Optimum gravity vector and vertical acceleration estimation using a tri-axial accelerometer for falls and normal activities

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 7896-7899

  Bourke, Alan K ^a   O'Donovan, Karol ^a   Clifford, Amanda ^a   Olaighin, Gearóid ^b   Nelson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BUTTERWORTH; CAMERA-BASED MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEMS; GRAVITATIONAL VECTOR; GRAVITY VECTORS; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; LOW-PASS FILTERING; MEAN PERCENTAGE; MULTIPLE CORRELATION; OPTICAL MOTION; OPTICAL MOTION CAPTURE; TRIAXIAL ACCELEROMETER; TRUNK KINEMATICS; VERTICAL ACCELERATIONS;

GRAVITATION; IIR FILTERS; LOW PASS FILTERS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; VECTORS;

ACCELEROMETERS;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ALGORITHM; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EQUIPMENT; FALLING; GRAVITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT; INSTRUMENTATION;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861702914     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091947     Document Type: Conference Paper

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