Abstract
Falls can be detrimental, especially in the elderly. We focused on balanced and unbalanced conditions while standing and walking. Body accelerations on the sternum, right wrist, waist, left and right ankles were measured, as well as galvanic skin response (GSR). The results showed that the unbalanced conditions were significantly different from balanced conditions. Acceleration ranges increased during unbalanced conditions, along with large peaks, which represent detectable sways and trips. The correlations between accelerations and GSR were well correlated, which is promising for predicting body balance and unbalance leading to falls.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume I |
| Subtitle of host publication | Healthcare Ergonomics |
| Editors | Sebastiano Bagnara, Yushi Fujita, Riccardo Tartaglia, Sara Albolino, Thomas Alexander |
| Publisher | Springer Verlag |
| Pages | 9-12 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783319960975 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2019 |
| Event | 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2018 - Florence, Italy Duration: Aug 26 2018 → Aug 30 2018 |
Publication series
| Name | Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing |
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| Volume | 818 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2194-5357 |
Other
| Other | 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2018 |
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| Country | Italy |
| City | Florence |
| Period | 8/26/18 → 8/30/18 |
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- Control and Systems Engineering
- Computer Science(all)
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Body balance estimation in standing and walking conditions using inertial measurement units and galvanic skin response. / Freivalds, Andris; Lyu, Shubo.
Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018) - Volume I: Healthcare Ergonomics. ed. / Sebastiano Bagnara; Yushi Fujita; Riccardo Tartaglia; Sara Albolino; Thomas Alexander. Springer Verlag, 2019. p. 9-12 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 818).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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N2 - Falls can be detrimental, especially in the elderly. We focused on balanced and unbalanced conditions while standing and walking. Body accelerations on the sternum, right wrist, waist, left and right ankles were measured, as well as galvanic skin response (GSR). The results showed that the unbalanced conditions were significantly different from balanced conditions. Acceleration ranges increased during unbalanced conditions, along with large peaks, which represent detectable sways and trips. The correlations between accelerations and GSR were well correlated, which is promising for predicting body balance and unbalance leading to falls.
AB - Falls can be detrimental, especially in the elderly. We focused on balanced and unbalanced conditions while standing and walking. Body accelerations on the sternum, right wrist, waist, left and right ankles were measured, as well as galvanic skin response (GSR). The results showed that the unbalanced conditions were significantly different from balanced conditions. Acceleration ranges increased during unbalanced conditions, along with large peaks, which represent detectable sways and trips. The correlations between accelerations and GSR were well correlated, which is promising for predicting body balance and unbalance leading to falls.
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