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Estimating Movement Smoothness From Inertial Measurement Units [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021
Inertial measurement units (IMUs) are increasingly used to estimate movement quality and quantity to the infer the nature of motor behavior. The current literature contains several attempts to estimate movement smoothness using data from IMUs, many of ...
Alejandro Melendez-Calderon   +6 more
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Wireless Inertial Measurement Units in Performing Arts [PDF]

open access: yesSensors
Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), which embed several sensors (accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers) are employed by musicians and performers to control sound, music, or lighting on stage.
Emmanuel Fléty, Frédéric Bevilacqua
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Measurement of respiratory rate with inertial measurement units [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2020
Demographic changes and increasing air pollution entail that monitoring of respiratory parameters is in the focus of research. In this study, two customary inertial measurement units (IMUs) are used to measure the breathing rate by using quaternions. One
Beck Simon   +3 more
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Predicting Tissue Loads in Running from Inertial Measurement Units [PDF]

open access: yesSensors, 2023
Background: Runners have high incidence of repetitive load injuries, and habitual runners often use smartwatches with embedded IMU sensors to track their performance and training.
John Rasmussen   +2 more
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Template-Based Step Detection with Inertial Measurement Units [PDF]

open access: yesSensors, 2018
This article presents a method for step detection from accelerometer and gyrometer signals recorded with Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs). The principle of our step detection algorithm is to recognize the start and end times of the steps in the signal ...
Laurent Oudre   +7 more
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Postural Stability Analysis with Inertial Measurement Units in Alzheimer's Disease [PDF]

open access: yesDementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, 2014
Background: The cause of frequent falls in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is still not well understood. Nevertheless, balance control and sensory organization are known to be critical for moving safely and adapting to the environment. Methods: We
Miguel F. Gago   +6 more
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Effect of IMU location on estimation of vertical ground reaction force during jumping

open access: yesFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023
Introduction: Several investigations have examined utilizing inertial measurement units (IMU) to estimate ground reaction force (GRF) during exercise. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of inertial measurement units location on
Jordan A. Kerns   +4 more
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ANALYSIS OF MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNITS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE APPLICATIONS [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Journal of Silesian University of Technology. Series Transport, 2022
Typically, an inertial navigation system (INS) is used to determine the position, speed, and orientation of an object moving relative to the earth's surface. The navigation information (position, speed and orientation) of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
Aftandil MAMMADOV
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Evaluating the Impact of IMU Sensor Location and Walking Task on Accuracy of Gait Event Detection Algorithms

open access: yesSensors, 2021
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).
Wesley Niswander, Kimberly Kontson
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Using Functionally Redundant Inertial Measurement Units to Increase Reliability and Ensure Fault Tolerance

open access: yesInventions, 2023
This paper aims to assess the possibility of using functionally redundant inertial units to solve problems of increasing reliability and ensuring the fault tolerance of the various classes and purposes of aircraft navigation systems.
Ivan M. Kuznetsov   +3 more
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