Sensory Interactive Table (SIT)—Development of a Measurement Instrument to Support Healthy Eating in a Social Dining Setting
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Juliet A. M. Haarman 1,*, Roelof A. J. de Vries 2
, Emiel C. Harmsen 1, Hermie J. Hermens 2 and Dirk K. J. Heylen 1
Juliet A. M. Haarman 1,*, Roelof A. J. de Vries 2, Emiel C. Harmsen 1, Hermie J. Hermens 2 and Dirk K. J. Heylen 1
1
Human Media Interaction, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands
2
Biomedical Signals and Systems, University of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands
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Sensors 2020, 20(9), 2636; https://doi.org/10.3390/s20092636
Received: 9 April 2020 / Revised: 29 April 2020 / Accepted: 29 April 2020 / Published: 5 May 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensor-Based Activity Recognition and Interaction)
This paper presents the Sensory Interactive Table (SIT): an instrumented, interactive dining table. Through the use of load cells and LEDs that are embedded in the table surface, SIT allows us to study: (1) the eating behaviors of people in a social setting, (2) the social interactions around the eating behaviors of people in a social setting, and (3) the continuous cycle of feedback through LEDs on people’s eating behavior and their response to this feedback in real time, to ultimately create an effective dietary support system. This paper presents the hard- and software specifications of the system, and it shows the potential of the system to capture mass-related dimensions in real time and with high accuracy and spatial resolution.
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Haarman, J.A.M.; Vries, R.A.J.; Harmsen, E.C.; Hermens, H.J.; Heylen, D.K.J. Sensory Interactive Table (SIT)—Development of a Measurement Instrument to Support Healthy Eating in a Social Dining Setting. Sensors 2020, 20, 2636.
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