English: Smith & Wession M&P Victory model revolver. (Photo by Oleg Volk) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
A new study from the University of Pennsylvania demonstrates that wearable sensors could one day transform the correctional system by tracking gun use by community-based offenders, who account for a disproportionate share of fatal and non-fatal shootings.
Currently, detecting and deterring this type of crime can be challenging in the absence of reliable evidence that a particular community-supervised offender illegally used a firearm.
In the study, published this week in the journal PLOS ONE, Charles Loeffler, an assistant professor of criminology at Penn, demonstrates the feasibility of using low-cost, wearable inertial sensors to detect firearm usage.
To conduct the study, Loeffler used sensors similar to those found in fitness trackers to recognize wrist movements and other signals corresponding to firearm use. Research participants included officers from the Penn Police Department, construction workers and individuals engaged in routine daily activities.
The resulting sensor data was used to train a detection algorithm that achieved more than 99 percent accuracy in classifying individual gunshots, demonstrating that firearm use can be reliably distinguished from a range of potentially confusable human activities.
The Latest on: Wearable Sensors
[google_news title=”” keyword=”Wearable Sensors” num_posts=”10″ blurb_length=”0″ show_thumb=”left”]
via Google News
The Latest on: Wearable Sensors
- Chinese scientists design wearable sensor capable of monitoring facial expressionson February 4, 2023 at 2:45 am
Chinese scientists have developed an ultra-thin, anti-microbial and breathing-friendly wearable sensor that can monitor human body movements and even subtle ...
- Wearable Motion Sensors Market Analysis Geography Trends, Demand and Forecasts 2029on February 2, 2023 at 7:31 pm
Final Report will add the analysis of the impact of Russia-Ukraine War and COVID-19 on this Wearable Motion Sensors Industry. " Wearable Motion Sensors Market " Insights 2023 - By Applications (Smart ...
- New sensor enables 'smart diapers,' range of other health monitorson February 2, 2023 at 2:02 pm
The new sensor—so cheap and simple to produce that it can be hand-drawn with a pencil onto paper treated with sodium chloride—could clear the way for wearable, self-powered health monitors for use not ...
- Researchers Develop Wearable Sensor for Remote Cardiac Imagingon February 1, 2023 at 9:30 am
A recent study described the creation of a wearable ultrasound sensor that can review patient heart function and structure remotely.
- New material solves pressure problem in wearable sensorson January 31, 2023 at 3:03 am
Researchers in the US have synthesised a new material that they claim solves the problem of pressure in creating wearable sensors.
- Wearable Inertial Sensors Market : Latest Trends, Size, Key Players, Revenue and Forecast 2029on January 30, 2023 at 6:59 pm
Wearable Inertial Sensors Market Size is projected to Reach Multimillion USD by 2029, In comparison to 2022, at ...
- Under pressure: Breakthrough new material solves problem of wearable sensorson January 30, 2023 at 12:03 pm
Researchers have synthesized a new material that solves one of the most difficult problems in the quest to create wearable, unobtrusive sensitive sensors: the problem of pressure. "Imagine ...
- A wearable ultrasound sensor provides real-time cardiac imagingon January 29, 2023 at 8:19 pm
In a recent article published in the journal Nature, a team of researchers described a wearable ultrasonic device that allows cardiac function to be assessed directly in real-time, with improved ...
- Best Practices in Using Wearable Biometric Sensors to Prove Medical Use Caseson January 29, 2023 at 3:59 pm
This progress is not only in capability but also in terms of cost, particularly regarding the sensor technology being embedded in consumer wearable devices. However, we also pointed out: “This does ...
- Wearable sensor uses ultrasound to provide cardiac imaging on the goon January 26, 2023 at 9:29 pm
The wearable heart monitoring system uses ultrasound ... The unique design of the sensor makes it ideal for bodies in motion. "The device can be attached to the chest with minimal constraint ...
via Bing News
