Research Article
Design and Development of Low-cost Smart Training Pants (STants)
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257419, author={Sarvenaz Salehi and Gabriele Bleser and Didier Stricker}, title={Design and Development of Low-cost Smart Training Pants (STants)}, proceedings={4th International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare - "Transforming healthcare through innovations in mobile and wireless technologies"}, publisher={IEEE}, proceedings_a={MOBIHEALTH}, year={2014}, month={12}, keywords={wearable system smart training imu joint angles}, doi={10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257419} }- Sarvenaz Salehi
Gabriele Bleser
Didier Stricker
Year: 2014
Design and Development of Low-cost Smart Training Pants (STants)
MOBIHEALTH
IEEE
DOI: 10.4108/icst.mobihealth.2014.257419
Abstract
Abstract—This paper presents the design and development of STants, a low-cost, wearable system for monitoring lower body movements in long-term training sessions. Multiple miniaturized inertial measurement units (IMUs) are integrated into a pair of pants and socks using textile cables. This results in a lightweight and easy to use platform providing comfortableness and maximal movement flexibility for the user. A customized firmware for energy-efficient data acquisition, in addition to a selection of low-power components extends the autonomous operation time compared to traditional approaches. Power consumption and data quality (in terms of estimated joint angles) are assessed in different experiments, showing the potential use of the proposed platform within personal training scenarios.