Mechanical stability of IMUs on body segments during locomotor functions

Introduction: The wide-spread application of inertial measurement units (IMU) to the analysis of motor and locomotor functions is based on some aspects: operative ease, low-cost, possibility to drive real-time analysis and feedbacks. The basic hypothesis for an effective IMU-based movement analysis is that the IMU reference frame can be assumed rigidly associated with the anatomical segment.

Source: Gait and Posture - October 1, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: M. Rabuffetti, G.M. Scalera, A. Marzegan, M. Ferrarin Source Type: research