Smart Clothing to Sense Movement Wirelessly

In their article, Valeria, Sunil, Carlo, Tyler, Chakaveh, and Brett present a full textile wearables sensor system based on a capacitive strain sensor in a resonant circuit made of conductive threads and fabrics. When the user moves, the sensor stretches and the resonance frequency of the circuit changes. A custom-built compact reader circuit captures this change in real time and transmits the data to a smartphone, where the signal is visible in a dedicated app. Common daily activities like walking or climbing stairs can be detected by this unobtrusive smart clothing.

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