Experimental validation of the Tyndall Portable Lower-Limb Analysis System with wearable inertial sensors

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dc.contributor.authorTedesco, Salvatore
dc.contributor.authorUrru, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorClifford, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorO'Flynn, Brendan
dc.contributor.funderScience Foundation Irelanden
dc.contributor.funderEuropean Regional Development Funden
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-16T11:56:24Z
dc.date.available2020-03-16T11:56:24Z
dc.date.issued2016-07-09
dc.date.updated2020-03-16T11:47:48Z
dc.description.abstractBiomechanical analysis of movement during sport practice is extremely useful to assess and, subsequently, optimise movement performance during sport which can also assist athletes during rehabilitation following injury (such as Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction). It is mostly performed using camera-based motion analysis systems, which provide good results but present serious drawbacks (for instance, consistent size, high cost, and lack of portability). Thus, small-size low-cost wearable sensors are an emerging tool for biomechanics monitoring. Aim of the present work is to implement a novel wireless portable easy-to-use system, consisting of two Tyndall Wireless Inertial Measurement Units (WIMUs) per leg, suitable for free-living environments and able to provide a complete biomechanics assessment (generated on a report) without the constraints of a laboratory. Validation for the lower-limbs using state-of-the-art camera-based motion capture is presented here. Algorithms are implemented in Matlab, and the scenarios considered simulate a free-living environment and exercises performed in a rehabilitation procedure. The system has been validated with healthy and impaired subjects. This novel system shows high accuracy values for all considered scenarios. Moreover, it is able to detect atypical movement characteristics. The results of this feasibility study support the next phase which will be to assess the external and ecological validity of athletesâ on-field movement performance, which will help to inform individualised training protocols or enhance targeted rehabilitation programmes.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationTedesco, S., Urru, A., Clifford, A., O'Flynn, B. (2016) 'Experimental Validation of the Tyndall Portable Lower-Limb Analysis System with Wearable Inertial Sensors', 11th conference of the International Sports Engineering Association, ISEA 2016, Delft, Netherlands, 11-14 July, in Procedia Engineering, 147, pp. 208-213. doi: 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.215en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.215en
dc.identifier.eissn1877-7058
dc.identifier.endpage213en
dc.identifier.issn1877-7058
dc.identifier.journaltitleProcedia Engineeringen
dc.identifier.startpage208en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/9762
dc.identifier.volume147en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SFI/SFI Research Centres/13/RC/2077/IE/CONNECT: The Centre for Future Networks & Communications/en
dc.relation.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877705816306622
dc.rights© 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND licenseen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectInertial Sensorsen
dc.subjectWearableen
dc.subjectKnee Jointen
dc.subjectRehabilitationen
dc.subjectAthletesen
dc.titleExperimental validation of the Tyndall Portable Lower-Limb Analysis System with wearable inertial sensorsen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
dc.typeConference itemen
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