Publication
TPM Framework: a Comprehensive Kit for Exploring Applications with Textile Pressure Mapping Matrix
Bo Zhou; Jingyuan Cheng; Ankur Mawandia; Yujiang He; Zhixin Huang; Mathias Sundholm; Muhammet Yildrim; Heber Cruz; Paul Lukowicz
In: International Conference on Mobile Ubiquitous Computing, Systems, Services and Technologies. International Conference on Mobile Ubiquitous Computing, Systems, Services and Technologies (UBICOMM-17), 11th, November 12-16, Barcelona, Spain, ISBN 978-1-61208-598-2, IARIA, 2017.
Abstract
Based on a series of projects with textile pressure
mapping matrix (TPM) for ubiquitous and wearable activity
recognition in various scenarios, we have accumulated the
knowledge and experience to develop an open-access hardware
and software framework, which enables a broader education
and allows the scientific community to build their own TPM
applications. The hardware framework includes all the necessary
resources to manufacture the sensing equipment and instructions
to build the fabric sensors for an up to 3232 TPM. The
software framework ‘Textile-Sandbox’ contains ready-to-use tools
and modules that support both running experiments and data
mining. The framework is evaluated with 10 master students
working in 4 groups. 4 applications are developed from scratch
and validated within only 40 hours. We present this framework
and the evaluated applications in this paper.