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ADVANCED ROBOTICS
Volume 28, Issue 4, Pages 219-230Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/01691864.2013.869482
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human state classification; PCA feature extraction; walking support systems; hidden Markov models
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The improvement of safety and dependability in systems that physically interact with humans requires investigation with respect to the possible states of the user's motion and an attempt to recognize these states. In this study, we propose a method for real-time visual state classification of a user with a walking support system. The visual features are extracted using principal component analysis and classification is performed by hidden Markov models, both for real-time fall detection (one-class classification) and real-time state recognition (multi-class classification). The algorithms are used in experiments with a passive-type walker robot called RT Walker equipped with servo brakes and a depth sensor (Microsoft Kinect). The experiments are performed with 10 subjects, including an experienced physiotherapist who can imitate the walking pattern of the elderly and people with disabilities. The results of the state classification can be used to improve fall-prevention control algorithms for walking support systems. The proposed method can also be used for other vision-based classification applications, which require real-time abnormality detection or state recognition.
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