title: Pressure Mapping Mat for Tele-Home Care Applications.
abstract: In this paper we present the development of a mat-like pressure mapping system based on a single layer textile sensor and intended to be used in home environments for monitoring the physical condition of persons with limited mobility. The sensor is fabricated by embroidering silver-coated yarns on a light cotton fabric and creating pressure-sensitive resistive elements by stamping the conductive polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (
  PSS) at the crossing points of conductive stitches. A battery-operated mat prototype was developed and includes the scanning circuitry and a wireless communication module. A functional description of the system is presented together with a preliminary experimental evaluation of the mat prototype in the extraction of plantar pressure parameters.
authors.affiliation: TechOnYou s.r.l, Via La Guardia n.9/A, Villasor (CA) 09034, Italy. josefsaenz@gmail.com.|Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Cagliari, Piazza d'Armi snc, Cagliari 09123, Italy. josefsaenz@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jose Francisco
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Saenz-Cogollo
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cagliari, Piazza d'Armi snc, Cagliari 09123, Italy. massimiliano.pau@dimcm.unica.it.
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pau
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, Bologna 40127, Italy. beatrice.fraboni@unibo.it.
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fraboni
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Cagliari, Piazza d'Armi snc, Cagliari 09123, Italy. annalisa@diee.unica.it.
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonfiglio
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry; D011312:Pressure; D013685:Telecommunications; D013784:Textiles; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D011137:Polystyrenes; D013876:Thiophenes; C533756:poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate)
keywords: PEDOT:PSS; electronic textile; plantar pressure mapping; pressure sensor