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Personal sensing wear: the role of textile sensors

Coyle, Shirley ORCID: 0000-0003-0493-8963, Connolly, James, Deignan, Jennifer, Sabourin, Mathilde, MacNamara, Eoghan, O'Quigley, Conor, Moran, Kieran ORCID: 0000-0003-2015-8967, Condell, Joan, Curran, Kevin and Diamond, Dermot ORCID: 0000-0003-2944-4839 (2015) Personal sensing wear: the role of textile sensors. In: International Workshop on Personalisation and Adaptation in Technology for Health (PATH 2015), 30 June 2015, Dublin, Ireland.

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Abstract

Wearable sensors for fitness tracking are becoming increasingly popular and are set to increase as smartwatches begin to dominate the wearable technology market. Wearable technology provides the capacity to track long-term trends in the wearer’s health. In order for this to be adopted the technology must be easy to use and comfortable to wear. Textile based sensors are ideal as they conform to the body and can be integrated into the wearer’s everyday wardrobe. This work discusses fabric stretch sensors that can measure body movements. An application using a sensor glove for home assessment of Rheumatoid Arthritis is presented. This work is the result of a multidisciplinary effort, involving expertise in material science and functional design, computer science, human health and performance and influenced by the end user needs.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Lecture)
Event Type:Workshop
Refereed:Yes
Subjects:Computer Science > Information technology
Engineering > Electronic engineering
Engineering > Biomedical engineering
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Chemical Sciences
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Health and Human Performance
Research Initiatives and Centres > INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics
Research Initiatives and Centres > National Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR)
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:20708
Deposited On:21 Jul 2015 10:18 by Shirley Coyle . Last Modified 10 Jan 2022 14:54

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