THE clothes that we wear every day could soon be able to capture and record movements of the body, thanks to electrical circuits integrated into the seams: these smart clothes they might help improve exercise levels and to monitor Physiotherapy And rehabilitation carried out independently at home. The result comes from the study of the British Universities of Bath and Bristol presented at the Conference on the Design of Interactive Systems in Copenhagen and published in the Acm digital library, the largest database on the topics of information engineering and computer science.
Despite significant advances in interactive clothing in recent years, clothes based on these technologies often lack the strength and comfort of traditional fabrics. To overcome this problem, researchers led by Olivia Ruston of the University of Bath have devised a method for using seams as motion sensors, thus maintaining the advantages of normal garments. In fact, the seams contain inserts low voltage circuits powered by a wireless charging coilwirelessly, thanks to a smartphone kept in your pocket.
In an experiment involving 14 volunteers, this approach was able to successfully classify eight arm exercises with 84% accuracy. “We’ve shown that ordinary seams can do a good job of detecting motion,” says Mike Fraser of the University of Bristol, a co-author of the study. “This means that it’s possible to make ‘smart’ clothing without changing existing manufacturing processes.”
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