Power consumption has long been the Achilles' heel of sensor-based computing.
"Your heel will hit a sensor and the system will automatically tighten," explains Tiffany Beers, the project's technical lead.
For the curious, I also tested the 5s fingerprint sensor on the heel of my palm, as well as on the inside of my forearm up around the wrist, and found that I could register and successfully unlock with both skin regions.
He decided to use a combination of sensors, measuring the heel strike rate and the pressures being imposed on the leg with two piezoelectric strain gauges on the lower part of the leg while, at the same time, monitoring the angle of the knee with a magnetic sensor in the knee.
She was accused of having installed illegal sensors on the heel of her socks.
The wearer steps down on the fat part of the heel, the "sweet spot," and a springy sensor bounces back, encouraging the foot to roll forward toward the toe.
Ankle kinematics data were collected by a tri-axial gyroscope motion sensor and the peak inward heel tilting velocity was obtained to represent the effect in resisting the simulated ankle spraining motion.
In Study II, the woman received preferred stimulation when the sensors at the toe and the heel of her shoes were activated in close time proximity.
Hot on the heels of a deal with a self-driving sensor technology startup, the automotive giant has backed Zoomcar, a Zipcar-like company that operates in India.
