An Instrumented Insole for Long Term Monitoring Movement, Comfort, and Ergonomics

• Published in: IEEE sensors journal Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 1564 - 1572
• Main Authors: Cristiani, Andrea M., Bertolotti, Gian Mario, Marenzi, Elisa, Ramat, Stefano
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.05.2014; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Accelerometers; Batteries; Biomedical instrumentation; ergonomics; Footwear; sports; telemetry; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Wireless sensor networks

We present a new electronic insole for wireless monitoring of motor activities and shoe comfort. The proposed device, equipped with both ZigBee transmission and local data storage allows unobtrusive, long term monitoring of subjects outside the laboratory, during natural behavior activites, such as...