Smart Socks and In-Shoe Systems: State-of-the-Art for Two Popular Technologies for Foot Motion Analysis, Sports, and Medical Applications
The present paper reviews, for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, the most recent advances in research concerning two popular devices used for foot motion analysis and health monitoring: smart socks and in-shoe systems. The first one is representative of textile-based systems, whereas the...
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author | Andrei Drăgulinescu Ana-Maria Drăgulinescu Gabriela Zincă Doina Bucur Valentin Feieș Dumitru-Marius Neagu |
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description | The present paper reviews, for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, the most recent advances in research concerning two popular devices used for foot motion analysis and health monitoring: smart socks and in-shoe systems. The first one is representative of textile-based systems, whereas the second one is one of the most used pressure sensitive insole (PSI) systems that is used as an alternative to smart socks. The proposed methods are reviewed for smart sock use in special medical applications, for gait and foot pressure analysis. The Pedar system is also shown, together with studies of validation and repeatability for Pedar and other in-shoe systems. Then, the applications of Pedar are presented, mainly in medicine and sports. Our purpose was to offer the researchers in this field a useful means to overview and select relevant information. Moreover, our review can be a starting point for new, relevant research towards improving the design and functionality of the systems, as well as extending the research towards other areas of applications using sensors in smart textiles and in-shoe systems. |
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spelling | doaj.art-cb2a57bdf7a645f983d939392d92d48e2023-11-20T08:51:57ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202020-08-012015431610.3390/s20154316Smart Socks and In-Shoe Systems: State-of-the-Art for Two Popular Technologies for Foot Motion Analysis, Sports, and Medical ApplicationsAndrei Drăgulinescu0Ana-Maria Drăgulinescu1Gabriela Zincă2Doina Bucur3Valentin Feieș4Dumitru-Marius Neagu5Electronics Technology and Reliability Department, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 061071 Bucharest, RomaniaTelecommunications Department, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 061071 Bucharest, RomaniaAutomation and Industrial Informatics Department, Faculty of Automatic Control and Computer Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 061071 Bucharest, RomaniaMechatronics Department, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics, Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Faculty of Medical Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 061071 Bucharest, RomaniaElectronics Technology and Reliability Department, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 061071 Bucharest, RomaniaNational Institute of Metrology, 042122 Bucharest, RomaniaThe present paper reviews, for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, the most recent advances in research concerning two popular devices used for foot motion analysis and health monitoring: smart socks and in-shoe systems. The first one is representative of textile-based systems, whereas the second one is one of the most used pressure sensitive insole (PSI) systems that is used as an alternative to smart socks. The proposed methods are reviewed for smart sock use in special medical applications, for gait and foot pressure analysis. The Pedar system is also shown, together with studies of validation and repeatability for Pedar and other in-shoe systems. Then, the applications of Pedar are presented, mainly in medicine and sports. Our purpose was to offer the researchers in this field a useful means to overview and select relevant information. Moreover, our review can be a starting point for new, relevant research towards improving the design and functionality of the systems, as well as extending the research towards other areas of applications using sensors in smart textiles and in-shoe systems.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/15/4316pedarplantar pressuresensorssports applicationsgait monitoring |
spellingShingle | Andrei Drăgulinescu Ana-Maria Drăgulinescu Gabriela Zincă Doina Bucur Valentin Feieș Dumitru-Marius Neagu Smart Socks and In-Shoe Systems: State-of-the-Art for Two Popular Technologies for Foot Motion Analysis, Sports, and Medical Applications Sensors pedar plantar pressure sensors sports applications gait monitoring |
title | Smart Socks and In-Shoe Systems: State-of-the-Art for Two Popular Technologies for Foot Motion Analysis, Sports, and Medical Applications |
title_full | Smart Socks and In-Shoe Systems: State-of-the-Art for Two Popular Technologies for Foot Motion Analysis, Sports, and Medical Applications |
title_fullStr | Smart Socks and In-Shoe Systems: State-of-the-Art for Two Popular Technologies for Foot Motion Analysis, Sports, and Medical Applications |
title_full_unstemmed | Smart Socks and In-Shoe Systems: State-of-the-Art for Two Popular Technologies for Foot Motion Analysis, Sports, and Medical Applications |
title_short | Smart Socks and In-Shoe Systems: State-of-the-Art for Two Popular Technologies for Foot Motion Analysis, Sports, and Medical Applications |
title_sort | smart socks and in shoe systems state of the art for two popular technologies for foot motion analysis sports and medical applications |
topic | pedar plantar pressure sensors sports applications gait monitoring |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/15/4316 |
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