Wearable Sensors Applied in Movement Analysis
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Wearables".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 36455
Special Issue Editors
2. Service de Physique Nucléaire et Subnucléaire, Université de Mons, UMONS Research Institute for Complex Systems, 20 Place du Parc, 7000 Mons, Belgium
Interests: theoretical physics; hadrons; mechanics; fractal analysis; motion analysis; kinematics; modelling complex systems; biomechanics
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Interests: rehabilitation; ergonomy; kinesytherapy; gait analysis
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Dear colleagues,
Recent advances in miniaturization have led to sensors whose sizes and weights are such that they can be placed on living systems without impairing their natural motion and habits. They may be worn on the body as accessories or as part of the clothing and enable personalized mobile information processing. Wearable sensors open the way for a nonintrusive and continuous monitoring of body orientation, movements, and various physiological parameters during motor activities in real-life settings. Thus, they may become crucial tools not only for researchers but also for clinicians, as they have the potential to improve diagnosis, better monitor disease development and thereby individualize treatment. Moreover, following the SARS-CoV 2 crisis, we expect that the interest in devices favoring telemedicine such as low-cost wearable sensors will become much more critical.
Wearable sensors should:
- Go unnoticed for the people wearing them. They should come with wireless connectivity and low-power consumption.
- Be intuitive in their installation. The designed systems should offer high-performance body fixation solutions so that they can be easily accepted by their user. Moreover, the electronics system should be self-calibrating and operating.
- Deliver correct information that is easy to interpret. Cross-platform interfaces that provide secure data storage and easy data analysis and visualization are needed.
You are invited to submit articles that propose solutions addressing the above challenges to this Special Issue of Sensors: “Wearable Sensors Applied in Movement Analysis”. Examples of accepted topics are:
- Clinical applications of wearable sensors in movement evaluation;
- Gait analysis including fall detection and movement recognition;
- Calibration methods in real-life conditions;
- Embedded signal processing;
- Use of wearable sensors in telemedicine;
- Wireless transmission and data storage;
- Applications of wearable sensors in rehabilitation (biofeedback, home exercise);
- Sensor design, autonomy, body fixation, and acceptability;
- Trust aspects in sensor-based medicine.
The Guest Editors thank the European Regional Development Fund (Interreg FWVl NOMADe) for supporting their editing and publication activities in the frame of the NOMADe project.
Dr. Fabien Buisseret
Dr. Frédéric Dierick
Prof. Liesbet Van der Perre
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Wearable sensor
- Movement analysis
- Telemedicine
- Diagnostics and evaluation
- Acceptability
- Real-life use
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