Paper Info
Title
An improved solution for knee rehabilitation at home
Abstract
The paper illustrates a prototype of an end-to-end solution to support knee rehabilitation at home. The solution has been designed by a multidisciplinary team, including engineers, physical therapists, physicians and ergonomists. The correct execution of the rehabilitation exercises is evaluated in real time by monitoring the range of the knee joint angles by means of Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) worn by the patient on the shank and thigh. The parameters of the kinematic model of the lower limb, necessary for knee angle estimation, are estimated by an innovative functional calibration algorithm, which is detailed in the paper. The main advantages of this algorithm is its robustness to incorrect IMU placement and to the specific anatomical parameter of the users. Details of the solution architecture and its sub-systems are presented along with preliminary results of the comparison with a reference optoelectronic motion capture system.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.4108/icst.bodynets.2014.257048
BODYNETS
Keywords
Field
DocType
health,algorithms,design,orientation estimation,human factors,verification,measurement,joint angle,knee rehabilitation,management,tele-rehabilitation,joint coordinate system,inertial measurement unit,functional calibration,performance
Rehabilitation,Motion capture,Units of measurement,Kinematics,Computer science,Simulation,Solution architecture,Robustness (computer science),Knee Joint,Inertial measurement unit
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.42
5
Authors
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Roberto Nerino1114.12
Laura Contin211517.79
Antonio Tirri310.42
Giuseppe Massazza420.90
A. Chimienti511621.93
Giuseppe Pettiti6143.64
Veronica Cimolin7428.78
Nicola Cau872.30