A prototype design of a smart shoe insole system for real-time monitoring of patients

摘要

M-health technology is a key component in digital healthcare monitoring. The Pedology domain has become a thriving topic in the last years. Researches prove that there is a relation between feet analysis and longer healthy life. In this paper, we propose a design of a smart insole system equipped with four resistive sensors (FSR) to provide real-time control of patients without bothering them during their daily activities. The pressure sensors were placed at the bottom of the shoe to assess timing parameters and pressure distribution. Most of the body pressure is measured from the rearfoot and from the forefoot regions. Considering them we have placed two of our sensors in the forefoot region in the hallux part and the last one in the heel. The microcontroller collects the physiological parameters information from the sensors and sends them to a mobile application via Bluetooth interface to allow the user to monitor his gait cycle over time and receive in real-time notification. The data is saved on a database and restored to a web application from which the clinician controls the physical activity of the patients and intervenes in the best moment to help him, then all the data it will be saved on in a firebase. Our proposal proves good results compared to other related works.