Title :
A portable pedometer based on inductive proximity
Author :
Ali, S. Sheik Mohammed ; George, Boby
Author_Institution :
Indian Inst. of Technol. Madras, Chennai, India
Abstract :
This paper presents a new pedometer which requires, practically, no user depended calibration. This new scheme is based on an inductive proximity sensing principle. The proposed pedometer consists of two modules, to be installed one in each shoe. These modules can be easily integrated, by the user, into commercially available shoes. A prototype unit has been developed and tested. Results are matching well with reference measurements. New sensor is less expensive and does not require frequent calibrations.
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; sensors; inductive proximity sensing principle; portable pedometer; sensor; shoes; Biomedical measurements; Detectors; Footwear; Inductors; Legged locomotion; Prototypes;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), 2012 15th International IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-3064-0
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-0009
DOI :
10.1109/ITSC.2012.6338844