Title :
Mechatronic, autonomous system for movement assessment of horses — Preliminary study
Author :
Knapkiewicz, Pawel ; Kosek, Wojciech ; Jozwiak, Piotr
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Microsyst. Electron. & Photonics, Wroclaw Univ. of Technol., Wroclaw, Poland
Abstract :
This article presents preliminary study on mechatronics, autonomous system for movement assessment of horses. The significance of providing research, where examines done in natural environment for animals to achieve a true picture of the movement and behavior of the animals is the most important factor, is discussed in details. Concept of the system and first results of tests have been presented. Results have been briefly discussed; movement asymmetry of horse´s legs (diseases and healthy) have been noticed what proves that the developed system can be used for rapid detection of diseases or monitoring of progress in the horse treatment and rehabilitation.
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical equipment; diseases; mechatronics; medical disorders; patient diagnosis; patient rehabilitation; patient treatment; veterinary medicine; autonomous system; horse behavior; horse leg movement asymmetry; horse movement assessment; horse rehabilitation; horse treatment monitoring; mechatronic system; rapid horse disease detection; Acceleration; Diseases; Horses; Pathology; Sensors; Transducers; MEMS sensors; animal behaviourism; motion measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits & Systems (MIXDES), 2014 Proceedings of the 21st International Conference
Conference_Location :
Lublin
Print_ISBN :
978-83-63578-03-9
DOI :
10.1109/MIXDES.2014.6872195
