Extended application of inertial measurement units in biomechanics: From activity recognition to force estimation

W Liang, F Wang, A Fan, W Zhao, W Yao, P Yang - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Abnormal posture or movement is generally the indicator of musculoskeletal injuries or
diseases. Mechanical forces dominate the injury and recovery processes of musculoskeletal …

NSF DARE—transforming modeling in neurorehabilitation: a patient-in-the-loop framework

JGA Cashaback, JL Allen, AHY Chou, DJ Lin… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract In 2023, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Health
(NIH) brought together engineers, scientists, and clinicians by sponsoring a conference on …

Estimation of lower extremity joint moments and 3d ground reaction forces using imu sensors in multiple walking conditions: A deep learning approach

MSB Hossain, Z Guo, H Choi - IEEE journal of biomedical and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Human kinetics, specifically joint moments and ground reaction forces (GRFs) can provide
important clinical information and can be used to control assistive devices. Traditionally …

Fusion of video and inertial sensing data via dynamic optimization of a biomechanical model

O Pearl, S Shin, A Godura, S Bergbreiter… - Journal of biomechanics, 2023 - Elsevier
Inertial sensing and computer vision are promising alternatives to traditional optical motion
tracking, but until now these data sources have been explored either in isolation or fused via …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating vertical ground reaction force during walking using a single inertial sensor

X Jiang, C Napier, B Hannigan, JJ Eng, C Menon - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
The vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) and its passive and active peaks are important
gait parameters and of great relevance for musculoskeletal injury analysis and prevention …

IMU and smartphone camera fusion for knee adduction and knee flexion moment estimation during walking

T Tan, D Wang, PB Shull… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wearable sensing and computer vision could move biomechanics from specialized
laboratories to natural environments, but better algorithms are needed to extract meaningful …

Wrist-worn hand gesture recognition while walking via transfer learning

P Kang, J Li, B Fan, S Jiang… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Walking, one of the most common daily activities, causes unwanted movement artifacts
which can significantly deteriorate hand gesture recognition accuracy. However, traditional …

The placement of foot-mounted IMU sensors does affect the accuracy of spatial parameters during regular walking

A Küderle, N Roth, J Zlatanovic, M Zrenner, B Eskofier… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Gait analysis using foot-worn inertial measurement units has proven to be a reliable tool to
diagnose and monitor many neurological and musculoskeletal indications. However, only …

Sacral acceleration can predict whole-body kinetics and stride kinematics across running speeds

RS Alcantara, EM Day, ME Hahn, AM Grabowski - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Background Stress fractures are injuries caused by repetitive loading during activities such
as running. The application of advanced analytical methods such as machine learning to …

An IMU-based ground reaction force estimation method and its application in walking balance assessment

X Liu, X Zhang, B Zhang, B Zhou… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Walking is one of the most common daily movements of the human body. Therefore,
quantitative evaluation of human walking has been commonly used to assist doctors in …