Title :
Tremor quantification using digital actigraphy
Author :
Eberhart, Russell C.
Author_Institution :
Purdue Sch. of Eng. & Technol., Indianpolis, IN, USA
Abstract :
A system has been developed that characterizes and calibrates actigraphs. This enables quantification and comparison of tremor measurements for physiologic, essential, and Parkinson´s disease tremors
Keywords :
acceleration measurement; biomechanics; biomedical measurement; calibration; medical signal processing; motion measurement; neurophysiology; signal sampling; DSP based actigraph; Parkinson´s disease tremors; acceleration change; calibration; computational intelligence tools; digital actigraphy; essential tremors; physiologic tremors; tremor measurement; tremor quantification; vibration test; Belts; Calibration; Control design; Control systems; Digital signal processing; Frequency; Parkinson´s disease; Signal resolution; Signal sampling; Technical Activities Guide -TAG;
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.1999.802599
