Development of a wearable sensor system for monitoring static and dynamic posture together with walking speed for use in rehabilitation

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 2977-2980

  Motoi, K ^a   Ikeda, K ^a   Kuwae, Y ^b   Ogata, M ^b   Fujita, K ^b   Oikawa, D ^b   Yuji, T ^b   Higashi, Y ^a,b   Fujimoto, T ^b   Nogawa, M ^a   Tanaka, S ^a   Yamakoshi, K ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Fujimoto Hayasuzu Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Posture and walking speed; Rehabilitation; Wearable monitor system

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; MONITORING; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SPEED;

CABLE ARRANGEMENTS; MEASURING ACCURACY; MONITOR SYSTEM; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; REHABILITATION PROGRAMS; SIMULTANEOUS RECORDING; WALKING SPEED; WEARABLE SENSOR SYSTEMS;

WEARABLE SENSORS;

EID: 84876756911     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: 14339277     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-36841-0_753     Document Type: Conference Paper

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