Textile sensing platforms for remote monitoring of physical interaction with the environment

This work focus on the design and implementation of a wearable system, based on fabric sensors and inertial platforms, for ambulatory sensing of muscle activity and body movements. The platform has been conceived as a tool for remote monitoring of physical interaction with the environment of patients after stroke. For unobtrusiveness and user-compliance, this system is fully integrated in clothing: trousers and sweatshirt. The system is modular to allow separate monitoring of upper or lower extremity performance. Design and technical solutions are reported. This research activity was done in the frame of the European Project INTERACTION, aiming at the development of a system for a continuous daily-life monitoring of the functional performance of stroke survivors in their physical interaction with the environment.