Expertise: Accelerometer / Motion sensing
SAM3 Expertise Areas: Accelerometer / Motion sensing
SAM3 Researchers have extensive experience in the measurement and assessment of motion and this has included a wide range of sensing technologies and application areas.
Sensor Technology
- Accelerometers
- Ultra Wide Band (RADAR) systems
- GPS systems
- Video analytics including AI assisted cameras
- LiDAR systems
- Motion sensor based systems
- WiFi based sensor systems
Application Area
- Wearable sensors including shoe based, smart phone based, hearing aid based.
- Remote sensing such as a camera or sensor system deployed in a home
- Vehicle based systems for driving assessment
- Remote and wearable gait assessment
Canadian-made patient-transferring robot launches in Ottawa – Able Innovations ALTA
CBC story about the Able Innovations ALTA. SAM3 is proud of all of the work we have done to support Able Innovations creation of this …
W. Sloan, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, H. Sveistrup, “Improved Activity Recognition Through Fusion of Earable Pairs” accepted at IEEE Medical Measurement and Applications Symposium (MeMeA 2025), 2025
T. Sloan, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, “System for Drone Based Indoor Mapping for Augmented Reality” accepted at 2025 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2025
W. Sloan, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, H. Sveistrup, “Cross-Body Transfer Learning for Human Activity Recognition” accepted at 2025 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2025
Select W. Sloan; B. Wallace; R. Goubran; H. Sveistrup, “Use of head-mounted inertial sensors for mobility tasks: Protocol for a Scoping Review”, JMIR Research Protocols, 2025 W. Sloan; B. Wallace; R. Goubran; H. Sveistrup, “Use of head-mounted inertial sensors for mobility tasks: Protocol for a Scoping Review”, JMIR Research Protocols, 2025
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Select W. Sloan, B. Wallace, A. Pepe, H. Sveistrup, F. Knoefel, A. Fraser, M. Bromwich, “Feasibility for Clinical Physical Mobility Measurement using Hearing Aid Accelerometers” 2024 Sensor Applications Symposium (SAS), 2024 W. Sloan, B. Wallace, A. Pepe, H. Sveistrup, F. Knoefel, A. Fraser, M. Bromwich, “Feasibility for Clinical Physical Mobility Measurement using Hearing Aid Accelerometers” 2024 Sensor Applications Symposium (SAS), 2024
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SAM3 Book “Supportive Smart Homes: Their Role in Aging in Place” now available
Supportive Smart Homes: Their Role in Aging in Place By: Frank Knoefel, Bruce Wallace, Neil Thomas, Heidi Sveistrup, Rafik Goubran, Christine L. Laurin Our book …
W. Sloan, B. Wallace, A. Pepe, H. Sveistrup, F. Knoefel, A. Fraser, M. Bromwich, “Hearing Aid Accelerometer Based Pedometry Assessment for Older Adults” 2023 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), 2023.
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Agarwal, A. “Methods for Gait Analysis in a Supportive Smart Home”, M.A.Sc. Thesis, Carleton University, 2022.
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Agarwal, A., Wallace, B., Goubran, R., Knoefel, F., Thomas, N., “Method to Improve Gait Speed Assessment for Low Frame Rate AI Enabled Visual Sensor” 2022 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), 2022
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Agarwal, A., Wallace, B., Goubran, R., Knoefel, F., Thomas, N., “Walking Gait Speed Measurement Using Privacy Respecting AI Enabled Visual Sensor”, 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2022.
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N. Thomas, A. Agarwal, L. Ault, J. Lariviere-Chartier, L. Kingstone, B. Wallace, F. Knoefel, R. Goubran, Z. Beattie, J. Kaye, “Evaluating changes in gait and activity associated with cognitive impairment using a home-based technology platform”, Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC 2021).
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