The use of wearable inertial motion sensors in human lower limb biomechanics studies: A systematic review

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 11556-11565

  Fong, Daniel Tik Pui ^a,b   Chan, Yue Yan ^a,b,c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^c ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Accelerometers; Gyroscopes; Inertial sensors; Joint kinematics; Magnetic sensors; Motion analysis

Indexed keywords

DATA COLLECTION METHOD; HUMAN LOWER LIMBS; INERTIAL SENSOR; JOINT KINEMATICS; MOTION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH PURPOSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC SEARCHES;

ACCELEROMETERS; DATA PROCESSING; GYROSCOPES; INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC SENSORS; SEARCH ENGINES;

BIOMECHANICS;

ALGORITHM; AMBULATORY MONITORING; BIOMECHANICS; CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEG; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; WALKING;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; WALKING;

EID: 84871085946     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s101211556     Document Type: Review

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