The actimeter: analyzing human functional mobility

Author

Koenig, S.C. ; LaCourse, J.R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., New Hampshire Univ., Durham, NH, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

4-5 Apr 1991

Firstpage

149

Lastpage

150

Abstract

The actimeter is a device that measures and records gross human body movements. The data obtained from the actimeter are used to compare the body position profiles of disable-bodied individuals to those of able-bodied persons for the same occupation. The analysis of preliminary data obtained from actimeter tests indicate that the system is approximately 75% accurate. Error associated with the system was due to the undergarment suit, mercury sensors, and sampling rate. The accuracy will increase with improvements to the present system. It is concluded that the actimeter system will provide vocational rehabilitation counselors with information to enhance their evaluation process

Keywords

biomechanics; biomedical equipment; Hg sensors; able-bodied persons; actimeter; body position profiles; disable-bodied individuals; gross human body movements; human functional mobility analysis; sampling rate; undergarment suit; vocational rehabilitation counselors; Computer displays; Electric variables measurement; Humans; Information analysis; Liquid crystal displays; Microcomputers; Performance evaluation; Position measurement; Sensor systems; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Bioengineering Conference, 1991., Proceedings of the 1991 IEEE Seventeenth Annual Northeast

Conference_Location

Hartford, CT

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0030-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NEBC.1991.154623

Filename

154623