Abstract: Smart footwear includes: a film type insole sensor measuring a change of force applied by a user's foot, as a resistance value; an acceleration sensor measuring an acceleration value according to a change in the motion of the user's foot; and a microcontroller estimating the user's current condition and the quantity of motion based on the resistance value and the acceleration value, and generating user condition information and quantity of motion information.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 8, 2010
Date of Patent:
October 29, 2013
Assignee:
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
Inventors:
Jae Won Jang, Sa Kwang Song, Ho Youl Jung, Min Ho Kim, Soo Jun Park, Seon Hee Park