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Niswander W, Kontson K. Evaluating the Impact of IMU Sensor Location and Walking Task on Accuracy of Gait Event Detection Algorithms. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 21:3989. [PMID: 34207781 PMCID: PMC8227677 DOI: 10.3390/s21123989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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There are several algorithms that use the 3D acceleration and/or rotational velocity vectors from IMU sensors to identify gait events (i.e., toe-off and heel-strike). However, a clear understanding of how sensor location and the type of walking task effect the accuracy of gait event detection algorithms is lacking. To address this knowledge gap, seven participants were recruited (4M/3F; 26.0 ± 4.0 y/o) to complete a straight walking task and obstacle navigation task while data were collected from IMUs placed on the foot and shin. Five different commonly used algorithms to identify the toe-off and heel-strike gait events were applied to each sensor location on a given participant. Gait metrics were calculated for each sensor/algorithm combination using IMUs and a reference pressure sensing walkway. Results show algorithms using medial-lateral rotational velocity and anterior-posterior acceleration are fairly robust against different sensor locations and walking tasks. Certain algorithms applied to heel and lower lateral shank sensor locations will result in degraded algorithm performance when calculating gait metrics for curved walking compared to straight overground walking. Understanding how certain types of algorithms perform for given sensor locations and tasks can inform robust clinical protocol development using wearable technology to characterize gait in both laboratory and real-world settings.
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- US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Office of Science and Engineering Labs, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA;
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Tan JS, Beheshti BK, Binnie T, Davey P, Caneiro JP, Kent P, Smith A, O’Sullivan P, Campbell A. Human Activity Recognition for People with Knee Osteoarthritis-A Proof-of-Concept. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 21:3381. [PMID: 34066265 PMCID: PMC8152007 DOI: 10.3390/s21103381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Clinicians lack objective means for monitoring if their knee osteoarthritis patients are improving outside of the clinic (e.g., at home). Previous human activity recognition (HAR) models using wearable sensor data have only used data from healthy people and such models are typically imprecise for people who have medical conditions affecting movement. HAR models designed for people with knee osteoarthritis have classified rehabilitation exercises but not the clinically relevant activities of transitioning from a chair, negotiating stairs and walking, which are commonly monitored for improvement during therapy for this condition. Therefore, it is unknown if a HAR model trained on data from people who have knee osteoarthritis can be accurate in classifying these three clinically relevant activities. Therefore, we collected inertial measurement unit (IMU) data from 18 participants with knee osteoarthritis and trained convolutional neural network models to identify chair, stairs and walking activities, and phases. The model accuracy was 85% at the first level of classification (activity), 89-97% at the second (direction of movement) and 60-67% at the third level (phase). This study is the first proof-of-concept that an accurate HAR system can be developed using IMU data from people with knee osteoarthritis to classify activities and phases of activities.
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- Jay-Shian Tan
- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia; (J.-S.T.); (T.B.); (P.D.); (J.P.C.); (A.S.); (P.O.); (A.C.)
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia; (J.-S.T.); (T.B.); (P.D.); (J.P.C.); (A.S.); (P.O.); (A.C.)
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia; (J.-S.T.); (T.B.); (P.D.); (J.P.C.); (A.S.); (P.O.); (A.C.)
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia; (J.-S.T.); (T.B.); (P.D.); (J.P.C.); (A.S.); (P.O.); (A.C.)
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia; (J.-S.T.); (T.B.); (P.D.); (J.P.C.); (A.S.); (P.O.); (A.C.)
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia; (J.-S.T.); (T.B.); (P.D.); (J.P.C.); (A.S.); (P.O.); (A.C.)
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia; (J.-S.T.); (T.B.); (P.D.); (J.P.C.); (A.S.); (P.O.); (A.C.)
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- School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia; (J.-S.T.); (T.B.); (P.D.); (J.P.C.); (A.S.); (P.O.); (A.C.)
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Potter MV, Cain SM, Ojeda LV, Gurchiek RD, McGinnis RS, Perkins NC. Error-state Kalman filter for lower-limb kinematic estimation: Evaluation on a 3-body model. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0249577. [PMID: 33878142 PMCID: PMC8057618 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Human lower-limb kinematic measurements are critical for many applications including gait analysis, enhancing athletic performance, reducing or monitoring injury risk, augmenting warfighter performance, and monitoring elderly fall risk, among others. We present a new method to estimate lower-limb kinematics using an error-state Kalman filter that utilizes an array of body-worn inertial measurement units (IMUs) and four kinematic constraints. We evaluate the method on a simplified 3-body model of the lower limbs (pelvis and two legs) during walking using data from simulation and experiment. Evaluation on this 3-body model permits direct evaluation of the ErKF method without several confounding error sources from human subjects (e.g., soft tissue artefacts and determination of anatomical frames). RMS differences for the three estimated hip joint angles all remain below 0.2 degrees compared to simulation and 1.4 degrees compared to experimental optical motion capture (MOCAP). RMS differences for stride length and step width remain within 1% and 4%, respectively compared to simulation and 7% and 5%, respectively compared to experiment (MOCAP). The results are particularly important because they foretell future success in advancing this approach to more complex models for human movement. In particular, our future work aims to extend this approach to a 7-body model of the human lower limbs composed of the pelvis, thighs, shanks, and feet.
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- Michael V. Potter
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
- * E-mail:
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- M-Sense Research Group, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States of America
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- M-Sense Research Group, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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Cuadrado J, Michaud F, Lugrís U, Pérez Soto M. Using Accelerometer Data to Tune the Parameters of an Extended Kalman Filter for Optical Motion Capture: Preliminary Application to Gait Analysis. SENSORS 2021; 21:s21020427. [PMID: 33435369 PMCID: PMC7827523 DOI: 10.3390/s21020427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Optical motion capture is currently the most popular method for acquiring motion data in biomechanical applications. However, it presents a number of problems that make the process difficult and inefficient, such as marker occlusions and unwanted reflections. In addition, the obtained trajectories must be numerically differentiated twice in time in order to get the accelerations. Since the trajectories are normally noisy, they need to be filtered first, and the selection of the optimal amount of filtering is not trivial. In this work, an extended Kalman filter (EKF) that manages marker occlusions and undesired reflections in a robust way is presented. A preliminary test with inertial measurement units (IMUs) is carried out to determine their local reference frames. Then, the gait analysis of a healthy subject is performed using optical markers and IMUs simultaneously. The filtering parameters used in the optical motion capture process are tuned in order to achieve good correlation between the obtained accelerations and those measured by the IMUs. The results show that the EKF provides a robust and efficient method for optical system-based motion analysis, and that the availability of accelerations measured by inertial sensors can be very helpful for the adjustment of the filters.
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AIM in Wearable and Implantable Computing. Artif Intell Med 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58080-3_299-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Seel T, Kok M, McGinnis RS. Inertial Sensors-Applications and Challenges in a Nutshell. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20216221. [PMID: 33142738 PMCID: PMC7662337 DOI: 10.3390/s20216221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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This editorial provides a concise introduction to the methods and applications of inertial sensors. We briefly describe the main characteristics of inertial sensors and highlight the broad range of applications as well as the methodological challenges. Finally, for the reader’s guidance, we give a succinct overview of the papers included in this special issue.
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- Thomas Seel
- Control Systems Group, Technische Universität Berlin, 10587 Berlin, Germany
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- Delft Center for Systems and Control, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA;
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Niswander W, Wang W, Kontson K. Optimization of IMU Sensor Placement for the Measurement of Lower Limb Joint Kinematics. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E5993. [PMID: 33105876 PMCID: PMC7660215 DOI: 10.3390/s20215993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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There is an increased interest in using wearable inertial measurement units (IMUs) in clinical contexts for the diagnosis and rehabilitation of gait pathologies. Despite this interest, there is a lack of research regarding optimal sensor placement when measuring joint kinematics and few studies which examine functionally relevant motions other than straight level walking. The goal of this clinical measurement research study was to investigate how the location of IMU sensors on the lower body impact the accuracy of IMU-based hip, knee, and ankle angular kinematics. IMUs were placed on 11 different locations on the body to measure lower limb joint angles in seven participants performing the timed-up-and-go (TUG) test. Angles were determined using different combinations of IMUs and the TUG was segmented into different functional movements. Mean bias and root mean square error values were computed using generalized estimating equations comparing IMU-derived angles to a reference optical motion capture system. Bias and RMSE values vary with the sensor position. This effect is partially dependent on the functional movement analyzed and the joint angle measured. However, certain combinations of sensors produce lower bias and RMSE more often than others. The data presented here can inform clinicians and researchers of placement of IMUs on the body that will produce lower error when measuring joint kinematics for multiple functionally relevant motions. Optimization of IMU-based kinematic measurements is important because of increased interest in the use of IMUs to inform diagnose and rehabilitation in clinical settings and at home.
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- Wesley Niswander
- Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA;
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- Division of Clinical Evidence and Analysis 2, Office of Clinical Evidence and Analysis, Office of Product Evaluation and Quality, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA;
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- Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA;
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Mavor MP, Ross GB, Clouthier AL, Karakolis T, Graham RB. Validation of an IMU Suit for Military-Based Tasks. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20154280. [PMID: 32751920 PMCID: PMC7435666 DOI: 10.3390/s20154280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Investigating the effects of load carriage on military soldiers using optical motion capture is challenging. However, inertial measurement units (IMUs) provide a promising alternative. Our purpose was to compare optical motion capture with an Xsens IMU system in terms of movement reconstruction using principal component analysis (PCA) using correlation coefficients and joint kinematics using root mean squared error (RMSE). Eighteen civilians performed military-type movements while their motion was recorded using both optical and IMU-based systems. Tasks included walking, running, and transitioning between running, kneeling, and prone positions. PCA was applied to both the optical and virtual IMU markers, and the correlations between the principal component (PC) scores were assessed. Full-body joint angles were calculated and compared using RMSE between optical markers, IMU data, and virtual markers generated from IMU data with and without coordinate system alignment. There was good agreement in movement reconstruction using PCA; the average correlation coefficient was 0.81 ± 0.14. RMSE values between the optical markers and IMU data for flexion-extension were less than 9°, and 15° for the lower and upper limbs, respectively, across all tasks. The underlying biomechanical model and associated coordinate systems appear to influence RMSE values the most. The IMU system appears appropriate for capturing and reconstructing full-body motion variability for military-based movements.
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- Matthew P. Mavor
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada; (M.P.M.); (G.B.R.); (A.L.C.)
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada; (M.P.M.); (G.B.R.); (A.L.C.)
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada; (M.P.M.); (G.B.R.); (A.L.C.)
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- Defence Research and Development Canada, Government of Canada, Toronto, ON M3K 2C9, Canada;
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada; (M.P.M.); (G.B.R.); (A.L.C.)
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Zhou L, Fischer E, Tunca C, Brahms CM, Ersoy C, Granacher U, Arnrich B. How We Found Our IMU: Guidelines to IMU Selection and a Comparison of Seven IMUs for Pervasive Healthcare Applications. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20154090. [PMID: 32707987 PMCID: PMC7435687 DOI: 10.3390/s20154090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Inertial measurement units (IMUs) are commonly used for localization or movement tracking in pervasive healthcare-related studies, and gait analysis is one of the most often studied topics using IMUs. The increasing variety of commercially available IMU devices offers convenience by combining the sensor modalities and simplifies the data collection procedures. However, selecting the most suitable IMU device for a certain use case is increasingly challenging. In this study, guidelines for IMU selection are proposed. In particular, seven IMUs were compared in terms of their specifications, data collection procedures, and raw data quality. Data collected from the IMUs were then analyzed by a gait analysis algorithm. The difference in accuracy of the calculated gait parameters between the IMUs could be used to retrace the issues in raw data, such as acceleration range or sensor calibration. Based on our algorithm, we were able to identify the best-suited IMUs for our needs. This study provides an overview of how to select the IMUs based on the area of study with concrete examples, and gives insights into the features of seven commercial IMUs using real data.
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- Lin Zhou
- Digital Health Center, Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, 14482 Potsdam, Germany;
- Correspondence: (L.Z.); (B.A.)
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- Digital Health Center, Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, 14482 Potsdam, Germany;
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- NETLAB, Department of Computer Engineering, Bogazici University, 34342 Istanbul, Turkey; (C.T.); (C.E.)
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- Division of Training and Movement Sciences, University of Potsdam, 14469 Potsdam, Germany; (C.M.B.); (U.G.)
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- NETLAB, Department of Computer Engineering, Bogazici University, 34342 Istanbul, Turkey; (C.T.); (C.E.)
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- Division of Training and Movement Sciences, University of Potsdam, 14469 Potsdam, Germany; (C.M.B.); (U.G.)
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- Digital Health Center, Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, 14482 Potsdam, Germany;
- Correspondence: (L.Z.); (B.A.)
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RNN-Aided Human Velocity Estimation from a Single IMU. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20133656. [PMID: 32610668 PMCID: PMC7374368 DOI: 10.3390/s20133656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 06/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Pedestrian Dead Reckoning (PDR) uses inertial measurement units (IMUs) and combines velocity and orientation estimates to determine a position. The estimation of the velocity is still challenging, as the integration of noisy acceleration and angular speed signals over a long period of time causes large drifts. Classic approaches to estimate the velocity optimize for specific applications, sensor positions, and types of movement and require extensive parameter tuning. Our novel hybrid filter combines a convolutional neural network (CNN) and a bidirectional recurrent neural network (BLSTM) (that extract spatial features from the sensor signals and track their temporal relationships) with a linear Kalman filter (LKF) that improves the velocity estimates. Our experiments show the robustness against different movement states and changes in orientation, even in highly dynamic situations. We compare the new architecture with conventional, machine, and deep learning methods and show that from a single non-calibrated IMU, our novel architecture outperforms the state-of-the-art in terms of velocity (≤0.16 m/s) and traveled distance (≤3 m/km). It also generalizes well to different and varying movement speeds and provides accurate and precise velocity estimates.
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Gait Analysis in a Box: A System Based on Magnetometer-Free IMUs or Clusters of Optical Markers with Automatic Event Detection. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20123338. [PMID: 32545515 PMCID: PMC7348770 DOI: 10.3390/s20123338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Gait analysis based on full-body motion capture technology (MoCap) can be used in rehabilitation to aid in decision making during treatments or therapies. In order to promote the use of MoCap gait analysis based on inertial measurement units (IMUs) or optical technology, it is necessary to overcome certain limitations, such as the need for magnetically controlled environments, which affect IMU systems, or the need for additional instrumentation to detect gait events, which affects IMUs and optical systems. We present a MoCap gait analysis system called Move Human Sensors (MH), which incorporates proposals to overcome both limitations and can be configured via magnetometer-free IMUs (MH-IMU) or clusters of optical markers (MH-OPT). Using a test-retest reliability experiment with thirty-three healthy subjects (20 men and 13 women, 21.7 ± 2.9 years), we determined the reproducibility of both configurations. The assessment confirmed that the proposals performed adequately and allowed us to establish usage considerations. This study aims to enhance gait analysis in daily clinical practice.
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Sensor-to-Segment Calibration Methodologies for Lower-Body Kinematic Analysis with Inertial Sensors: A Systematic Review. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20113322. [PMID: 32545227 PMCID: PMC7309059 DOI: 10.3390/s20113322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kinematic analysis is indispensable to understanding and characterizing human locomotion. Thanks to the development of inertial sensors based on microelectronics systems, human kinematic analysis in an ecological environment is made possible. An important issue in human kinematic analyses with inertial sensors is the necessity of defining the orientation of the inertial sensor coordinate system relative to its underlying segment coordinate system, which is referred to sensor-to-segment calibration. Over the last decade, we have seen an increase of proposals for this purpose. The aim of this review is to highlight the different proposals made for lower-body segments. Three different databases were screened: PubMed, Science Direct and IEEE Xplore. One reviewer performed the selection of the different studies and data extraction. Fifty-five studies were included. Four different types of calibration method could be identified in the articles: the manual, static, functional, and anatomical methods. The mathematical approach to obtain the segment axis and the calibration evaluation were extracted from the selected articles. Given the number of propositions and the diversity of references used to evaluate the methods, it is difficult today to form a conclusion about the most suitable. To conclude, comparative studies are required to validate calibration methods in different circumstances.
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Estimating Lower Extremity Running Gait Kinematics with a Single Accelerometer: A Deep Learning Approach. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20102939. [PMID: 32455927 PMCID: PMC7287664 DOI: 10.3390/s20102939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Abnormal running kinematics are associated with an increased incidence of lower extremity injuries among runners. Accurate and unobtrusive running kinematic measurement plays an important role in the detection of gait abnormalities and the prevention of injuries among runners. Inertial-based methods have been proposed to address this need. However, previous methods require cumbersome sensor setup or participant-specific calibration. This study aims to validate a shoe-mounted accelerometer for sagittal plane lower extremity angle measurement during running based on a deep learning approach. A convolutional neural network (CNN) architecture was selected as the regression model to generalize in inter-participant scenarios and to minimize poorly estimated joints. Motion and accelerometer data were recorded from ten participants while running on a treadmill at five different speeds. The reference joint angles were measured by an optical motion capture system. The CNN model predictions deviated from the reference angles with a root mean squared error (RMSE) of less than 3.5° and 6.5° in intra- and inter-participant scenarios, respectively. Moreover, we provide an estimation of six important gait events with a mean absolute error of less than 2.5° and 6.5° in intra- and inter-participants scenarios, respectively. This study highlights an appealing minimal sensor setup approach for gait analysis purposes.
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Versteyhe M, De Vroey H, Debrouwere F, Hallez H, Claeys K. A Novel Method to Estimate the Full Knee Joint Kinematics Using Low Cost IMU Sensors for Easy to Implement Low Cost Diagnostics. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20061683. [PMID: 32197330 PMCID: PMC7147475 DOI: 10.3390/s20061683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Traditional motion capture systems are the current standard in the assessment of knee joint kinematics. These systems are, however, very costly, complex to handle, and, in some conditions, fail to estimate the varus/valgus and internal/external rotation accurately due to the camera setup. This paper presents a novel and comprehensive method to infer the full relative motion of the knee joint, including the flexion/extension, varus/valgus, and internal/external rotation, using only low cost inertial measurement units (IMU) connected to the upper and lower leg. Furthermore, sensors can be placed arbitrarily and only require a short calibration, making it an easy-to-use and portable clinical analysis tool. The presented method yields both adequate results and displays the uncertainty band on those results to the user. The proposed method is based on an fixed interval smoother relying on a simple dynamic model of the legs and judicially chosen constraints to estimate the rigid body motion of the leg segments in a world reference frame. In this pilot study, benchmarking of the method on a calibrated robotic manipulator, serving as leg analogue, and comparison with camera-based techniques confirm the method’s accurateness as an easy-to-implement, low-cost clinical tool.
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- Mark Versteyhe
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Division RAM, M-Group, KU Leuven Campus Bruges, 8200 Bruges, Belgium;
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, We-Lab for HTM, KU Leuven Campus Bruges, 8200 Bruges, Belgium; (H.D.V.); (K.C.)
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Division RAM, M-Group, KU Leuven Campus Bruges, 8200 Bruges, Belgium;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Computer Sciences, imec.Distrinet, M-Group, KU Leuven Campus Bruges, 8200 Bruges, Belgium;
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, We-Lab for HTM, KU Leuven Campus Bruges, 8200 Bruges, Belgium; (H.D.V.); (K.C.)
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