Can fabric sensors monitor breast motion?

J Biomech. 2007;40(13):3056-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.01.020. Epub 2007 Mar 26.

Abstract

To establish whether conducting polymer-coated fabric sensors could be used to monitor breast motion, vertical breast motion of two large breasted women (C+ bra cup) was simultaneously monitored using an OPTOTRAK 3020 motion analysis system (200 Hz) and polymer-coated fabric sensors linked to a custom-made Bluetooth telemetry system (100 Hz) as the subjects walked and ran on a treadmill (7-10 km h(-1)). Sensor strain, change in resistance and vertical breast displacement relative to trunk movement were output for analysis. It was concluded that, although polymer-coated fabric sensors may exhibit a small response lag due to textile geometry changes, they were able to accurately and reliably represent changes in the amplitude of vertical breast displacement during treadmill gait.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Breast* / physiology
  • Clothing*
  • Female
  • Gait / physiology
  • Humans
  • Motion*
  • Textiles*