Walking speed estimation using a shank-mounted inertial measurement unit

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1640-1643

  Li, Q ^a,b   Young, M ^c   Naing, V ^c   Donelan, J M ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambulatory system; Gait analysis; Gait cycle; Inertial measurement unit; Inverted pendulum model; Walking speed

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SYSTEM; AMBULATORY SYSTEMS; GAIT CYCLES; INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT; INVERTED PENDULUM MODEL; WALKING SPEED;

ESTIMATION; GAIT ANALYSIS; PENDULUMS; SENSORS; SPEED; SPORTING GOODS; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

WALKING AIDS;

ACCELEROMETER; ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; GYROSCOPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING SPEED;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PHYSICAL EXERTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCERS; WALKING;

EID: 77952583385     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.01.031     Document Type: Article

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