Monitoring Movement Behavior by Means of a Large Area Proximity Sensor Array in the Floor

This paper describes an innovative sensor system which can detect and track people in a room by means of an array of capacitive sensors beneath the floor covering. By combining cutting-edge technology from the domains of capacitive sensing, wireless data transmission, interconnecting technology between textiles and microelectronics and high level data processing it is possible to support various groundbreaking applications in the domains of Ambient Assisted Living, energy saving, comfort, marketing, healthcare and security.

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