Optimal sensor placement for measuring physical activity with a 3D accelerometer

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 3188-3206

  Boerema, Simone T ^a,b   van Velsen, Lex ^a,b   Schaake, Leendert ^a   Tönis, Thijs M ^a,b   Hermens, Hermie J ^a,b  

^a ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3D accelerometer; Activity monitoring; Ambulatory assessment; Calibration; Healthcare engineering; Physical activity; Reliability; Treadmill; Waist mounted

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894078219     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s140203188     Document Type: Article

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