Title :
A preliminary study of using wireless kinematic sensors to identify basic Activities of Daily Living
Author :
Dalton, Anthony F. ; Morgan, Fearghal ; ÓLaighin, Gearóid
Author_Institution :
Bioelectronics Research Cluster, National Center for Biomedical Engineering Science and the Department of Electronic Engineering, National University of Ireland, Galway, (NUIG), Ireland
Abstract :
The objective of this on-going work is to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of wireless kinematic sensors in identifying basic Activities of Daily Living (ADL).
Keywords :
Accelerometers; Aging; Biomedical engineering; Bluetooth; Hip; Kinematics; Leg; Patient monitoring; Senior citizens; Wireless sensor networks; Activities of Daily Living; Algorithms; Biomechanics; Computer Communication Networks; Equipment Design; Female; Humans; Male; Monitoring, Ambulatory; Motor Activity; Pattern Recognition, Automated; Software;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649602
