Design and Validation of a Portable Wireless Data Acquisition System for Measuring Human Joint Angles in Medical Applications

A prototype sensor system to capture and measure human joint movements in medical applications was developed. An algorithm that uses measurements from two IMU sensors to estimate the angle of one human joint was developed. Custom-made hardware and software were developed. Validation results showed 0...

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Main Author: Xu, Weiyang
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76045
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description A prototype sensor system to capture and measure human joint movements in medical applications was developed. An algorithm that uses measurements from two IMU sensors to estimate the angle of one human joint was developed. Custom-made hardware and software were developed. Validation results showed 0.67° maximum error in static condition, 1.56° maximum RMSE for dynamic measurements and 2.5° average error during fast movements’ tests. The prototype has been successfully used by medical teams.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-760452019-07-25T03:32:57Z Design and Validation of a Portable Wireless Data Acquisition System for Measuring Human Joint Angles in Medical Applications Xu, Weiyang A prototype sensor system to capture and measure human joint movements in medical applications was developed. An algorithm that uses measurements from two IMU sensors to estimate the angle of one human joint was developed. Custom-made hardware and software were developed. Validation results showed 0.67° maximum error in static condition, 1.56° maximum RMSE for dynamic measurements and 2.5° average error during fast movements’ tests. The prototype has been successfully used by medical teams. 2018 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76045 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Xu, Weiyang
Design and Validation of a Portable Wireless Data Acquisition System for Measuring Human Joint Angles in Medical Applications
title Design and Validation of a Portable Wireless Data Acquisition System for Measuring Human Joint Angles in Medical Applications
title_full Design and Validation of a Portable Wireless Data Acquisition System for Measuring Human Joint Angles in Medical Applications
title_fullStr Design and Validation of a Portable Wireless Data Acquisition System for Measuring Human Joint Angles in Medical Applications
title_full_unstemmed Design and Validation of a Portable Wireless Data Acquisition System for Measuring Human Joint Angles in Medical Applications
title_short Design and Validation of a Portable Wireless Data Acquisition System for Measuring Human Joint Angles in Medical Applications
title_sort design and validation of a portable wireless data acquisition system for measuring human joint angles in medical applications
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76045