Title :
Portable physical activity monitoring system for the evaluation of activity of the aged in daily life
Author :
Makikawa, M. ; Asajima, S. ; Shibuya, K. ; Tokue, R. ; Shinohara, H.
Author_Institution :
Ritsumeikan Univ., Shiga, Japan
Abstract :
Prevention of the accident is very important for the health management of the aged, and 24 hrs monitoring of health condition is desirable for this prevention. From this point of view we have developed a portable digital biosignal memory unit and studied its application for health care. In this study we´ve used this monitor unit and one 3-axis accelerometer set on a subject´s waist and attempted to monitor his physical activity in daily life.
Keywords :
accelerometers; biomechanics; biomedical equipment; geriatrics; patient monitoring; 24 hr; 24 hrs monitoring; 3-axis accelerometer set; activity evaluation; daily life; health condition; health management; physical activity monitoring; portable digital biosignal memory unit; portable physical activity monitoring system; subject´s waist; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Aging; Application software; Biomedical monitoring; Cameras; Computerized monitoring; Condition monitoring; Gravity; Industrial accidents;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7612-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1053087
