Digital technologies for step counting: between promises of reliability and risks of reductionism [PDF]
Frontiers in Digital Health, 2023 Step counting is among the fundamental features of wearable technology, as it grounds several uses of wearables in biomedical research and clinical care, is at the center of emerging public health interventions and recommendations, and is gaining ...
Alessandra Angelucci +2 more
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Smartwatch step counting: impact on daily step-count estimation accuracy [PDF]
Frontiers in Digital HealthIntroductionThe effect of displayed step count in smartwatches on the accuracy of daily step-count estimation and the potential underlying psychological factors have not been revealed.
Peter Düking +4 more
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A Novel Walking Detection and Step Counting Algorithm Using Unconstrained Smartphones [PDF]
Sensors, 2018 Recently, with the development of artificial intelligence technologies and the popularity of mobile devices, walking detection and step counting have gained much attention since they play an important role in the fields of equipment positioning, saving ...
Xiaomin Kang, Baoqi Huang, Guodong Qi
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Highly Accurate Step Counting at Various Walking States Using Low-Cost Inertial Measurement Unit Support Indoor Positioning System [PDF]
Sensors, 2018 Accurate step counting is essential for indoor positioning, health monitoring systems, and other indoor positioning services. There are several publications and commercial applications in step counting.
Van Thanh Pham +6 more
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Context Impacts in Accelerometer-Based Walk Detection and Step Counting [PDF]
Sensors, 2018 Walk detection (WD) and step counting (SC) have become popular applications in the recent emergence of wearable devices. These devices monitor user states and process data from MEMS-based accelerometers and optional gyroscope sensors.
Buke Ao +5 more
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Validity of Instrumented Insoles for Step Counting, Posture and Activity Recognition: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Sensors, 2019 With the growing interest in daily activity monitoring, several insole designs have been developed to identify postures, detect activities, and count steps. However, the validity of these devices is not clearly established.
Armelle M. Ngueleu +6 more
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Multi-Activity Step Counting Algorithm Using Deep Learning Foot Flat Detection with an IMU Inside the Sole of a Shoe [PDF]
SensorsStep counting devices were previously shown to be efficient in a variety of applications such as athletic training or patient’s care programs. Various sensor placements and algorithms were previously experimented, with a best mean absolute percentage ...
Quentin Lucot +2 more
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Gerbil: a fast and memory-efficient k-mer counter with GPU-support [PDF]
Algorithms for Molecular Biology, 2017 Background A basic task in bioinformatics is the counting of k-mers in genome sequences. Existing k-mer counting tools are most often optimized for small k < 32 and suffer from excessive memory resource consumption or degrading performance for large k ...
Marius Erbert +2 more
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Open-Source, Step-Counting Algorithm for Smartphone Data Collected in Clinical and Nonclinical Settings: Algorithm Development and Validation Study [PDF]
JMIR Cancer, 2023 BackgroundStep counts are increasingly used in public health and clinical research to assess well-being, lifestyle, and health status.
Marcin Straczkiewicz +6 more
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Research on Six-Axis Sensor-Based Step-Counting Algorithm for Grazing Sheep
Sensors, 2023 Step counting is an effective method to assess the activity level of grazing sheep. However, existing step-counting algorithms have limited adaptability to sheep walking patterns and fail to eliminate false step counts caused by abnormal behaviors ...
Chengxiang Jiang +6 more
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