There are many new items to report for the Wearable Computer Research group this fall semester!
With the graduation of Sophia Cronin (Microsoft) and Jonathan Li (Dev Technology Group) we are in need of new undergraduate researchers. We are excited to welcome to the research group:
Two new grants have been awarded to support our work in physical therapy rehabilitation:
An external 4-VA grant “Designing Wearable Systems for Movement Correction in Physical Therapy Applications” was awarded between JMU and Virginia Tech (Dr. Tom Martin Co-PI) to support prototyping efforts and travel to the ICAT studios to capture high-resolution motion capture data. A short abstract is available.
An internal JMU CISE grant was awarded with Dr. Heather Kirkvold (Co-PI) to enable textiles prototyping in the new JMU Engineering Textiles studio with undergraduate researchers.
Overall, the group continues to build out its technical capabilities to prototype wearable recognition and feedback systems for physical exercises. With these new additions and funding mechanisms we expect continued growth in productivity and opportunities for our undergraduate researchers.