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

Laska, B., Goubran, R., Vukovic, B., Wallace, B., Ault, L., & Laghai, A. (2026). Enabling Independence: Assessing Activities of Daily Living to Inform Safety. Accessibility Institute, Carleton University.

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IEEE Video Tutorial: “The Supportive Smart Home: Solutions Enabling Independence – Ambient Sensing, Artificial Intelligence in Ethical Context“

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” 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” 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” at 2025 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 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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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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