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BioKin: an ambulatory platform for gait kinematic and feature assessment
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posted on 2015-02-01, 00:00 authored by Samitha Ekanayake, Andrew Morris, Mike ForresterMike Forrester, Pubudu PathiranaPubudu PathiranaA platform to move gait analysis, which is normally restricted to a clinical environment in a well-equipped gait laboratory, into an ambulatory system, potentially in non-clinical settings is introduced. This novel system can provide functional measurements to guide therapeutic interventions for people requiring rehabilitation with limited access to such gait laboratories. BioKin system consists of three layers: a low-cost wearable wireless motion capture sensor, data collection and storage engine, and the motion analysis and visualisation platform. Moreover, a novel limb orientation estimation algorithm is implemented in the motion analysis platform. The performance of the orientation estimation algorithm is validated against the orientation results from a commercial optical motion analysis system and an instrumented treadmill. The study results demonstrate a root-mean-square error less than 4° and a correlation coefficient more than 0.95 when compared with the industry standard system. These results indicate that the proposed motion analysis platform is a potential addition to existing gait laboratories in order to facilitate gait analysis in remote locations.
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Healthcare technology lettersVolume
2Issue
1Pagination
40 - 45Publisher
Institution of Engineering and TechnologyLocation
Stevenage, Eng.Publisher DOI
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2053-3713Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2015, IETUsage metrics
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BioKin systemambulatory platformcorrelation coefficientdata collectionfeature assessmentgait analysisgait kinematicimage motion analysisinstrumented treadmillkinematicslimb orientation estimation algorithmlow-cost wearable wireless motion capture sensormedical image processingmotion analysis platformmotion estimationmotion measurementpatient rehabilitationroot-mean-square errorstorage enginevisualisation platformwireless sensor networksScience & TechnologyTechnologyEngineering, BiomedicalEngineeringSYSTEMEVOLUTIONPARAMETERSCHILDRENWALKING
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