Saunders, Niamh, Gunawardhana, K. R. S. D. ORCID: 0000-0002-3793-0688, Magre Colorado, Luz A. ORCID: 0000-0003-3528-2688, Baberwal, Sonal Santosh and Coyle, Shirley ORCID: 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) |
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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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