Validation of a method for real time foot position and orientation tracking with microsoft kinect technology for use in virtual reality and treadmill based gait training programs

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 997-1002

  Paolini, Gabriele ^a   Peruzzi, Agnese ^a   Mirelman, Anat ^b   Cereatti, Andrea ^a   Gaukrodger, Stephen ^c   Hausdorff, Jeffrey M ^b   Croce, Ugo Della ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Inition Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foot tracking; Gait; Kinect; Training program; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; SPORTING GOODS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ANTERIOR POSTERIORS; FOOT TRACKING; GAIT; KINECT; MOTION TRACKING METHODS; POSITION AND ORIENTATIONS; TRACKING PERFORMANCE; TRAINING PROGRAM;

E-LEARNING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84923359523     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2013.2282868     Document Type: Article

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