Whole Body Center of Mass Estimation with Portable Sensors: Using the Statically Equivalent Serial Chain and a Kinect

The trajectory of the whole body center of mass (CoM) is useful as a reliable metric of postural stability. If the evaluation of a subject-specific CoM were available outside of the laboratory environment, it would improve the assessment of the effects of physical rehabilitation. This paper develops...

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Main Authors: Alejandro González, Mitsuhiro Hayashibe, Vincent Bonnet, Philippe Fraisse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-09-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/9/16955