Title :
A Method of Measuring Garment Movement for Wearable Sensing
Author :
Dunne, Lucy E. ; Gioberto, Guido ; Koo, Helen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Design, Housing & Apparel, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a novel method for measuring the movement of a garment relative to the body surface. Quantifying this movement affords a measurement of the displacement of a hypothetical body sensor embedded in a garment, which can be expressed as "error" or "movement noise" in some body-sensing applications. We present the method, based on motion-capture of garments worn by an animatronic running mannequin, and the results of two preliminary evaluations measuring the movement of a skin-tight bodysuit and a pair of denim pants.
Keywords :
body sensor networks; clothing; displacement measurement; animatronic running mannequin; displacement measurement; garment movement measurement; hypothetical body sensor application; motion-capturing; movement noise error; wearable sensor; Biomedical monitoring; Clothing; Measurement uncertainty; Motion measurement; Noise; Sensors; Skin; Wearable technology; body sensing; smart clothing;
Conference_Titel :
Wearable Computers (ISWC), 2011 15th Annual International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0774-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISWC.2011.19
