Fraunhofer maphera® is a mobile and extendable sensor platform designed for multimodal data collection. Unlike conventional methods of multimodal data collection, maphera® offers several key advantages:

• Maximum freedom of movement

• Anywhere accessibility

• Medical-grade physiological signal quality

• Flexible sensor configuration

• Data consistency through wireless synchronization

maphera® ensures seamless wireless data transmission and facilitates multimodal synchronous data fusion, with all modalities synchronized during recordings to an accuracy of 30 µs.

The system features wireless and native sensor integration, including sensors embedded in arm and headbands, smart patches, textiles with integrated ECG technology, and more.

Plug & Research

The modular design of maphera® and its generic interfaces allow for rapid customization, creating a flexible plug-and-play research solution while providing direct access to all raw data. maphera® delivers a mobile solution that captures signals with laboratory-quality precision, making it ideal for studies and data collection in various medical applications.

CardioTEXTIL is a mobile multi-channel ECG designed for the early detection of cardiac arrhythmias. CardioTEXTIL features sensors seamlessly integrated into the fabric, offering continuous, medical-quality monitoring of arrhythmias during daily activities and even while sleeping.

Low-power electronics for continous heart rate monitoring

CardioTEXTIL offers several key advantages:

• Convenient long-term monitoring without self-adhesive electrodes

• ECG measurement with 3 channels

• Medical-grade signal quality

• Storage and wireless data transmission via Bluetooth

• Simple operation

As part of additional R&D services, more ECG channels and specialized textile carriers can be made available.

As a research and development partner in medical instrumentation, we specialize in patient-centered, customized sensor integration that ensures superior data quality.

Our portfolio includes miniaturized, mobile sensor units, algorithms for biosignal processing and motion analysis, as well as standardized medical communication protocols.

Medical solutions on demand

• Our development offerings include:

• Intelligent sensors for patient monitoring and everyday applications

• Discrete sensor solutions delivering high data quality

• Solutions for medical data communication and testing services

• Robust algorithms for biosignal processing

• Motion analysis and event detection

With our interdisciplinary structures and extensive in-house capacities, we can address a wide range of application areas. We optimally support our customers through every stage of product development, from requirement analysis and preliminary studies to concept development, prototype creation, and system integration, ensuring a seamless journey to market readiness.

Textile-integrated capacitive motion sensing combines inconspicuous sensor technology for capturing body movements with robust algorithms for mapping and interpreting movement.

Capacitive motion sensors embedded in seating furniture, vehicle seats, and lying surfaces collect data on an individual's positions and movements. Similar to a smartphone touchscreen, 72 sensors register every movement in real time. The sensors' low profile (approximately 0.5 mm) ensures natural seating comfort, while their narrow design maintains breathability.

 »Smart Chair«

This capacitive motion sensor technology is integrated into the »Smart Chair, « a technology demonstrator developed by Fraunhofer IIS. Users can choose between two operating modes: In analysis mode, the »Smart Chair« saves the captured data and calculates activity parameters offline to quantify the movements of the seated person. In real-time mode, the system is used as a standardized input device to control the computer mousend can thus be used as a human-machine interface.

Possible Areas of Application

Capturing and interpreting movement behavior while sitting

• Measures to prevent musculoskeletal disorders

• Rehabilitation measures as incentive for physical movement

Use as real-time-capable human-machine interface

• Assistance systems to support people with impairments

• Serious gaming to promote motor and cognitive skills

• Mobile gaming in vehicles and aircraft

• Media control

While the "Smart Chair" has not yet been certified as a medical product, Fraunhofer IIS presents it to attract partners for further development, manufacturing, and marketing.

Available medical data holds significant potential for research, diagnostics, and therapy – whether in the realm of personalized medicine, optimizing diagnostic procedures and treatments, or facilitating early disease detection.

We analyze medical data and extract insights from extensive data sets for our customers and partners. We employ both traditional analytical methods and AI-driven approaches, including the training of Deep Neural Networks (DNN). This enables us to uncover previously hidden correlations within the data. Our High-Performance Deep Learning computing cluster supports the efficient execution of these algorithms. We are committed to ensuring strict compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Independent and Scientifically Validated: Subject Studies with Fraunhofer

Furthermore, we support you in refining your human-centered research question from initial conception to the delivery of customized analysis results. You can choose the level of assistance you need for your study – whether it’s a biomedical research project, a GCP-compliant clinical study, or other studies involving the BfArM (Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices), excluding drug studies.

Additionally, we offer comprehensive data acquisition environments, complete with the necessary software and hardware for your study and R&D projects.