Smart Shoes
Vivek Agrawal 15 September, 2022
1 Abstract
Due to the increase in the workload and the observable increase in the competi- tion amongst the youth, the health and fitness of oneself are put as a secondary priority amongst them. Therefore, one needs to monitor this regularly. This is where sensor-enabled smart shoes help. They help us check these without any separate time given to them. This paper is based on research for such shoes only.
2 Introduction
In this project, we intend to develop shoes that have sensors for various health and fitness monitoring parameters. This will help people to focus on their health and fitness without any time getting wasted on this separately as people wear shoes most of the time during work. For future work, we hope to add obstacle- detecting features for the safe movement of visually impaired people.
3 Methodology
Firstly, we will note down the parameters which are relevant to the health and fitness of a person. Then, we will study different sensors which can be used to measure these parameters. We will also research their application in shoes so that it is safe for the person wearing them.
Then we will collect the data for different people on different surfaces and loca- tions to study the effect of surroundings on the parameters and compare them.
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4 Resources and Budget
Item Price/ Salary Quantity Cost
Research Scientist 100000/month 3 300000
Shoes 1000 10 10000
Student stipend 5000/month 4 50000
Overheads 10000/month 1 50000
Smartphone 10000 4 40000
Sensors 200 10 2000
Total 452000
5 Evaluation
We plan to test the shoes in different environments and surfaces and with people of different ages. We will also get a certificate from the Health Department to ensure the safety of everyone wearing these.
5.1 Deliverables
In the end, we will get shoes that will have Bluetooth connectivity. The smart- phone connected will show the health and fitness data of the person, like steps walked, distance covered, etc.
5.2 Timeline
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Day 0-60 Recruitment of interns and research scientist Day 060-240 Developing Model for smart shoes
Day 240-300 Testing and Data Collection Day 300-360 Analysis and Updates
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