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This paper presents the proposal of intensity variation-based POF pressure sensors embedded in a smart garment for impact detection in perturbation assessment. The proposed system presents low cost and is based on multiplexing technique using side-coupling light source. In addition, it is able to acquire the optical power variation when the pressure on the sensor is applied and to detect the region where the perturbation occurred. Then, a proof-of-concept test was performed with application of pressure on different sensors which show the ability of the system to identify the impact region in a wearable device during a perturbation protocol.
This research is financed by FAPES (84336650), CNPq (304049/2019-0) and Petrobras (2017/00702-6). C. Marques acknowledges Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) through the CEECIND/00034/2018 (iFish project) and this work was developed within the scope of the project i3N, UIDB/50025/2020 & UIDP/50025/2020, financed by national funds through the FCT/MEC. This work is also funded by national funds (OE), through FCT, I.P., in the scope of the framework contract foreseen in the numbers 4, 5 and 6 of the article 23, of the Decree-Law 57/2016, of August 29, changed by Law 57/2017, of July 19. This work was partially funded by BenchBalance EU project (EU-H2020-779963-FSTP1-BenchBalance).
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Avellar, L., Leal-Junior, A., Marques, C., Rocon, E., Frizera, A. (2022). Proof-of-Concept of POF-Based Pressure Sensors Embedded in a Smart Garment for Impact Detection in Perturbation Assessment. In: Torricelli, D., Akay, M., Pons, J.L. (eds) Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation IV. ICNR 2020. Biosystems & Biorobotics, vol 28. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70316-5_4
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