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Easy-to-use Calibration of Inertial Sensors-based Smart Clothing for Consumers

Authors:
Pietro Garofalo
Michele Raggi
Paola Di Florio
Carmelo Fiorentino
Lorenzo Marchesini
Alessandro Montanari

Keywords: Capture, Low-cost MEMS-IMU, 3D Body Kinematics, Biomechanics, Magnetometer-free, Consumer Electronics, Metaverse

Abstract:
Inertial and magnetic sensors are nowadays avail- able as integrated components in common portable devices (smartphones and smartwatches). Despite the continuous reduc- tion of cost and size, their application to the body kinematics is not quite widespread in the consumer market. The main obstacles are the system calibration and setup, in terms of time and complexity. Magnetometers are hard to handle in indoor applications due to inconsistent magnetic disturbances; and the calibration of multiple units can be challenging for non technicians. In order to overcome those limitations, we developed a fast custom magnetometer-free calibration easily reproducible by non technician, to be used in our novel smart clothes [1] (the electronics is fully integrated in the clothes), for applications targeting the consumer market.

Pages: 39 to 40

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2023

Publication date: April 24, 2023

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2519-836X

ISBN: 978-1-68558-083-4

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from April 24, 2023 to April 28, 2023