Textile-Based Body Capacitive Sensing for Knee Angle Monitoring.

ABSTRACT: Monitoring human movement is highly relevant in mobile health applications. Textile-based wearable solutions have the potential for continuous and unobtrusive monitoring. The precise estimation of joint angles is important in applications such as the prevention of osteoarthritis or in the assessment of the progress of physical rehabilitation. We propose a textile-based wearable device for knee angle estimation through capacitive sensors placed in different locations above the knee and in contact with the skin. We exploited this modality to enhance the baseline value of the capacitive sensors, hence facilitating readout. Moreover, the sensors are fabricated with only one layer of conductive fabric, which facilitates the design and realization of the wearable device. We observed the capabili

SUBMITTER: Galli V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10747625 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature