Title :
Estimation of orientation with gyroscopes and accelerometers
Author :
Luinge, H.J. ; Veltink, P.H. ; Baten, C.T.M.
Author_Institution :
BMTI, Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
3D orientation obtained by integrating the rate gyroscope signals can be improved by fusion with inclination information obtained from 3D accelerometer signals. This is relevant for ambulatory human movement analysis
Keywords :
Kalman filters; acceleration measurement; accelerometers; angular velocity measurement; biomedical measurement; gait analysis; gyroscopes; medical signal processing; sensor fusion; 3D accelerometer signals; 3D orientation; Kalman filter; ambulatory human movement analysis; angular velocity; fusion with inclination information; human kinematics; inertial sensor unit; integration drift; rate gyroscope signals; tilt estimation; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Angular velocity; Anthropometry; Cameras; Filtering; Gyroscopes; Humans; Research and development; Video recording;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.803999
