Erratum to "The identification of vertical velocity profiles using an inertial sensor to investigate pre-impact detection of falls" [Med. Eng. Phys. 30 (2008) 937-946] (DOI:10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.12.003);The identification of vertical velocity profiles using an inertial sensor to investigate pre-impact detection of falls

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 937-946

  Bourke, A K ^a,b   O'Donovan, K J ^a   OLaighin G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; ADL; Falling; Gyroscope; Pre impact fall detection; Vertical velocity profiles

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; GYROSCOPES; INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; WEARABLE SENSORS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; DESIGN AND EVALUATIONS; FALLING; MULTIPLE CORRELATION; OPTICAL MOTION CAPTURE; PRE-IMPACT FALL-DETECTION; VERTICAL VELOCITY; VERTICAL VELOCITY PROFILES;

VELOCITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ERROR; FALLING; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; SIMULATION; TRUNK; VELOCITY;

EID: 50249119643     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.10.001     Document Type: Erratum

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