Development of an Ambulatory Device for Monitoring Posture Change and Walking Speed for Use in Rehabilitation

Author

Motoi, K. ; Ikeda, K. ; Kuwae, Y. ; Yuji, T. ; Higashi, Y. ; Nogawa, M. ; Tanaka, S. ; Yamakoshi, K.

Author_Institution

Graduate Sch. of Natural Sci. & Technol., Kanazawa Univ.

fYear

2006

fDate

Aug. 30 2006-Sept. 3 2006

Firstpage

5940

Lastpage

5943

Abstract

Monitoring of posture change in sagittal plane and walking speed is important for evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitation program or brace. We have developed a wearable device for monitoring human activity. However, in the previous system, there still remain several drawbacks for practical use such as accuracy in angle measurement, cumbersome cable arrangements, and so on. In order to improve these practical drawbacks, a new sensor system was designed, and its availability was evaluated. The results demonstrated that the accuracy of this system showed superior to that of the previous, and this system appears to be a significant means for quantitative assessment of the patient´s motion

Keywords

angular measurement; biomedical transducers; gait analysis; mechanoception; patient monitoring; patient rehabilitation; ambulatory wearable device; angle measurement; human activity monitoring; patient motion assessment; patient rehabilitation program; posture monitoring; sensor system; walking speed; Accelerometers; Biomedical monitoring; Cameras; Frequency; Goniometers; Legged locomotion; Sensor systems; Thigh; Velocity measurement; Wearable sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS '06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

New York, NY

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0032-5

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259364

Filename

4463160