VISAKHAPATNAM: In a remarkable achievement, students of Andhra University Women's Engineering College (AUWEC) have patented Sole Sense – a smart shoe insole with lifesaving diagnostics incorporated into everyday footwear.
Its creators are final-year Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) students Shaini Dharavath, Jayapriya Saragadam, Shaik F. Jahera and Ushasree Siriki.
The concept originated with Shaini from Hyderabad envisioning a real-time health monitoring system integrated into footwear. Sharing the idea with her classmates, the students collectively refined the vision and informed their principal, Dr. R. Padmasree. With encouragement from assistant professors B. Pragnya and B. Esther Sunanda, the students developed and patented the Sole Sense.
Embedded into the insole of an individual’s shoes or sandals, the smart shoe insole continuously monitors multiple vital parameters, including electrocardiogram (ECG), heart rate, body temperature and foot pressure. It is equipped with four individual pressure sensors that can detect posture imbalances, gait irregularities and sudden physiological changes. It issues real-time alerts when abnormalities occur.
