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Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

by John G. Webster, Halit Eren
February 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1921 pages
82h 13m
English
CRC Press
Content preview from Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
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63.1 Introduction
Understanding human activities and behavior has long been a research goal. In terms of daily lives,
awareness of human activities can support many diverse applications. For example, in a home environ-
ment,
us
ers
ca
n
be re
minded
to pe
rform
ac
tivities
(e.g., ta
king
me
dicine)
. In a ho
spital
en
vironment,
a
patient can be reminded to complete an exercise rehabilitation program. Employing a person to moni-
tor other persons’ activity 24 h a day is unrealistic; therefore, the automated, automatic recognition of
hu
man
a
ctivities
i
s
i
mportant
a
nd
n
ecessary
.
Although it is natural for humans to recognize their activities, it is not ...
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