Measurement of energy expenditure in elite athletes using MEMS-based triaxial accelerometers

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 481-488

  Wixted, Andrew J ^a,b   Thiel, David V ^a,b   Hahn, Allan G ^c   Gore, Christopher J ^c   Pyne, David B ^c   James, Daniel A ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Biomechanics; Energy expenditure; Gait analysis; Signal processing; Sports engineering

Indexed keywords

ATHLETES; ENERGY EXPENDITURE ESTIMATORS; PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS; SPORTS ENGINEERING; DIRECT AND INDIRECT MEASURES; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; LABORATORY EQUIPMENTS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS ACCELEROMETERS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOURCES OF VARIABILITY; SPORTS ENGINEERINGS; TRIAXIAL ACCELEROMETER;

ACCELEROMETERS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAIT ANALYSIS; KINEMATICS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; LABORATORIES; MEMS; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOMECHANICS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 33847752267     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2007.891947     Document Type: Article

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