Title :
Towards the Investigation of Kinematic Parameters from an Integrated Measurement Unit for the Classification of the Rising From the Chair
Author :
Giansanti, Daniele ; Maccioni, Giovanni ; Macellari, Velio ; Costantini, Giovanni ; Carota, Massimo
Author_Institution :
Technol. & Health Dept., Ist. Superiore di Sanita, Roma
Abstract :
In this paper we introduce a new method to evaluate the ability to rise from a chair by means of the sit-to-stand locomotion task. It is based on the analysis of the vertical acceleration peaks and the timing as assessed by an our designed device. Preliminary results indicate the feasibility of discriminating the rising from a chair fixed to different heights and the discrimination by pathological and non pathological Parkinsonian subjects
Keywords :
acceleration measurement; accelerometers; biomechanics; biomedical measurement; biomedical transducers; diseases; ability-disability evaluation; accelerometer; integrated measurement unit; kinematic parameters; nonpathological Parkinsonian subjects; pathological Parkinsonian subjects; sit-to-stand locomotion task; vertical acceleration;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS '06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0032-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259276
