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Healthcare and Accelerometry: Applications for Activity Monitoring, Recognition, and Functional Assessment

Andrea Mannini and Angelo Maria Sabatini

CONTENTS

Nomenclature

Introduction

MEMS Accelerometers

Estimation of Body Inclination, Balance Control, and Postural Transitions

The Sit-to-Stand Postural Transition

Temporal and Spatial Parameters of Gait

Walking Speed and Incline Estimation

PDA Assessment and EE Estimation

Human Activity Classification

Features for Movement Classification

Classification Methodologies

Clinical Applications of Accelerometers

Monitoring of Motor Fluctuations in Parkinson’s Disease

Objective Skill Evaluation for Rehabilitation

Fall Detection

Conclusions and Future Trends

References

Nomenclature

AC	High-frequency ...