The State of the Art of Biomechanics Applied in Ergonomic Furniture Design

Y Liu, W Hu, A Kasal, YZ Erdil - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Furniture as a functional object must satisfy both artistic and scientific requirements. In
particular, ergonomic factors are very important in furniture design in terms of human health …

Estimating orientation using magnetic and inertial sensors and different sensor fusion approaches: Accuracy assessment in manual and locomotion tasks

E Bergamini, G Ligorio, A Summa, G Vannozzi… - Sensors, 2014 - mdpi.com
Magnetic and inertial measurement units are an emerging technology to obtain 3D
orientation of body segments in human movement analysis. In this respect, sensor fusion is …

Quantitative laughter detection, measurement, and classification—A critical survey

S Cosentino, S Sessa… - IEEE Reviews in …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The study of human nonverbal social behaviors has taken a more quantitative and
computational approach in recent years due to the development of smart interfaces and …

Performance evaluation of smartphone inertial sensors measurement for range of motion

Q Mourcou, A Fleury, C Franco, F Klopcic, N Vuillerme - Sensors, 2015 - mdpi.com
Over the years, smartphones have become tools for scientific and clinical research. They
can, for instance, be used to assess range of motion and joint angle measurement. In this …

Validation of the Perception Neuron system for full-body motion capture

CZY Choo, JY Chow, J Komar - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Recent advancements in Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) offers the possibility of its use as
a cost effective and portable alternative to traditional optoelectronic motion capture systems …

Validity of the Perception Neuron inertial motion capture system for upper body motion analysis

R Sers, S Forrester, E Moss, S Ward, J Ma, M Zecca - Measurement, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The commercially available Perception Neuron motion capture (Mo-Cap) system is
a cost effective and easy to use option for motion analysis. However, the accuracy of this …

Inertial measures of motion for clinical biomechanics: comparative assessment of accuracy under controlled conditions-effect of velocity

K Lebel, P Boissy, M Hamel, C Duval - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Inertial measurement of motion with Attitude and Heading Reference Systems
(AHRS) is emerging as an alternative to 3D motion capture systems in biomechanics. The …

A comprehensive analysis of the validity and reliability of the perception neuron studio for upper-body motion capture

Y Wu, K Tao, Q Chen, Y Tian, L Sun - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Perception Neuron Studio (PNS) is a cost-effective and widely used inertial motion
capture system. However, a comprehensive analysis of its upper-body motion capture …

Machine learning prediction of fall risk in older adults using timed up and go test kinematics

V Roshdibenam, GJ Jogerst, NR Butler, S Baek - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Falls among the elderly population cause detrimental physical, mental, financial problems
and, in the worst case, death. The increasing number of people entering the higher risk age …

Measuring upper arm elevation using an inertial measurement unit: An exploration of sensor fusion algorithms and gyroscope models

H Chen, MC Schall Jr, NB Fethke - Applied ergonomics, 2020 - Elsevier
Many sensor fusion algorithms for analyzing human motion information collected with
inertial measurement units have been reported in the scientific literature. Selecting which …