Optimal Placement of Accelerometers for the Detection of Everyday Activities

This article describes an investigation to determine the optimal placement of accelerometers for the purpose of detecting a range of everyday activities. The paper investigates the effect of combining data from accelerometers placed at various bodily locations on the accuracy of activity detection....

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Main Authors: Dewar Finlay, Sally McClean, Kåre Synnes, Josef Hallberg, Andrey Boytsov, Chris Nugent, Basel Kikhia, Ian Cleland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-07-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/13/7/9183