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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 60, Issue 1, Pages 211-215Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2012.2222640
Keywords
Ambient assisted living; balance; biofeedback; inertial motion unit; smartphone; wearable device
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- IDS, Montceau-les-Mines, France
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This paper proposes an implementation of a Kalman filter, using inertial sensors of a smartphone, to estimate 3-D angulation of the trunk. The developed system monitors the trunk angular evolution during bipedal stance and helps the user to improve balance through a configurable and integrated auditory-biofeedback (ABF) loop. A proof-of-concept study was performed to assess the effectiveness of this so-called iBalance-ABF-smartphone-based audio-biofeedback system-in improving balance during bipedal standing. Results showed that young healthy individuals were able to efficiently use ABF on sagittal trunk tilt to improve their balance in the medial-lateral direction. These findings suggest that the iBalance-ABF system as a telere-habilitation system could represent a suitable solution for ambient assisted living technologies.
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