MUSCULOSKELETAL ACTIVITY RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A muscle activity and skeletal monitoring apparatus comprising:
- a network of at least two distributed inertial sensor nodes configured to communicate with each other over a first interface, wherein each of the inertial sensor nodes comprises at least one sensor configured to sense muscle vibrations and monitor body motion
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Abstract
A muscle activity and skeletal monitoring system and method are disclosed. A network of at least two distributed inertial sensor nodes are configured to communicate with each other over a first interface. Each of the inertial sensor nodes comprises at least one sensor configured to sense muscle vibrations and monitor body motion. A muscle activity recognition and motion tracking and visualization methods also are disclosed.
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27 Claims
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1. A muscle activity and skeletal monitoring apparatus comprising:
a network of at least two distributed inertial sensor nodes configured to communicate with each other over a first interface, wherein each of the inertial sensor nodes comprises at least one sensor configured to sense muscle vibrations and monitor body motion - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising monitoring muscle activity through mechanomyography (MMG) and tracking skeletal motion using a common sensor, sensor node or any combination thereof.
- 12. A method comprising monitoring muscle activity through mechanomyography (MMG) and tracking skeletal motion using a common sensor.
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16. A muscle activity recognition method, comprising:
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determining vibration signature data from data received from an accelerometer, wherein the vibration signature data is associated with a muscle in proximity of the accelerometer; and extracting features from the vibration signature data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. The muscle activity recognition method of claim 2526, comprising:
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limiting offset errors in the sensor orientation data; and restricting the sensor orientation data obtained from the fusion of sensor data.
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