Wong, C, Zhang, Z-Q, Lo, B et al. (1 more author) (2015) Wearable Sensing for Solid Biomechanics: A Review. IEEE Sensors Journal, 15 (5). pp. 2747-2760. ISSN 1530-437X
Abstract
Understanding the solid biomechanics of the human body is important to the study of structure and function of the body, which can have a range of applications in health care, sport, well-being, and workflow analysis. Conventional laboratory-based biomechanical analysis systems and observation-based tests are designed only to capture brief snapshots of the mechanics of movement. With recent developments in wearable sensing technologies, biomechanical analysis can be conducted in less-constrained environments, thus allowing continuous monitoring and analysis beyond laboratory settings. In this paper, we review the current research in wearable sensing technologies for biomechanical analysis, focusing on sensing and analytics that enable continuous, long-term monitoring of kinematics and kinetics in a free-living environment. The main technical challenges, including measurement drift, external interferences, nonlinear sensor properties, sensor placement, and muscle variations, that can affect the accuracy and robustness of existing methods and different methods for reducing the impact of these sources of errors are described in this paper. Recent developments in motion estimation in kinematics, mobile force sensing in kinematics, sensor reduction for electromyography, and the future direction of sensing for biomechanics are also discussed.
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Keywords: | Solid biomechanics, kinematics, kinetics, EMG, ground-reaction force, human motion capture, wearable sensing |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 15 Aug 2016 14:26 |
Last Modified: | 17 Jan 2018 10:30 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2015.2393883 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IEEE |
Identification Number: | 10.1109/JSEN.2015.2393883 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:101025 |