Inertial measurement units: a brief state of the art on gait analysis

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Autor(a) principal: Ribeiro, Nuno Miguel Ferrete
Data de Publicação: 2017
Outros Autores: Santos, Cristina
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/71728
Resumo: Gait analysis systems are monitoring systems that establish a symbiosis relationship with Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) environments. Human locomotion analysis has a very important role always aiming at improving the quality of life both for individuals needing treatment or rehabilitation, as well as for healthy and elderly people. In fact, a deep and detailed knowledge about gait characteristics at a given time, and not least, monitoring and evaluating over time, will allow early diagnosis of diseases and their complications, and contribute to the decision of the treatment that should be chosen. There are several techniques used for gait measuring such as: Image Processing, Floor Sensors, and Wearable Sensors. Among the wearable sensors, has emerged an electronic device that combines multiple sensors designated by Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). This device measures angular rate, body's specific force, and in some cases the magnetic field, and this information may be used to monitor human gait. In this article, the aim is: i) to verify the sensors that build up the IMUs, and the resulting designations that the device may have depending on the sensors it contains; ii) to list the applications of the IMUs on gait analysis; iii) to be aware of the devices available on the market and the associated commercial brands; and iv) to list the advantages and disadvantages associated with the device compared to other gait analysis systems. Concerning the literature in the scientific community, although there are some studies that focus on gait analysis or IMUs, none of them aggregates the purposes that will be addressed in this article.
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spelling Inertial measurement units: a brief state of the art on gait analysisInertial Measurement Units (IMUs)Gait analysisAmbulatory assessmentScience & TechnologyGait analysis systems are monitoring systems that establish a symbiosis relationship with Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) environments. Human locomotion analysis has a very important role always aiming at improving the quality of life both for individuals needing treatment or rehabilitation, as well as for healthy and elderly people. In fact, a deep and detailed knowledge about gait characteristics at a given time, and not least, monitoring and evaluating over time, will allow early diagnosis of diseases and their complications, and contribute to the decision of the treatment that should be chosen. There are several techniques used for gait measuring such as: Image Processing, Floor Sensors, and Wearable Sensors. Among the wearable sensors, has emerged an electronic device that combines multiple sensors designated by Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). This device measures angular rate, body's specific force, and in some cases the magnetic field, and this information may be used to monitor human gait. In this article, the aim is: i) to verify the sensors that build up the IMUs, and the resulting designations that the device may have depending on the sensors it contains; ii) to list the applications of the IMUs on gait analysis; iii) to be aware of the devices available on the market and the associated commercial brands; and iv) to list the advantages and disadvantages associated with the device compared to other gait analysis systems. Concerning the literature in the scientific community, although there are some studies that focus on gait analysis or IMUs, none of them aggregates the purposes that will be addressed in this article.This work is supported by the FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - with the scholarship reference SFRH/BD/108309/2015, with the reference project UID/EEA/04436/2013, by FEDER funds through the COMPETE 2020 - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (POCI) - with the reference project POCI-01-0145- FEDER-006941.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.Universidade do MinhoRibeiro, Nuno Miguel FerreteSantos, Cristina2017-03-292017-03-29T00:00:00Zconference paperinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/71728eng978150904801410.1109/ENBENG.2017.7889458info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-05-11T04:32:32Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/71728Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openairemluisa.alvim@gmail.comopendoar:71602024-05-11T04:32:32Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Inertial measurement units: a brief state of the art on gait analysis
title Inertial measurement units: a brief state of the art on gait analysis
spellingShingle Inertial measurement units: a brief state of the art on gait analysis
Ribeiro, Nuno Miguel Ferrete
Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs)
Gait analysis
Ambulatory assessment
Science & Technology
title_short Inertial measurement units: a brief state of the art on gait analysis
title_full Inertial measurement units: a brief state of the art on gait analysis
title_fullStr Inertial measurement units: a brief state of the art on gait analysis
title_full_unstemmed Inertial measurement units: a brief state of the art on gait analysis
title_sort Inertial measurement units: a brief state of the art on gait analysis
author Ribeiro, Nuno Miguel Ferrete
author_facet Ribeiro, Nuno Miguel Ferrete
Santos, Cristina
author_role author
author2 Santos, Cristina
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Ribeiro, Nuno Miguel Ferrete
Santos, Cristina
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs)
Gait analysis
Ambulatory assessment
Science & Technology
topic Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs)
Gait analysis
Ambulatory assessment
Science & Technology
description Gait analysis systems are monitoring systems that establish a symbiosis relationship with Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) environments. Human locomotion analysis has a very important role always aiming at improving the quality of life both for individuals needing treatment or rehabilitation, as well as for healthy and elderly people. In fact, a deep and detailed knowledge about gait characteristics at a given time, and not least, monitoring and evaluating over time, will allow early diagnosis of diseases and their complications, and contribute to the decision of the treatment that should be chosen. There are several techniques used for gait measuring such as: Image Processing, Floor Sensors, and Wearable Sensors. Among the wearable sensors, has emerged an electronic device that combines multiple sensors designated by Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). This device measures angular rate, body's specific force, and in some cases the magnetic field, and this information may be used to monitor human gait. In this article, the aim is: i) to verify the sensors that build up the IMUs, and the resulting designations that the device may have depending on the sensors it contains; ii) to list the applications of the IMUs on gait analysis; iii) to be aware of the devices available on the market and the associated commercial brands; and iv) to list the advantages and disadvantages associated with the device compared to other gait analysis systems. Concerning the literature in the scientific community, although there are some studies that focus on gait analysis or IMUs, none of them aggregates the purposes that will be addressed in this article.
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