METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZING GAIT
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1. A method for gait characterization comprising:
- (a) detecting zero-velocity periods using two or more wearable and wirelessly synchronized movement monitoring devices, said movement monitoring devices comprising a triaxial accelerometer and a triaxial gyroscope with a bandwidth of at least 15 Hz; and
(b) calculating temporal measures of gait during walking by estimating the change in position and orientation during each step.
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Abstract
Disclosed embodiments relate to methods, apparatuses, and systems for characterizing gait. Specifically, disclosed embodiments are related methods, apparatuses, and systems for characterizing gait with wearable and wirelessly synchronized inertial measurement units. These include a method for gait characterization that comprises (a) detecting zero-velocity periods using two or more wearable and wirelessly synchronized movement monitoring devices including a triaxial accelerometer and a triaxial gyroscope and (b) calculating temporal measures of gait during walking by estimating the change in position and orientation during each step.
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1. A method for gait characterization comprising:
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(a) detecting zero-velocity periods using two or more wearable and wirelessly synchronized movement monitoring devices, said movement monitoring devices comprising a triaxial accelerometer and a triaxial gyroscope with a bandwidth of at least 15 Hz; and (b) calculating temporal measures of gait during walking by estimating the change in position and orientation during each step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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