Key design parameters and sensor-fusion for low-power wearable UWB-based motion tracking and gait analysis systems

Progress in Electromagnetics Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue , 2012, Pages 115-126

  El Nasr, M Abou ^a   Shaban, Heba A ^a   Buehrer, R M ^b  

^a Egypt Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; ANALYSIS SYSTEM; CURRENT SYSTEM; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; DESIGN PARAMETERS; FORCE SENSOR; KEY DESIGN PARAMETERS; LOW POWER; MOTION TRACKING; RANGING ACCURACY; SENSOR FUSION; TELEREHABILITATION; ULTRA-WIDEBAND TRANSCEIVER; UWB CHANNEL; UWB-SENSOR;

GAIT ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SENSORS;

ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

EID: 84857070641     PISSN: 19376480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERL11120303     Document Type: Article

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