Time synchronization and data fusion for RGB-Depth cameras and inertial sensors in AAL applications

2015 IEEE International Conference on Communication Workshop, ICCW 2015

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 265-270

  Cippitelli, Enea ^a   Gasparrini, Samuele ^a   Gambi, Ennio ^a   Spinsante, Susanna ^a   Wåhslény, Jonas ^b   Orhany, Ibrahim ^b   Lindhy, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

data fusion; depth camera; inertial sensor; synchronization; timed up and go

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED LIVING; CAMERAS; DATA FUSION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; SYNCHRONIZATION; WEARABLE SENSORS;

AMBIENT ASSISTED LIVING; DEPTH CAMERA; INERTIAL SENSOR; MULTIPLE SENSORS; SAMPLING FREQUENCIES; TIME SYNCHRONIZATION; TIMED UP AND GO;

SENSOR DATA FUSION;

EID: 84947751787     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICCW.2015.7247189     Document Type: Conference Paper

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