PMID- 24217353
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140516
LR  - 20211021
IS  - 1424-8220 (Electronic)
IS  - 1424-8220 (Linking)
VI  - 13
IP  - 11
DP  - 2013 Nov 8
TI  - A multifunctional joint angle sensor with measurement adaptability.
PG  - 15274-89
LID - 10.3390/s131115274 [doi]
AB  - The paper presents a multifunctional joint sensor with measurement adaptability 
      for biological engineering applications, such as gait analysis, gesture 
      recognition, etc. The adaptability is embodied in both static and dynamic 
      environment measurements, both of body pose and in motion capture. Its 
      multifunctional capabilities lay in its ability of simultaneous measurement of 
      multiple degrees of freedom (MDOF) with a single sensor to reduce system 
      complexity. The basic working mode enables 2DOF spatial angle measurement over 
      big ranges and stands out for its applications on different joints of different 
      individuals without recalibration. The optional advanced working mode enables an 
      additional DOF measurement for various applications. By employing corrugated tube 
      as the main body, the sensor is also characterized as flexible and wearable with 
      less restraints. MDOF variations are converted to linear displacements of the 
      sensing elements. The simple reconstruction algorithm and small outputs volume 
      are capable of providing real-time angles and long-term monitoring. The 
      performance assessment of the built prototype is promising enough to indicate the 
      feasibility of the sensor.
FAU - Quan, Wei
AU  - Quan W
AD  - School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute and 
      Technology, Harbin 150090, China. weiquan@hit.edu.cn.
FAU - Wang, Hua
AU  - Wang H
FAU - Liu, Datong
AU  - Liu D
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20131108
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Sensors (Basel)
JT  - Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101204366
SB  - IM
MH  - Algorithms
MH  - Biomechanical Phenomena
MH  - *Biosensing Techniques
MH  - Humans
MH  - Joints/*physiology
MH  - Monitoring, Ambulatory
MH  - Range of Motion, Articular
MH  - Walking/physiology
PMC - PMC3871065
EDAT- 2013/11/13 06:00
MHDA- 2014/05/17 06:00
PMCR- 2013/11/01
CRDT- 2013/11/13 06:00
PHST- 2013/08/21 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2013/11/02 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2013/11/04 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2013/11/13 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/11/13 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/05/17 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2013/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - s131115274 [pii]
AID - sensors-13-15274 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/s131115274 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Sensors (Basel). 2013 Nov 8;13(11):15274-89. doi: 10.3390/s131115274.