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Journal Articles IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering Year : 2007

A Magnetometer-Based Approach for Studying Human Movements

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This paper investigates the use of body-mounted magnetic field sensors for the analysis of certain human movements. We demonstrate that, in several usual dynamic situations, magnetometers allow to estimate accurately a body inclination while being insensitive to its acceleration. Doing this, it is then possible to combine this information together with the one provided by an accelerometer to separate in a very accurate way the gravitational and kinematical components of acceleration. The proposed method is illustrated by the study of the sit-to-stand movement, estimating trunk inclination and absolute acceleration.
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lirmm-00371793 , version 1 (30-03-2009)

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Stéphane Bonnet, Rodolphe Héliot. A Magnetometer-Based Approach for Studying Human Movements. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2007, 54 (7), pp.1353-1355. ⟨10.1109/TBME.2007.890742⟩. ⟨lirmm-00371793⟩
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