Low-Cost Sensors and Biological Signals

• Other Authors: Dierick, Frédéric (Editor), Buisseret, Fabien (Editor), Eggermont, Stéphanie (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; inertial sensor; gait; validity; functional calibration; accuracy; wearable electronic devices; kinematics; head rotation; ecological research; gait analysis; characterization; smart insole; vertical ground reaction forces; force sensitive resistors; piezoelectric sensors; sensor calibration; heart rate; photoplethysmography; PPG; time-domain; wearable device; concurrent validity; outcome assessment; feasibility; rehabilitation; data fusion; MARG; IMU; eye tracker; self-contained; head motion measurement; motor variability; actigraphy; triaxial accelerometers; jumping; human-computer interaction; affective technologies; interaction design; biosensing; actuation; somaesthetics; design toolkits; serious videogames; motion capture; upper limbs; physical rehabilitation; telerehabilitation; inertial sensors; inertial measurement unit (IMU); state of the art; inertial sensor measurement systems; motion accuracy; Baduanjin; physical education; physiotherapy; e-health; motion sensing; wireless charging; wireless connectivity; low power; trunk; upper extremity; compensation; reaching; Kinect; video motion capture; reliability; n/a
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Many sensors are currently available at prices lower than USD 100 and cover a wide range of biological signals: motion, muscle activity, heart rate, etc. Such low-cost sensors have metrological features allowing them to be used in everyday life and clinical applications, where gold-standard material...