February 7, 2012, Seoul — STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), a global semiconductor company in various electronic device applications and a leader in Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) for consumer and portable applications, today announced a smart suit prototype embedded with a new multi-sensor ST iNEMO® motion co-processor that recognizes complex movements of a wearer's body and converts that information into a digital model with exceptional accuracy and speed. iBMR, iNEMO Body Motion Reconstruction technology, can improve performance in clinical and sports medicine applications and enhance augmented reality experiences, such as users jogging alongside a world champion on the track they typically run on.



ST's current body motion restoration suit prototype provides optimized performance for small iNEMO multi-sensor nodes, with one each attached to the arms, forearms, thighs, and calves, and two to the back, and additional nodes can be attached to the hands, shoes, or head.

The iNEMO motion co-processor integrates a 32-bit STM32® microcontroller and ST motion and magnetic MEMS sensors into a single compact module that can be combined in a very small form factor of 13x13x2 mm, and is part of a flexible solution for easy-to-use embedded orientation estimation applications.

Each iNEMO smart sensor node, utilizing ST's sophisticated data fusion software, is recognized as one of the smallest and highest-performing Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) modules on the market. All nodes send their respective data to a control unit, which converts the measurements into a graphical skeleton model to display body movements in real time.

ST has demonstrated the innovative technological capabilities of precision and speed in its body motion recognition suit through long-term experiments involving realistic and complex body movements. It took only 15 milliseconds to process post-movement motion information and convert it into a skeleton model based on sensor data, demonstrating a spatial accuracy deviation of less than 0.5 degrees.

The iNEMO motion co-processor is currently available as a sample, and you can request pricing options and samples from the ST sales office.