Title :
Development of a second generation wearable accelerometric motion analysis system
Author :
Nakahara, Alan K. ; Sabelman, Eric E. ; Jaffe, David L.
Author_Institution :
Rehabilitation R&D Center, Palo Alto VA HCS, CA, USA
Abstract :
In a previous report (E.E. Sabelman et al., “Balance diagnosis using a wearable upper body motion analysis computer”, Proc. RESNA Intnl. Conf., p. 81-3, 1992) an analog sensor based wearable accelerometric motion analysis system (WAMAS) used for balance assessment was discussed. Technological advancements since the initial development of WAMAS have permitted development of a faster, smaller, lighter, digital output next-generation system. This paper discusses the development of the next-generation system (WAMAS-2), specifically the interface between the digital accelerometers and the embedded computer system
Keywords :
acceleration measurement; biomechanics; biomedical equipment; computerised monitoring; medical computing; motion measurement; patient monitoring; WAMAS-2; balance assessment; balance diagnosis; digital accelerometers; embedded computer system; medical instrumentation; second generation wearable accelerometric motion analysis system development; technological advancements; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Biomedical monitoring; Counting circuits; Embedded computing; Motion analysis; Registers; Research and development; Sensor systems; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802708
