A Review of Accelerometry-Based Wearable Motion Detectors for Physical Activity Monitoring

Characteristics of physical activity are indicative of one’s mobility level, latent chronic diseases and aging process. Accelerometers have been widely accepted as useful and practical sensors for wearable devices to measure and assess physical activity. This paper reviews the development of wearabl...

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Main Authors: Che-Chang Yang, Yeh-Liang Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-08-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/10/8/7772/