Title :
Movement recognition and strain lecture algorithm for fracture monitoring system
Author :
Morales-Ramos, R. ; Sosa, J. ; Montiel-Nelson, Juan A. ; Zwick, A. ; Nguyen, X.P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Appl. Microelectron., Las Palmas de G.C. Univ.
Abstract :
In this paper, a movement recognition and strain measurement algorithm, and their implementation in an embedded system is presented. A strain gauge is used as a transducer to measure the bone strength, whereas the response of a two-axis accelerometer is processed for the movement recognition. The proposed signal processing algorithms were programmed in a microcontroller to implement a portable and autonomous system. Experimental results were obtained to demonstrate the performance of the proposed algorithm in real time measurements
Keywords :
accelerometers; bone; fracture; medical signal processing; microcontrollers; patient monitoring; portable instruments; strain gauges; accelerometer; autonomous system; bone strength measurement; embedded system; fracture monitoring system; microcontroller; movement recognition; portable system; real time measurements; signal processing; strain gauge; strain lecture algorithm; strain measurement; transducer; Accelerometers; Biomedical measurements; Bones; Bridge circuits; Capacitive sensors; Leg; Microcontrollers; Monitoring; Signal processing algorithms; Strain measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2006. ISCAS 2006. Proceedings. 2006 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Island of Kos
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9389-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2006.1692595
