Textile-Based Pressure Sensing Matrix for In-Bed Monitoring of Subject Sleeping Posture and Breathing Activity

• Published in: Applied sciences Vol. 11; no. 6; p. 2552
• Main Authors: Carbonaro, Nicola, Laurino, Marco, Arcarisi, Lucia, Menicucci, Danilo, Gemignani, Angelo, Tognetti, Alessandro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2021
• Subjects: Accelerometers; breathing signal elaboration; COVID-19; physiological signals; Physiology; Polyethylene terephthalate; Posture; Sensors; Sleep; sleeping posture classification; smart textiles; Ulcers

According to current trends in healthcare sensing technologies, we describe a textile-based pressure sensing matrix that can be integrated in the mattress of a smart bed to characterize sleeping posture/movement of a subject and to extract breathing activity. The pressure mapping layer is developed...