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shoes (see the following picture) can make auto
adjustments to different shocking levels of sports
based on the user’s weight, running speed, and
the hardness of running surface. They are a pair
of auto-adjusting shock-absorbing intelligent
shoes. Nike+ can collect all kinds of information
like speed, distance, stepping frequency and
physical activities, etc., during the running process
via accelerometer sensors and pass all the instant
information to the smart phone through wireless
transmission (see the following picture). Moreover,
Nike+ gives voice messages to the runner about
distance, timing, step distance, consumed calories,
etc. After a run, the runner also can upload the
running information via personal computer. Apart from
knowing one’s own records, the runner can also know the
information shared by the other global runners. On the
internet, there are irregular group running competitions
such as the running competition between men and women
by comparing users’ accumulated distances online or the
competition on the total runs among participating countries.
The used-to-be individual sport is now developed into an
interactive team sport that genuinely motivates people to
take part in it. In 2012, Nike introduced a new generation
of Nike+ system, added with an embedded pressure sensor
(EPS) which provides more information on jump height, total
jumps, sole pressure distribution and motion modes, etc.
The concept of intelligent shoes is to enhance the
Adidas 1 Sole Breakdown Structure (source:
www. aididas.com)
Sensor
Magnet
Motor and Cable
Processor
User Interface
Nike+ mid-sole embedded with an accelerometer sensor
(source:
www.nike.com)