Exploring possibilities of ECG electrodes for bio-monitoring smartwear with cu sputtered fabrics
HCI'07 Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Human-computer interaction: interaction platforms and techniques
A survey on wearable sensor-based systems for health monitoring and prognosis
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews
A visual context-awareness-based sleeping-respiration measurement system
IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine - Special section on affective and pervasive computing for healthcare
Enhancing battery efficiency for pervasive health-monitoring systems based on electronic textiles
IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine - Special section on affective and pervasive computing for healthcare
IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine - Special section on affective and pervasive computing for healthcare
Usability analysis of textile sensors in control of multifunction myoelectric prostheses
Proceedings of the 4th International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology
Implementation of wireless ECG measurement system in ubiquitous health-care environment
BEBI'08 Proceedings of the 1st WSEAS international conference on Biomedical electronics and biomedical informatics
Kinesiologic electromyography for activity recognition
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments
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In the last few years, the smart textile area has become increasingly widespread, leading to developments in new wearable sensing systems. Truly wearable instrumented garments capable of recording behavioral and vital signals are crucial for several fields of application. Here we report on results of a careful characterization of the performance of innovative fabric sensors and electrodes able to acquire vital biomechanical and physiological signals, respectively. The sensing function of the fabric sensors relies upon newly developed strain sensors, based on rubber-carbon-coated threads, and mainly depends on the weaving topology, and the composition and deposition process of the conducting rubber-carbon mixture. Fabric sensors are used to acquire the respitrace (RT) and movement sensors (MS). Sensing features of electrodes, instead rely upon metal-based conductive threads, which are instrumental in detecting bioelectrical signals, such as electrocardiogram (ECG) and electromyogram (EMG). Fabric sensors have been tested during some specific tasks of breathing and movement activity, and results have been compared with the responses of a commercial piezoelectric sensor and an electrogoniometer, respectively. The performance of fabric electrodes has been investigated and compared with standard clinical electrodes.