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

Friday, October 6, 2023

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 is now available for purchase as an ebook or hardcover. Significant health-industry human resource needs increase the reliance on family and friends to support older adults hoping to age... More

Monday, May 29, 2023

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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Thursday, December 1, 2022

Agarwal, A. “Methods for Gait Analysis in a Supportive Smart Home”, M.A.Sc. Thesis, Carleton University, 2022.

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Wednesday, August 3, 2022

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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Wednesday, August 3, 2022

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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Tuesday, August 3, 2021

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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Tuesday, August 3, 2021

I. Joudeh, A. Cretu, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, A. Allegue-Martinez, F. Knoefel, “Location Independence in Machine Learning Classification of Sitting-Down and Standing-Up Actions using Wi-Fi Sensors”, 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2021.

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Agarwal, A., Wallace, B., Ault, L., Larivière-Chartier, J., Knoefel, F., Goubran, R., Kaye, J., Beattie, Z., Thomas, N., “Using Zigbee Sensors to Measure Human Behaviour – Analytical Considerations”, 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2021.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Sheehy, L., Taillon-Hobson, A., Finestone, H., Bilodeau, M., Yang, C., Hafizi, D., & Sveistrup, H. (2020). Centre of pressure displacements produced in sitting during virtual reality training in younger and older adults and patients who have had a stroke. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 15(8), 924-932.

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Friday, May 15, 2020

Joudeh, Itaf O., “Exploiting Wi-Fi Channel State Information for Artificial Intelligence-Based Human Activity Recognition of Similar Dynamic Motions”, M.A.Sc. Thesis, Carleton University, 2020.

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Sunday, July 21, 2019

L. Ault, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, S. Fraser, E. Stroulia, F. Knoefel, “Preliminary Results from Longitudinal Balance Assessment for Older Adults with Cognitive Decline”, 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2019.

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Sunday, July 21, 2019

I. Joudeh, A. Cretu, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, A. Alkhalid, M. Allegue-Martinez, F. Knoefel, “WiFi Channel State Information-Based Recognition of Sitting-Down and Standing-Up Activities”, 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2019.

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Sunday, July 21, 2019

I. Joudeh, A. Cretu, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, “Recognition of Sitting-down and Standing-up Activities using WiFi Channel State Information”, Carleton Data Day 6.0 Symposium, 2019.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Kennedy, M. J., Arcelus, A., Guitard, P., Goubran, R. A., & Sveistrup, H. (2015). Toilet grab-bar preference and center of pressure deviation during toilet transfers in healthy seniors, seniors with hip replacements, and seniors having suffered a stroke. Assistive Technology, 27(2), 78-87.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Ren, Z., Grant, T., Goubran, R., El-Tanany, M., Knoefel, F., Sveistrup, H., … & Jutai, J. (2014, August). Analyzing center of pressure progression during bed exits. In 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (pp. 1786-1789). IEEE.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Grant, T., Joshi, V., Taylor, M., Knoefel, F., Sveistrup, H., Bilodeau, M., & Jutai, J. (2014, June). Measuring sit-to-stand timing variability over time using under mattress pressure sensor technology. In 2014 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Taylor, M., McEwen, D., Goubran, R., Finestone, H., Knoefel, F., Sveistrup, H., & Bilodeau, M. (2012, May). Assessing standing stability of older adults using pressure sensitive arrays. In 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications Proceedings (pp. 1-5). IEEE.

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Friday, October 14, 2011

Arcelus, A., Goubran, R., Knoefel, F., Sveistrup, H., & Bilodeau, M. (2011, May). Detection of bouncing during sit-to-stand transfers with sequential pressure images. In 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (pp. 158-161). IEEE.

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Thursday, October 14, 2010

Veledar, I., Arcelus, A., Goubran, R., Knoefel, F., Sveistrup, H., & Bilodeau, M. (2010, May). Sit-to-stand timing measurements using pressure sensitive technology. In 2010 IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Technology Conference Proceedings (pp. 1337-1340). IEEE.

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Thursday, October 14, 2010

Arcelus, A., Goubran, R., Sveistrup, H., Bilodeau, M., & Knoefel, F. (2010, April). Context-aware smart home monitoring through pressure measurement sequences. In 2010 IEEE International Workshop on Medical Measurements and Applications (pp. 32-37). IEEE.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

A. Arcelus, C. L. Herry, R. A. Goubran, F. Knoefel, H. Sveistrup and M. Bilodeau, “Determination of Sit-to-Stand Transfer Duration Using Bed and Floor Pressure Sequences,” in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 56, no. 10, pp. 2485-2492, Oct. 2009,

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Arcelus, A., Holtzman, M., Goubran, R., Sveistrup, H., Guitard, P., & Knoefel, F. (2009, September). Analysis of commode grab bar usage for the monitoring of older adults in the smart home environment. In 2009 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (pp. 6155-6158). IEEE.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

A. Arcelus, C. L. Herry, R. A. Goubran, F. Knoefel, H. Sveistrup and M. Bilodeau, “Determination of Sit-to-Stand Transfer Duration Using Bed and Floor Pressure Sequences,” in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 56, no. 10, pp. 2485-2492, Oct. 2009.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Holtzman, M., Arcelus, A., Veledar, I., Goubran, R., Sveistrup, H., & Guitard, P. (2008, May). Force estimation with a non-uniform pressure sensor array. In 2008 IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (pp. 1974-1979). IEEE.

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Friday, October 14, 2005

Tremblay, F., Mireault, A. C., Dessureault, L., Manning, H., & Sveistrup, H. (2005). Postural stabilization from fingertip contact: II. Relationships between age, tactile sensibility and magnitude of contact forces. Experimental Brain Research, 164, 155-164.

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Thursday, October 14, 2004

Tremblay, F., Mireault, A. C., Dessureault, L., Manning, H., & Sveistrup, H. (2004). Postural stabilization from fingertip contact: I. Variations in sway attenuation, perceived stability and contact forces with aging. Experimental brain research, 157, 275-285.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2003

Lott, A., Bisson, E., Lajoie, Y., McComas, J., & Sveistrup, H. (2003). The effect of two types of virtual reality on voluntary center of pressure displacement. Cyberpsychology & behavior, 6(5), 477-485.

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