Research Article
Sensors Characterization for a Calibration-Free Connected Smart Insole for Healthy Ageing
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-69963-5_3, author={Luca Gioacchini and Angelica Poli and Stefania Cecchi and Susanna Spinsante}, title={Sensors Characterization for a Calibration-Free Connected Smart Insole for Healthy Ageing}, proceedings={IoT Technologies for HealthCare. 7th EAI International Conference, HealthyIoT 2020, Viana do Castelo, Portugal, December 3, 2020, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={HEALTHYIOT}, year={2021}, month={7}, keywords={Smart insole Force Sensing Resistor Step counter Healthy ageing}, doi={10.1007/978-3-030-69963-5_3} }- Luca Gioacchini
Angelica Poli
Stefania Cecchi
Susanna Spinsante
Year: 2021
Sensors Characterization for a Calibration-Free Connected Smart Insole for Healthy Ageing
HEALTHYIOT
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-69963-5_3
Abstract
The design of technological aids to assist older adults in their ageing process and to ensure proper attendance and care, despite the decreasing percentage of young people in the demographic profiles of many developed countries, requires the proper selection of sensing components, in order to come up with devices that can be easily used and integrated into everyday life. This paper addresses the metrological characterization of pressure sensors to be inserted into smart insoles aimed at monitoring the older adult’s physical activity levels. Two types of sensing elements are evaluated and a recommendation provided, based on the main requirement of designing a calibration-free insole: in this case, the pressure sensor should act as a switch, and the FSR 402 Short sensing element appears to be the proper solution to adopt.