Early recognition of upper limb motor tasks through accelerometers: Real-time implementation of a DTW-based algorithm

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 164-172

  Muscillo, Rossana ^a   Schmid, Maurizio ^a   Conforto, Silvia ^a   DprimeAlessio, Tommaso ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Classification; Dynamic Time Warping; Inertial sensors; Motor function evaluation

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION SCHEME; DYNAMIC TIME WARPING; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INERTIAL SENSORS; MOTOR FUNCTION; MOTOR TASKS; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCHEMES; REAL-TIME IMPLEMENTATIONS; THREE AXIS ACCELEROMETERS; UPPER LIMBS;

ACCELEROMETERS; INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; REAL TIME CONTROL; SENSORS;

FUNCTION EVALUATION;

ACCELEROMETER; ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 79951771681     PISSN: 00104825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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