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Smart Light Captures Body in Motion

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CAREN B. LES, [email protected]

Using solely the visible light around us, a new light-sensing system tracks whole-body human postures unobtrusively and in real time. The LiSense system reconstructs a 3D skeletal model on a computer screen based on the shadows cast by a person moving within a lighted room — no cameras or on-body devices required. “Light is everywhere, and we are making light very smart,” said professor Xia Zhou, who led the project at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. “Imagine a future where light knows and responds to what we do. We can naturally interact with surrounding...Read full article

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    Published: October 2015
    PostscriptsLEDsBiophotonicsSensors & DetectorsLasersCommunicationsLight SourcesAmericasSmart Lightlight-sensing systemhuman postures3D skeletal modelLiSense systembehavior monitoringhealth monitoringVLCvisible light communicationsMobiCom '15Xia ZhouTiangxing LiDartNets LabDartmouth CollegeNew HampshireCaren B. Les

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