DocumentCode
3598021
Title
Towards the Investigation of Kinematic Parameters from an Integrated Measurement Unit for the Classification of the Rising From the Chair
Author
Giansanti, Daniele ; Maccioni, Giovanni ; Macellari, Velio ; Costantini, Giovanni ; Carota, Massimo
Author_Institution
Technol. & Health Dept., Ist. Superiore di Sanita, Roma
fYear
2006
Firstpage
1742
Lastpage
1745
Abstract
In this paper we introduce a new method to evaluate the ability to rise from a chair by means of the sit-to-stand locomotion task. It is based on the analysis of the vertical acceleration peaks and the timing as assessed by an our designed device. Preliminary results indicate the feasibility of discriminating the rising from a chair fixed to different heights and the discrimination by pathological and non pathological Parkinsonian subjects
Keywords
acceleration measurement; accelerometers; biomechanics; biomedical measurement; biomedical transducers; diseases; ability-disability evaluation; accelerometer; integrated measurement unit; kinematic parameters; nonpathological Parkinsonian subjects; pathological Parkinsonian subjects; sit-to-stand locomotion task; vertical acceleration;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS '06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
ISSN
1557-170X
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0032-5
Electronic_ISBN
1557-170X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259276
Filename
4462110
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