Title :
Quaternion-based fusion of gyroscopes and accelerometers to improve 3D angle measurement
Author :
Favre, J. ; Jolles, B.M. ; Siegrist, O. ; Aminian, K.
fDate :
5/25/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Two methods to fuse a 3D gyroscope with a 3D accelerometer in order to measure rotations are presented. They are compared with a method requiring only a 3D gyroscope and assessed with a reference system. The good reported accuracies make this system suitable for clinical evaluation.
Keywords :
accelerometers; angular velocity measurement; biomechanics; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; gyroscopes; 3D accelerometer; 3D angle measurement; 3D gyroscope; clinical evaluation; quaternion-based fusion; rotation measurement;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20060124
