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Hit the ground running: wearable sensors to measure foot plantar pressure

Saunders, Niamh, Gunawardhana, K. R. S. D. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-3793-0688, Magre Colorado, Luz A. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-3528-2688, Baberwal, Sonal Santosh and Coyle, Shirley orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-0493-8963 (2023) Hit the ground running: wearable sensors to measure foot plantar pressure. In: 4th International Conference on the Challenges, Opportunities, Innovations and Applications in Electronic Textiles, 8–10 Nov 2022, Nottingham, GB. ISBN ISSN 2673-4591

Abstract
Flexible pressure sensors can be used to predict possible injuries and inform the wearer about their foot posture and landing positions during both walking and running. This work focuses on designing and producing capacitive pressure sensors and integrating them into a smart insole. The suitability of sensors was assessed using a mechanical test rig to measure the change of capacitance under different loads. The effects of introducing micropores into the dielectric layer using two fabrication methods were analysed. The results obtained imply that the use of micropores has the potential to increase the sensitivity and improve the response time of the sensors.
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Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Event Type:Conference
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:capacitive pressure sensor; wearable electronics; foot plantar pressure; smart insole
Subjects:Engineering > Electronics
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Electronic Engineering
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Research Institutes and Centres > INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics
Published in: Engineering Proceedings. 30(1). MDPI. ISBN ISSN 2673-4591
Publisher:MDPI
Official URL:https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023030006
Copyright Information:© 2023 The Authors.
Funders:Insight Centre for Data Analysis at Dublin City University (SFI/12/RC/2289_P2), Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (PRTLI) Cycle 5, co-funded through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF
ID Code:28058
Deposited On:01 Feb 2023 14:18 by Sanjaya Gunawardhana . Last Modified 07 Feb 2024 11:06
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