Fig. 3: Multi-node spinal posture monitoring with battery-free sensors.
From: Wireless battery-free body sensor networks using near-field-enabled clothing
a Schematic of a wireless sensor system for real-time posture monitoring. Battery-free strain sensors mounted on cervical (S1), thoracic (S2), and lumbar (S3) sections are simultaneously interconnected to an NFC hub device via the near-field-enabled clothing. Photographs show example of S1 without/with bending cervical spine. b Profile of applied strain ε and measured sensor resistance R acquired through wired connection and wireless NFC. ε is cycled from 0 to 100% with a step size of 20%. c Sensor data acquired during human subject motion. The subject sequentially bends the cervical spine, lower back, and whole spine, repeating each motion for five times.
