Study of Motion Monitoring Using an Accelerometer – Unrestrained Measurement –
Author(s) -
Hisaya Tanaka,
Akihiro Nakata,
Hideto Ide
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of robotics and mechatronics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1883-8049
pISSN - 0915-3942
DOI - 10.20965/jrm.1999.p0148
Subject(s) - accelerometer , waist , elevator , stair climbing , climbing , computer science , acceleration , measure (data warehouse) , physical activity , physical medicine and rehabilitation , simulation , computer security , real time computing , engineering , medicine , operating system , physics , structural engineering , classical mechanics , database , obesity
Recent news reports that elderly households will increase to 35%, so it is important to measure physical activity in such households to ensure their health and security. This is difficult to do while protecting privacy, however. We measured human activity using an accelerometer placed at the waist to distinguish walking, running, stair climbing, and elevator use, comparing movement between young and old.
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