A kinematic human-walking model for the normal-gait-speed estimation using tri-axial acceleration signals at waist location

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2271-2279

  Hu, Jwu Sheng ^a   Sun, Kuan Chun ^a   Cheng, Chi Yuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gait; human mechatronics; inertia sensor; kinematic walking model; walking speed; wearable sensor

Indexed keywords

GAIT; INERTIA SENSOR; WALKING MODEL; WALKING SPEED; WEARABLE SENSORS;

ACCELEROMETERS; KINEMATICS; SENSORS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

WALKING AIDS;

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETER; ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; ROTATION; STANDING; WAIST; WALKING SPEED;

ABDOMEN; ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETRY; ACTIGRAPHY; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAIT; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84880901227     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2013.2252345     Document Type: Article

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