A new portable device for ambulatory monitoring of human posture and walking velocity using miniature accelerometers and gyroscope

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 III, Issue , 2004, Pages 2283-2286

  Tanaka, S ^a   Motoi, K ^a   Nogawa, M ^a   Yamakoshi, K ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Ambulatory monitoring; Gyroscope; Human posture; Walking velocity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; BLOOD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GYROSCOPES; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SENSORS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AMBULATORY MONITORING; HUMAN POSTURE; SENSOR SIGNALS; WALKING VELOCITY;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM;

EID: 11144352779     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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