Title :
Monitoring human wrist rotation in three degrees of freedom
Author :
Abyarjoo, Fetemeh ; Barreto, Ana ; Abyarjoo, Somayeh ; Ortega, Francisco R. ; Cofino, Jonathan
Author_Institution :
Florida Int. Univ. Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a rotation tracking system using a tri-axis MEMS accelerometer and a tri-axis magnetometer sensor that is placed on the human hand. This system recognizes the human wrist´s rotation in the pronation-supination, extension-flexion and ulnar-radial movements. The proposed system also is able to measure the degrees of the rotations.
Keywords :
accelerometers; bioMEMS; biomechanics; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; magnetometers; microsensors; patient monitoring; degree-of-freedom; extension-flexion movements; human hand; human wrist rotation monitoring; pronation-supination movements; rotation tracking system; tri-axis MEMS accelerometer; tri-axis magnetometer sensor; ulnar-radial movements; Accelerometers; Biomechanics; Bones; Clocks; Joints; Magnetometers; Wrist; Pronation-supination; accelerometer; extension-flexion; magnetometercomponent; rotation; ulnarradia;
Conference_Titel :
Southeastcon, 2013 Proceedings of IEEE
Conference_Location :
Jacksonville, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0052-7
DOI :
10.1109/SECON.2013.6567517
