College - Author 1
College of Engineering
Department - Author 1
Computer Engineering Department
Advisor
Dr. Long Wang, College of Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Acknowledgements
We greatly appreciate Cal Poly's College of Engineering Dean's Innovation Fund, Paul & Sandi Bonderson, Kim Vorrath, and The Sprague Foundation for funding our research this summer.
Date
10-2025
Abstract/Summary
This interdisciplinary research, in collaboration with Sony, aims to improve the fit and comfort of socket prosthetics for amputees by utilizing sensing technology and data analytical techniques. Many amputees face issues with prosthetic fit, which can lead to discomfort, pain, and even tissue damage. Our goal is to address these problems by developing a low-cost, universal, and wearable sensing system that can continuously monitor the pressures at the residual limb and prosthetic socket interface. This product will provide feedback to the user, allowing for real-time adjustments, ensuring a comfortable fit, and avoiding injury. Our research group has extensive experience in wearable sensors and machine learning/artificial intelligence. We plan to integrate Sony’s electronic boards with wearable sensing systems and investigate the performance of different data analytical algorithms. The students will have the opportunity to closely work with Dr. Wang’s interdisciplinary research group.
October 1, 2025.
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URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ceng_surp/168