Hit the Ground Running—Wearable Sensors to Measure Foot Plantar Pressure

Engineering Proceedings

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Niamh Saunders¹  Karnasooriya Ragalage Sanjaya Dinuwan Gunawardhana²  Luz Alejandra Magre Colorado²  Sonal Santosh Baberwal²  Shirley Coyle² 

[1] School of Mechatronic Engineering, Dublin City University;School of Electronic Engineering, Dublin City University;Insight Centre for Data Analytics, Dublin City University

关键词: capacitive pressure sensor;    wearable electronics;    foot plantar pressure;    smart insole;   

DOI  :  10.3390/engproc2023030006

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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