a wearable electromagnetic INterface for contactlesS envIronmental sensinG with HapTic feedback (IN-SIGHT)

Navigation and interaction with the surrounding environment represent major drawbacks for visually impaired people, which limit their independence and quality of life. Currently available aid devices (e.g., white canes) are not able to completely overcome these limitations. With the support of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the IN-SIGHT project will deliver a step-change device based on a wearable electromagnetic interface with haptic feedback that will be integrated inside a glove to improve the wearability and the performance of existing electronical travel aids. A radar with an array of flexible antennas will be proposed to sense the environment and provide feedback through flexible haptic actuators. This solution will enable a person to remotely “feel” their environment, sense and interact with nearby objects.

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Publications

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[1] Mercuri, M., Sacco, G., Hornung, R., Visser, H., Lorato, I., Pisa, S., Veltri, P., Dolmans, G., “Enhanced Technique for Accurate Localization and Life-Sign Detection of Human Subjects Using Beam-Steering Radar Architectures,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, pp. 1–13, 2024, issn: 0018-9294, 1558-2531. doi: 10.1109/TBME.2024.3463199.

[2] Sacco, G., Zhadobov, M., “Physical interactions between millimeter waves and human body: From macro to micro-scale,” IEEE Journal of Microwaves, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 318–328, Jul. 2024, issn: 2692-8388. doi: 10.1109/jmw.2024.3407712.

[3] Vadher, P., Skrivervik, A. K., Zeng, Q., Sauleau, R., Ho, J. S., Sacco, G., Nikolayev, D., Conformal wide-angle scanning leaky-wave antenna for V-band on-body applications, Sep. 2024. arXiv: 2407.13644 [physics].

[4] Kapetanovic, A. L., Sacco, G., Poljak, D., Zhadobov, M., “Area-averaged transmitted and absorbed power density on a realistic ear model,” IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 39–45, Mar. 2023, issn: 2469-7249, 2469-7257. doi: 10.1109/JERM.2022.3225380.

[5] Sacco, G., Mercuri, M., Hornung, R., Visser, H., Lorato, I., Pisa, S., Dolmans, G., “A SISO FMCW radar based on inherently frequency scanning antennas for 2-D indoor tracking of multiple subjects,” Scientific Reports, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 16 701, Oct. 2023, issn: 2045-2322. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-41541-3

[6] Vadher, P., Sacco, G., Nikolayev, D., “Meandering microstrip leaky-wave antenna with dual-band linear-circular polarization and suppressed open stopband,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, pp. 1–1, 2023, issn: 0018-926X, 1558-2221. doi: 10.1109/TAP.2023.3328558.

Conference publications
[1] Rizzo, R., Ruello, G., Massa, R., Zhadobov, M., Sacco, G., “Conformal Electromagnetic Skin Based on Flexible Materials,” in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), Lisbon, Portugal: IEEE, Sep. 2024.
[2] Sacco, G., Vadher, P., Nikolayev, D., “Flexible Electromagnetic Interfaces for Wearable Sensors,” in 2024 IEEE INC-USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (Joint with AP-S Symposium), Florence, Italy: IEEE, Jul. 2024.
[3] Rizzo R., Zhadobov M., Sacco G.,”Flexible Electromagnetic Phantom with Electrotextile Backing for 60 GHz Wearables and Remote Monitoring”, in BioEM 2024, Jun. 2024, Crete, Greece.
[4] Rizzo, R., Sacco, G., Zhadobov, M., “Flexible electromagnetic phantom with electrotextile backing,” in 4th URSI AT-RASC, IEEE, May 2024.
[5] Sacco, G., Vadher, P., Nikolayev, D., “Flexible leaky wave antennas for wearable radars,” in 2023 IEEE International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), Venice, Italy, Oct. 2023.
[6] Sacco, G., Zhadobov, M., “Impact of the near-surface body model on the user exposure in mmWave 5G,” in International Conference on Applied Electromagnetics and Communications (ICECOM), Dubrovnik, Croatia, Sep. 2023.
[7] Sacco, G., Kapetanovic, A., Poljak, D., Kapetanovic, A. L., “Near field exposure assessment of complex anatomical structures in 5G bands,” in 2023 General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI GASS), Sapporo, Japan, Aug. 2023.
[8] Soares, I. V., Vadher, P., Skrivervik, A. K., Sacco, G., Nikolayev, D., “Analysis of non-canonical body conformal arrays with polarization decomposition,” in 2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Florence, Italy: IEEE, Mar. 2023, pp. 1–5. doi: 10.23919/EuCAP57121.2023.10133000.
[9] Vadher, P., Sacco, G., Nikolayev, D., “Higher spatial harmonic leaky wave antenna design based on meandering microstrips,” in 2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Florence, Italy: IEEE, Mar. 2023, pp. 1–4. doi: 10.23919/EuCAP57121.2023.10133103.

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