Assessment of human ambulatory speed by measuring near-body air flow

Sensors

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 8705-8718

  Bonomi, Alberto G ^a   Salati, Stefano ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Pitot tube; Walking speed; Wearable sensor

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; ACTIVITY INTENSITIES; CLINICAL RESEARCH; MEASURING SYSTEMS; MONITORING SYSTEM; PITOT TUBES; WALKING SPEED; WEARABLE SENSORS;

ACCELEROMETERS; AIR; HEALTH; SENSORS;

WALKING AIDS;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AIR; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AIR; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; WALKING;

EID: 77957984728     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s100908705     Document Type: Article

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