing: A Review on Research Activities in Italy

Ciuti

Ricotti

Menciassi

et al. 2015

Sensors

135

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Over the past few decades the increased level of public awareness concerning healthcare, physical activities, safety and environmental sensing has created an emerging need for smart sensor technologies and monitoring devices able to sense, classify, and provide feedbacks to users’ health status and physical activities, as well as to evaluate environmental and safety conditions in a pervasive, accurate and reliable fashion. Monitoring and precisely quantifying users’ physical activity with inertial measurement unit-based devices, for instance, has also proven to be important in health management of patients affected by chronic diseases, e.g., Parkinson’s disease, many of which are becoming highly prevalent in Italy and in the Western world. This review paper will focus on MEMS sensor technologies developed in Italy in the last three years describing research achievements for healthcare and physical activity, safety and environmental sensing, in addition to smart systems integration. Innovative and smart integrated solutions for sensing devices, pursued and implemented in Italian research centres, will be highlighted, together with specific applications of such technologies. Finally, the paper will depict the future perspective of sensor technologies and corresponding exploitation opportunities, again with a specific focus on Italy.

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An Instrumented Insole for Long Term Monitoring Movement, Comfort, and Ergonomics

Cited by 26 publications

References 26 publications

Enabling Communication Technologies for Medical Wireless Body-Area Networks

Enabling Communication Technologies for Medical Wireless Body-Area Networks

Home-Based Risk of Falling Assessment Test Using a Closed-Loop Balance Model

MEMS Sensor Technologies for Human Centred Applications in Healthcare, Physical Activities, Safety and Environmental Sensing: A Review on Research Activities in Italy

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