Center of mass approximation during walking as a function of trunk and swing leg acceleration

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

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 3435-3438

  Betker, A L ^a   Szturm, T ^a   Moussavi, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Center of body mass; Genetic algorithm; Modeling

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; JOINT PROSTHESES; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

CENTER OF MASS; SWING LEG ACCELERATION;

MOTION ESTIMATION;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WALKING;

EID: 34047106352     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259881     Document Type: Conference Paper

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