Wearable technology for biomechanics: E-textile or micromechanical sensors?

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 37-43

  Veltink, Peter H ^a   De Rossi, Danilo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; INERTIAL SENSOR; MICROMECHANICAL SENSORS; MOVEMENT CHARACTERISTICS; NEUROREHABILITATION; SENSING TECHNOLOGY; UNSTRUCTURED ENVIRONMENTS; WEARABLE DEVICES; WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY;

BIOMECHANICS; TEXTILES;

SENSORS;

AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CLOTHING; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TEXTILE; TRANSDUCER;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CLOTHING; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MICRO-ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TEXTILES; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 77952278033     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMB.2010.936555     Document Type: Review

References (42)

1. K. Aminian, K. Rezakhanlou, E. De Andres, C. Fritsch, P. F. Leyvraz, and P. Robert, ''Temporal feature estimation during walking using miniature accelerometers: An analysis of gait improvement after hip arthroplasty,'' Med. Biol. Eng. Comput., vol.37, no.6, pp. 686-691, 1999.
2. F. Carpi and D. De Rossi, ''Electroactive polymer-based devices for e-textiles in biomedicine,'' IEEE Trans. Inform. Technol. Biomed., vol.9, no.5, pp. 295-318, 2005.
3. J. R. W. Morris, ''Accelerometry-A technique for the measurement of human body movements,'' J. Biomech., vol.6, no.6, pp. 729-736, 1973.
4. A. T. Willemsen, J. A. van Alste, and H. B. Boom, ''Real-time gait assessment utilizing a new way of accelerometry,'' J. Biomech., vol.23, no.12, pp. 859-863, 1990.
5. K. Aminian, C. Trevisan, B. Najafi, H. Dejnabadi, C. Frigo, E. Pavan, A. Telonio, F. Cerati, E. C. Marinoni, P. Robert, and P. F. Leyvraz, ''Evaluation of an ambulatory system for gait analysis in hip osteoarthritis and after total hip replacement,'' Gait Posture, vol.20, no.1, pp. 102-107, 2004.
6. L. Chiari, M. Dozza, A. Cappello, F. B. Horak, V. Macellari, and D. Giansanti, ''Audio-biofeedback for balance improvement: An accelerometry-based system,'' IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., vol.52, no.12, pp. 2108-2111, 2005.
7. A. Salarian, H. Russmann, C. Wider, P. R. Burkhard, F. J. Vingerhoets, and K. Aminian, ''Quantification of tremor and bradykinesia in Parkinson's disease using a novel ambulatory monitoring system,'' IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., vol.54, no.2, pp. 313-322, 2007.
8. I. Kingma, C. T. Baten, P. Dolan, H. M. Toussaint, J. H. van Dieen, M. P. de Looze, and M. A. Adams, ''Lumbar loading during lifting: A comparative study of three measurement techniques,'' J. Electromyogr. Kinesiol., vol.11, no.5, pp. 337-345, 2001.
9. R. Herren, A. Sparti, K. Aminian, and Y. Schutz, ''The prediction of speed and incline in outdoor running in humans using accelerometry,'' Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., vol.31, no.7, pp. 1053-1059, 1999.
10. K. Aminian, B. Najafi, C. Bula, P. F. Leyvraz, and P. Robert, ''Spatio-temporal parameters of gait measured by an ambulatory system using miniature gyroscopes,'' J. Biomech., vol.35, no.5, pp. 689-699, 2002.
11. H. B. Bussmann, P. J. Reuvekamp, P. H. Veltink, W. L. Martens, and H. J. Stam, ''Validity and reliability of measurements obtained with an ''activity monitor'' in people with and without a transtibial amputation,'' Phys. Ther., vol.78, no.9, pp. 989-998, 1998.
12. T. Giorgino, F. Lorussi, D. De Rossi, and S. Quaglini, ''Posture classification via wearable strain sensors for neurological rehabilitation,'' in Conf. Proc. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006, vol.1, pp. 6273-6276.
13. P. H. Veltink, H. B. Bussmann, W. de Vries, W. L. Martens, and R. C. Van Lummel, ''Detection of static and dynamic activities using uniaxial accelerometers,'' IEEE Trans. Rehab. Eng., vol.4, no.4, pp. 375-385, 1996.
14. H. J. Hermens and M. M. Vollenbroek-Hutten, ''Towards remote monitoring and remotely supervised training,'' J. Electromyogr. Kinesiol., vol.18, no.6, pp. 908-919, 2008.
15. R. Paradiso and D. De Rossi, ''Advances in textile technologies for unobtrusive monitoring of vital parameters and movements,'' in Conf. Proc. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006, vol.1, pp. 392-395.
16. R. Moe-Nilssen, ''A new method for evaluating motor control in gait under real-life environmental conditions. Part 1: The instrument,'' Clin. Biomech., vol.13, no.4-5, pp. 320-327, 1998. (Pubitemid 28331624)
17. P. Dolan, I. Kingma, J. van Dieen, M. P. de Looze, H. M. Toussaint, C. T. Baten, and M. A. Adams, ''Dynamic forces acting on the lumbar spine during manual handling. Can they be estimated using electromyographic techniques alone?'' Spine, vol.24, no.7, pp. 698-703, 1999.
18. H. M. Schepers, D. Roetemberg, and P. H. Veltnik, ''Ambulatory human motion tracking by fusion of inertial and magnetic sensing with adaptive actuation,'' Med. Biol. Eng. Comput., vol.48, no.1, pp. 27-37, 2010.
19. E. Foxlin, ''Inertial head-tracker sensor fusion by a complementary separate-bias Kalman filter,'' presented at the Proc. Virtual Reality Annu. Int. Symp. (VRAIS'96), 1996.
20. H. J. Luinge, P. H. Veltink, and C. T. Baten, ''Estimating orientation with gyroscopes and accelerometers,'' Technol. Health Care, vol.7, no.6, pp. 455-459, 1999.
21. E. B. Bachmann, ''Inertial and magnetic tracking of limb segment orientation for inserting humans into synthetic environments,'' Ph.D. dissertation, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA, 2000.
22. D. Roetenberg, H. J. Luinge, C. T. Baten, and P. H. Veltink, ''Compensation of magnetic disturbances improves inertial and magnetic sensing of human body segment orientation,'' IEEE Trans. Neural Syst. Rehab. Eng., vol.13, no.3, pp. 395- 405, 2005.
23. D. Giansanti, G. Maccioni, and V. Macellari, ''The development and test of a device for the reconstruction of 3-D position and orientation by means of a kinematic sensor assembly with rate gyroscopes and accelerometers,'' IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., vol.52, no.7, pp. 1271-1277, 2005.
24. H. M. Schepers, H. F. Koopman, and P. H. Veltink, ''Ambulatory assessment of ankle and foot dynamics,'' IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., vol.54, no.5, pp. 895-902, 2007.
25. P. H. Veltink, P. Slycke, J. Hemssems, R. Buschman, G. Bultstra, and H. Hermens, ''Three dimensional inertial sensing of foot movements for automatic tuning of a twochannel implantable drop-foot stimulator,'' Med. Eng. Phys., vol.25, no.1, pp. 21-28, 2003.
26. D. Roetenberg, P. J. Slycke, and P. H. Veltink, ''Ambulatory position and orientation tracking fusing magnetic and inertial sensing,'' IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., vol.54, no.5, pp. 883-890, 2007.
27. H. M. Schepers, E. H. van Asseldonk, J. H. Buurke, and P. H. Veltink, ''Ambulatory estimation of center of mass displacement during walking,'' IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., vol.56, no.4, pp. 1189-1195, 2009.
28. P. H. Veltink, C. Liedtke, E. Droog, and H. van der Kooij, ''Ambulatory measurement of ground reaction forces,'' IEEE Trans. Neural Syst. Rehab. Eng., vol.13, no.3, pp. 423-427, 2005.
29. P. H. Veltink, H. Kortier, and H. M. Schepers, ''Sensing power transfer between the human body and the environment,'' IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng., vol.56, no.6, pp. 1711-1718, 2009.
30. A. Lymberis and A. Dittmar, ''Advanced wearable health systems and applications,'' IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Mag., vol.26, no.3, pp. 29-33, May-June 2007.
31. D. De Rossi, ''Electronic textiles: A logical step,'' Nat. Mater., vol.6, no.5, pp. 328-329, 2007.
32. R. Paradiso, G. Loriga, and N. Taccini, ''A wearable health care system based on knitted integrated sensors,'' IEEE Trans. Inform. Technol. Biomed., vol.9, no.3, pp. 337-344, 2005.
33. E. P. Scilingo, A. Gemignani, R. Paradiso, N. Taccini, B. Ghelarducci, and D. De Rossi, ''Performance evaluation of sensing fabrics for monitoring physiological and biomechanical variables,'' IEEE Trans. Inform. Technol. Biomed., vol.9, no.3, pp. 345-352, 2005.
34. P. T. Gibbs and H. H. Asada, ''Wearable conductive fiber sensors for multi-axis human joint angle measurement,'' J. Neuroeng. Rehab., vol.2, no.7, pp. 1-7, 2005.
35. F. Lorussi, W. Rocchia, E. P. Scilingo, A. Tognetti, and D. De Rossi, ''Wearable, redundant fabric-based sensor arrays for reconstruction of body segment posture,'' IEEE Sensors J., vol.4, no.6, pp. 807-818, 2004.
36. A. Tognetti, F. Lorussi, R. Bartalesi, S. Quaglini, M. Tesconi, G. Zupone, and D. De Rossi, ''Wearable kinesthetic system for capturing and classifying upper limb gesture in post-stroke rehabilitation,'' J. Neuroeng. Rehab., vol.2, no.8, pp. 1-16, 2005.
37. T. Giorgino, P. Tormene, F. Lorussi, D. De Rossi, and S. Quaglini, ''Sensor evaluation for wearable strain gauges in neurological rehabilitation,'' IEEE Trans. Neural Syst. Rehab. Eng., vol.17, no.4, pp. 409-415, 2009.
38. M. A. Razian andM.G. Pepper, ''Design, development, and characteristics of an in-shoe triaxial pressure measurement transducer utilizing a single element of piezoelectric copolymer film,'' IEEE Trans Neural Syst. Rehab. Eng., vol.11, no.3, pp. 288-293, 2003.
39. F. Lorussi, S. Galatolo, and D. De Rossi, ''Textile-based electrogoniometers for wearable posture and gesture capture systems,'' IEEE Sensors J., vol.9, no.9, pp. 1014-1024, 2009.
40. M. K. Haugland, J. A. Hoffer, and T. Sinkjaer, ''Skin contact force information in sensory nerve signals recorded by implanted cuff electrodes,'' IEEE Trans. Rehab. Eng., vol.2, no.1, pp. 18-40, 1994.
41. M. Tesconi, A. Tognetti, E. P. Scilingo, G. Zupone, N. Carbonaro, D. De Rossi, E. Castellini, and M. Marella, ''Wearable sensorized system for analyzing the lower limb movement during rowing activity,'' in Proc. IEEE Int. Symp. Industrial Electronics, Vigo, pp. 2793-2796, June 4-7, 2007.
42. T. Gulrez, A. Tognetti, and D. De Rossi, ''Sensorized garment augmented 3D pervasive virtual reality system,'' in Pervasive Computing: Innovations in Intelligent Multimedia and Application, A. E. Hassanien, J. H. Abawaj, A. Abraham, and H. Hagras, Eds. New York: Springer-Verlag, 2010, pp. 176-201.