Title :
Periodic Entrainment in Head Accelerometer Signals from Seated Human Subjects
Author :
Roscoe, Brian J. ; Wang, Ruiqi ; Sani, Shahrokh N. ; Alamgir, Zahiruddin M. ; Cai, Xiaobin ; Robinson, Charles J.
Author_Institution :
Clarkson Univ., Potsdam, NY, USA
Abstract :
Possible cardiac linked contributions were found in signals taken from an accelerometer located on a person´s head. This could provide insight into perceptual thresholds of translational whole body moves of a seated subject. The signal might create a noise floor that could explain why near-constant acceleration perceptual thresholds are seen in blindfolded and seated subjects (where only vestibular input is available) regardless of displacement or velocity of the move.
Keywords :
accelerometers; biomechanics; biomedical measurement; blind source separation; cardiology; mechanoception; medical signal processing; blindfolded subject; cardiac linked contribution; head accelerometer signal; move displacement; move velocity; near-constant acceleration perceptual threshold; noise floor creation; periodic entrainment; person head; seated human subject; translational whole body move; vestibular input; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Biomedical engineering; Headphones; Heart; Noise; Standards; cardiac; postural control; vestibular;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2013 39th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Syracuse, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4928-4
DOI :
10.1109/NEBEC.2013.126