Paper Info
Title
Non-Invasive Insole Optical Fiber Sensor Architecture for Monitoring Foot Anomalies.
Abstract
The continuous aging of the population has increased health risks, leading to the need for close monitoring of elder citizens and patients. Fortunately, the field of e-Health has been experiencing great progress, although it still faces challenges, since it needs to be applied without compromising the mobility or lifestyle of monitored patients; i.e. non-invasive. Addressing such challenges, we present a non-invasive energy-efficient insole optical fiber sensor architecture for plantar pressure monitoring. The paper shows the design and implementation of a non-invasive "in-sole" optical fiber sensor network (using Fiber Bragg Gratings), which is able to monitor health conditions by observing plantar pressure distribution in the foot. The system integrates the optical fiber sensor network with an energy efficient wireless transceiver, in order to allow continuous monitoring of monitored patients, during their uninterrupted daily routine. The paper presents the calibration and laboratory measurements of the sensing network. The recorded measurements show the suitability and high accuracy of the proposed system in monitoring the plantar pressure distribution during walking movement (i.e. gait).
Year
Venue
Keywords
2017
IEEE Global Communications Conference
Fiber Bragg gratings,eHealth care,plantar pressure,Internet of Things,Optical fiber sensing
Field
DocType
ISSN
Optical fiber,Population,Fiber Bragg grating,Fiber optic sensor,Computer science,Efficient energy use,Wireless transceiver,Real-time computing,Continuous monitoring,Mobile telephony
Conference
2334-0983
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
10
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
M. Fatima Domingues1114.56
Catia Tavares252.34
Nélia Alberto364.71
Cátia Leitão483.16
paulo antunes5116.08
Paulo S. André601.35
Eduardo Rocon De Lima76016.48
Victor Sucasas8659.66
Ayman Radwan918529.48
Jonathan Rodriguez1031744.81