• DocumentCode
    824667
  • Title

    Classification of sit-to-stand locomotion task based on spectral analysis of waveforms generated by accelerometric transducer

  • Author

    Costantini, G. ; Carota, M. ; Maccioni, G. ; Giansanti, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Rome ´´Tor Vergata´´, Roma, Italy
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    147
  • Lastpage
    148
  • Abstract
    A new method to evaluate the ability to rise from a chair by means of the analysis of the sit-to-stand locomotion task is introduced. In particular, the method is based on the frequency analysis of the acceleration measurements supplied by a home-made transducer.
  • Keywords
    acceleration measurement; accelerometers; biomechanics; spectral analysis; acceleration measurements; accelerometric transducer; frequency analysis; homemade transducer; sit-to-stand locomotion task; waveform spectral analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20062623
  • Filename
    1593294