Conversion of upper-limb inertial measurement unit data to joint angles: a systematic review

Z Fang, S Woodford, D Senanayake, D Ackland - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Inertial measurement units (IMUs) have become the mainstay in human motion evaluation
outside of the laboratory; however, quantification of 3-dimensional upper limb motion using …

Advanced technology for gait rehabilitation: An overview

T Mikolajczyk, I Ciobanu, DI Badea… - Advances in …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Most gait training systems are designed for acute and subacute neurological inpatients.
Many systems are used for relearning gait movements (nonfunctional training) or gait cycle …

An open-source and wearable system for measuring 3D human motion in real-time

P Slade, A Habib, JL Hicks… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Analyzing human motion is essential for diagnosing movement disorders and
guiding rehabilitation for conditions like osteoarthritis, stroke, and Parkinson's disease …

EquiMoves: a wireless networked inertial measurement system for objective examination of horse gait

S Bosch, F Serra Bragança, M Marin-Perianu… - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we describe and validate the EquiMoves system, which aims to support equine
veterinarians in assessing lameness and gait performance in horses. The system works by …

Optimization of IMU sensor placement for the measurement of lower limb joint kinematics

W Niswander, W Wang, K Kontson - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
There is an increased interest in using wearable inertial measurement units (IMUs) in
clinical contexts for the diagnosis and rehabilitation of gait pathologies. Despite this interest …

Modelling for design and evaluation of industrial exoskeletons: A systematic review

T Ma, Y Zhang, SD Choi, S **ong - Applied Ergonomics, 2023 - Elsevier
Industrial exoskeletons are developed to relieve workers' physical demands in the
workplace and to alleviate ergonomic issues associated with work-related musculoskeletal …

A review of wearable IMU (inertial-measurement-unit)-based pose estimation and drift reduction technologies

J Zhao - Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Accurate tracking of the orientation of a rigid object is important in several domains, such as
sports training, rehabilitation and animation. As technology develops, IMU-based method …

Irrelevant gadgets or a source of worry: exploring wearable activity trackers with older adults

D Vargemidis, K Gerling, VV Abeele, L Geurts… - ACM Transactions on …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Wearable activity trackers are routinely applied in physical activity (PA) interventions in late
life, but there is little research that focuses on older adults' perspectives on the technology …

Evaluating the impact of imu sensor location and walking task on accuracy of gait event detection algorithms

W Niswander, K Kontson - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
There are several algorithms that use the 3D acceleration and/or rotational velocity vectors
from IMU sensors to identify gait events (ie, toe-off and heel-strike). However, a clear …

Wearable physical activity tracking systems for older adults—a systematic review

D Vargemidis, K Gerling, K Spiel, VV Abeele… - ACM Transactions on …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Physical activity (PA) positively impacts the quality of life of older adults, with technology as a
promising factor in maintaining motivation. Within Computer Science and Engineering …