Body sensor networks to evaluate standing balance: interpreting muscular activities based on inertial sensors Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • In this paper, we present a system that integrates inertial sensors and electromyogram (EMG) signals, which measures the muscular activities while performing motions. The objective of our study is to investigate the behaviour of the EMG signals to interpret the activity of standing balance. Quantitative parameters for balance are obtained from an inertial sensor through a body-sensor network. These parameters are further used to find the prominent features in the EMG signal. The inertial sensor used in this system is an accelerometer. The implementation details and effectiveness of using EMG signals are also provided. Copyright 2008 ACM.

name of conference

  • Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Systems and Networking Support for Health Care and Assisted Living Environments

published proceedings

  • Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Systems and Networking Support for Health Care and Assisted Living Environments

author list (cited authors)

  • Ramachandran, R., Ramanna, L., Ghasemzadeh, H., Pradhan, G., Jafari, R., & Prabhakaran, B.

citation count

  • 22

complete list of authors

  • Ramachandran, Rohith||Ramanna, Lakshmish||Ghasemzadeh, Hassan||Pradhan, Gaurav||Jafari, Roozbeh||Prabhakaran, Balakrishnan

publication date

  • January 2008