Identifying symmetry in running gait using a single inertial sensor

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 559-563

  Lee, James B ^a   Sutter, Kattie J ^a   Askew, Christopher D ^a   Burkett, Brendan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Centre of mass; Gait; Kinematic; Running; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION METHOD; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; RUNNING; SINGLE INERTIAL SENSOR; VELOCITY;

EID: 77955659504     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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