• DocumentCode
    3069764
  • Title

    A preliminary study of using wireless kinematic sensors to identify basic Activities of Daily Living

  • Author

    Dalton, Anthony F. ; Morgan, Fearghal ; ÓLaighin, Gearóid

  • Author_Institution
    Bioelectronics Research Cluster, National Center for Biomedical Engineering Science and the Department of Electronic Engineering, National University of Ireland, Galway, (NUIG), Ireland
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    20-25 Aug. 2008
  • Firstpage
    2079
  • Lastpage
    2082
  • Abstract
    The objective of this on-going work is to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of wireless kinematic sensors in identifying basic Activities of Daily Living (ADL).
  • Keywords
    Accelerometers; Aging; Biomedical engineering; Bluetooth; Hip; Kinematics; Leg; Patient monitoring; Senior citizens; Wireless sensor networks; Activities of Daily Living; Algorithms; Biomechanics; Computer Communication Networks; Equipment Design; Female; Humans; Male; Monitoring, Ambulatory; Motor Activity; Pattern Recognition, Automated; Software;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Vancouver, BC
  • ISSN
    1557-170X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1814-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1557-170X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649602
  • Filename
    4649602