01437nas a2200217 4500008003900000245009600039210006900135520070200204100001700906700001600923700001800939700001700957700001600974700001500990700001701005700001501022700001701037700001401054700001601068856013501084 2014 d00aDaily-Life Monitoring of Stroke Survivors Motor Performance: The INTERACTION Sensing System0 aDailyLife Monitoring of Stroke Survivors Motor Performance The I3 a

The objective of the INTERACTION Eu project is to develop and validate an unobtrusive and modular system for monitoring daily life activities, physical interactions with the environment and for training upper and lower extremity motor function in stroke subjects. This paper describes the development and preliminary testing of the project sensing platform made of sensing shirt, trousers, gloves and shoes. Modular prototypes were designed and built considering the minimal set of inertial, force and textile sensors that may enable an efficient monitoring of stroke patients. The single sensing elements are described and the results of their preliminary lab-level testing are reported.

1 aTognetti, A.1 aLorussi, F.1 aCarbonaro, N.1 aDe Rossi, D.1 aDe Toma, G.1 aMancuso, C1 aParadiso, R.1 aLuinge, H.1 aReenalda, J.1 aDroog, E.1 aVeltink, P. uhttp://www.centropiaggio.unipi.it/publications/daily-life-monitoring-stroke-survivors-motor-performance-interaction-sensing-system01670nas a2200337 4500008003900000245007200039210006900111260001700180300001400197520065700211100001800868700002100886700002400907700001700931700002000948700001400968700002400982700001601006700001701022700001701039700002201056700002101078700001901099700001301118700002001131700001501151700001601166700001501182700001701197856011801214 2014 d00aDaily-life tele-monitoring of motor performance in stroke survivors0 aDailylife telemonitoring of motor performance in stroke survivor c17 July 2014 a159–1623 a

The objective of the EU project INTERACTION is to develop an unobtrusive and modular sensing system for objective monitoring of daily-life motor performance of stroke survivors. This will enable clinical professionals to advise their patients about their continued daily-life activity profile and home training, and evaluate and optimize rehabilitation programs.A modular textile-integrated sensing system was developed and performance and capacity measures were proposed and clinically tested in stroke subject.Telemonitoring facilities were developed and tested. In the last stage of the project, the system will be tested during daily-life.

1 aVeltink, P.H.1 avan Meulen, F.B.1 avan Beijnum, B.J.F.1 aKlaassen, B.1 aHermens, H., J.1 aDroog, E.1 aWeusthof, M., H. H.1 aLorussi, F.1 aTognetti, A.1 aReenalda, J.1 aNikamp, C., D. M.1 aBaten, C., T. M.1 aBuurke, J., H.1 aHeld, J.1 aLuft, A., R. L.1 aLuinge, H.1 aDe Toma, G.1 aMancuso, C1 aParadiso, R. uhttp://www.centropiaggio.unipi.it/publications/daily-life-tele-monitoring-motor-performance-stroke-survivors.html01929nas a2200157 4500008004100000245007200041210006900113520136600182100001801548700001801566700001601584700001701600700001701617700001701634856012001651 2014 eng d00aExploiting wearable goniometer technology for motion sensing gloves0 aExploiting wearable goniometer technology for motion sensing glo3 a

This paper presents an innovative wearable kinesthetic glove realized with knitted piezoresistive fabric (KPF) sensor technology. The glove is conceived to capture hand movement and gesture by using KPF in a double layer configuration working as angular sensors (electro-goniometers). The sensing glove prototype is endowed by three KPF goniometers, used to track flexion and extension movement of metacarpo-phalangeal joint of thumb, index and middle fingers. The glove is devoted to the continuous monitoring of patients during their daily life activities, in particular for stroke survivors during their rehabilitation. The prototype performances have been evaluated in comparison with an optical tracking system considered as a gold standard both for relieving static and dynamic posture and gesture of the hand. The introduced prototype has shown very interesting figures of merit. The angular error, evaluated through the standard Bland Altman analysis, has been estimated in ? 3? which is slightly less accurate than commercial electro-goniometers. Moreover, a new conceptual prototype design, preliminary evaluated within this work, is presented and discussed in order to solve actual limitations in terms of number and type of sensor connections, avoiding mechanical constraints given by metallic inextensible wires and improving user comfort.

1 aCarbonaro, N.1 aDalle Mura, G1 aLorussi, F.1 aParadiso, R.1 aDe Rossi, D.1 aTognetti, A. uhttp://www.centropiaggio.unipi.it/publications/exploiting-wearable-goniometer-technology-motion-sensing-gloves.html02202nas a2200181 4500008004100000245007000041210006900111490000700180520159900187100001701786700001601803700001801819700001801837700001601855700001701871700001701888856011501905 2014 eng d00aNew generation of wearable goniometers for motion capture systems0 aNew generation of wearable goniometers for motion capture system0 v113 a

Background Monitoring joint angles through wearable systems enables human posture and gesture to be reconstructed as a support for physical rehabilitation both in clinics and at the patient's home. A new generation of wearable goniometers based on knitted piezoresistive fabric (KPF) technology is presented. Methods KPF single-and double-layer devices were designed and characterized under stretching and bending to work as strain sensors and goniometers. The theoretical working principle and the derived electromechanical model, previously proved for carbon elastomer sensors, were generalized to KPF. The devices were used to correlate angles and piezoresistive fabric behaviour, to highlight the differences in terms of performance between the single layer and the double layer sensors. A fast calibration procedure is also proposed. Results The proposed device was tested both in static and dynamic conditions in comparison with standard electrogoniometers and inertial measurement units respectively. KPF goniometer capabilities in angle detection were experimentally proved and a discussion of the device measurement errors of is provided. The paper concludes with an analysis of sensor accuracy and hysteresis reduction in particular configurations. Conclusions Double layer KPF goniometers showed a promising performance in terms of angle measurements both in quasi-static and dynamic working mode for velocities typical of human movement. A further approach consisting of a combination of multiple sensors to increase accuracy via sensor fusion technique has been presented.

1 aTognetti, A.1 aLorussi, F.1 aDalle Mura, G1 aCarbonaro, N.1 aPacelli, M.1 aParadiso, R.1 aDe Rossi, D. uhttp://www.centropiaggio.unipi.it/publications/new-generation-wearable-goniometers-motion-capture-systems.html