Measuring gait using a ground laser range sensor

Sensors

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 9133-9146

  Pallejà, Tomàs ^a   Teixidó, Mercè ^a   Tresanchez, Marcel ^a   Palacín, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gait measurement; Laser range sensor; LIDAR

Indexed keywords

GAIT MEASUREMENTS; GAIT PARAMETERS; LASER POINT; LASER RANGE SENSORS; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; STANDARD DEVIATION; SWING PHASE;

MEASUREMENTS; OPTICAL RADAR; SENSORS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 70849109284     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s91109133     Document Type: Article

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