Title :
Grid shaped accelerometer network for surface shape recognition
Author :
Hermanis, A. ; Nesenbergs, K.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron. & Comput. Sci., Riga, Latvia
Abstract :
In this paper a novel shape detection system is proposed consisting of accelerometer network laid out in regular grid formation. This system is specifically designed as a foundation for shape recognizing fabrics usable in medicine. Specifically, enabling production of clothing capable of posture recognition and biofeedback, for treatment of scoliosis and similar diseases. The result is a functioning 16 three-axis accelerometer prototype device and method of approximately reconstructing its shape in three dimensions with tested average error less than 1cm for surface of dimensions up to 24 × 24cm.
Keywords :
accelerometers; biomedical transducers; clothing; diseases; fabrics; feedback; image sensors; medical image processing; patient treatment; shape recognition; average error testing; biofeedback; clothing capable production; disease; grid shaped accelerometer network; posture recognition; regular grid formation; scoliosis treatment; shape detection system; shape recognizing fabric; shape reconstruction; surface shape recognition; three-axis accelerometer prototype device; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Humans; Monitoring; Quaternions; Shape; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics Conference (BEC), 2012 13th Biennial Baltic
Conference_Location :
Tallinn
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2775-6
DOI :
10.1109/BEC.2012.6376852
