Stair climbing detection during daily physical activity using a miniature gyroscope

Gait and Posture

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 287-294

  Coley, Brian ^a   Najafi, Bijan ^a   Paraschiv Ionescu, Anisoara ^a   Aminian, Kamiar ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ambulatory system; Gait and posture analysis; Kinematic sensors; Stair ascent

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAIT; GYROSCOPE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WALKING;

EID: 27744466326     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2004.08.008     Document Type: Article

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