A survey of wearable devices and challenges

S Seneviratne, Y Hu, T Nguyen, G Lan… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As smartphone penetration saturates, we are witnessing a new trend in personal mobile
devices-wearable mobile devices or simply wearables as it is often called. Wearables come …

Validity and reliability of wearable inertial sensors in healthy adult walking: A systematic review and meta-analysis

D Kobsar, JM Charlton, CTF Tse, JF Esculier… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Inertial measurement units (IMUs) offer the ability to measure walking
gait through a variety of biomechanical outcomes (eg, spatiotemporal, kinematics, other) …

Wearable sensors objectively measure gait parameters in Parkinson's disease

JCM Schlachetzki, J Barth, F Marxreiter, J Gossler… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Distinct gait characteristics like short steps and shuffling gait are prototypical signs
commonly observed in Parkinson's disease. Routinely assessed by observation through …

Detecting falls with wearable sensors using machine learning techniques

AT Özdemir, B Barshan - Sensors, 2014 - mdpi.com
Falls are a serious public health problem and possibly life threatening for people in fall risk
groups. We develop an automated fall detection system with wearable motion sensor units …

Closed-loop neuromodulation of spinal sensorimotor circuits controls refined locomotion after complete spinal cord injury

N Wenger, EM Moraud, S Raspopovic… - Science translational …, 2014 - science.org
Neuromodulation of spinal sensorimotor circuits improves motor control in animal models
and humans with spinal cord injury. With common neuromodulation devices, electrical …

Validation of a sensor-based gait analysis system with a gold-standard motion capture system in patients with Parkinson's disease

V Jakob, A Küderle, F Kluge, J Klucken, BM Eskofier… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Digital technologies provide the opportunity to analyze gait patterns in patients with
Parkinson's Disease using wearable sensors in clinical settings and a home environment …

Gait and foot clearance parameters obtained using shoe-worn inertial sensors in a large-population sample of older adults

F Dadashi, B Mariani, S Rochat, CJ Büla… - Sensors, 2013 - mdpi.com
In order to distinguish dysfunctional gait, clinicians require a measure of reference gait
parameters for each population. This study provided normative values for widely used …

[PDF][PDF] Inertial sensors versus standard systems in gait analysis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

F Petraglia, L Scarcella, G Pedrazzi… - European journal of …, 2019 - lirias.kuleuven.be
INTRODUCTION: The increasing popularity of inertial sensors in clinical practice is not
supported by precise information on their reliability or guidelines for their use in …

Estimation of foot trajectory during human walking by a wearable inertial measurement unit mounted to the foot

N Kitagawa, N Ogihara - Gait & posture, 2016 - Elsevier
To establish a supportive technology for reducing the risk of falling in older people, it is
essential to clarify gait characteristics in elderly individuals that are possibly linked to the risk …

Accurate estimation of running temporal parameters using foot-worn inertial sensors

M Falbriard, F Meyer, B Mariani, GP Millet… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The aim of this study was to assess the performance of different kinematic features
measured by foot-worn inertial sensors for detecting running gait temporal events (eg, initial …