Biomechanics of cranial dynamics during daily living activities

Author

Long, J.T. ; Jannetto, N. ; Bakker, S. ; Smith, S. ; Harris, G.F.

Author_Institution

Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Eng. Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2004

fDate

1-5 Sept. 2004

Firstpage

2417

Lastpage

2419

Abstract

Motion tracking capabilities of a head-mounted accelerometer apparatus were investigated in conjunction with three-dimensional motion analysis techniques during activities of daily living. In this report, measures between systems are compared for jogging, toe-touching, and start-from-rest tasks. Good fidelity was found for most measures between systems; some phase shifts and amplitude discrepancies were observed, and attributed to transducer orientation and system asynchrony. This preliminary work demonstrates the potential benefits of hybrid motion analysis systems.

Keywords

accelerometers; biomechanics; biomedical equipment; brain; biomechanics; cranial dynamics; daily living activities; head-mounted accelerometer; hybrid motion analysis system; jogging; system asynchrony; three-dimensional motion analysis technique; toe-touching; transducer orientation; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Biomechanics; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical measurements; Cranial; Instruments; Legged locomotion; Motion analysis; Testing; Biomechanics; accelerometry; activities of daily living; motion analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2004. IEMBS '04. 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8439-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1403699

Filename

1403699