Real-Time Vertical Ground Reaction Force Estimation in a Unified Simulation Framework Using Inertial Measurement Unit Sensors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Framework
2.2. OpenSim
2.3. Ground Reaction Force Estimation
3. Experimental Setup
3.1. Subject Information
3.2. Equipment
3.3. Subject Preparation
3.4. Experimental Protocol
4. Results
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Ethical Statements
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TASK | TRIAL 1 | TRIAL 2 | TRIAL 3 | TRIAL 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
(BW) | (BW) | (BW) | (BW) | |
JOGGING | 0.106 | 0.080 | 0.074 | 0.090 |
LEFT LEG | 0.117 | 0.087 | 0.085 | 0.091 |
RIGHT LEG | 0.096 | 0.074 | 0.062 | 0.089 |
SKIPPING | 0.102 | 0.087 | 0.121 | 0.091 |
LEFT LEG | 0.080 | 0.055 | 0.136 | 0.075 |
RIGHT LEG | 0.124 | 0.119 | 0.106 | 0.108 |
LEFT LEG SINGLE-SUPPORT | 0.004 | 0.068 | 0.031 | 0.002 |
LEFT LEG SINGLE-SUPPORT JUMP | 0.181 | 0.215 | 0.140 | 0.160 |
SIDE-TO-SIDE JUMP | 0.274 | 0.108 | 0.154 | 0.158 |
LEFT LEG | 0.461 | 0.081 | 0.159 | 0.148 |
RIGHT LEG | 0.087 | 0.134 | 0.149 | 0.168 |
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Recinos, E.; Abella, J.; Riyaz, S.; Demircan, E. Real-Time Vertical Ground Reaction Force Estimation in a Unified Simulation Framework Using Inertial Measurement Unit Sensors. Robotics 2020, 9, 88. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics9040088
Recinos E, Abella J, Riyaz S, Demircan E. Real-Time Vertical Ground Reaction Force Estimation in a Unified Simulation Framework Using Inertial Measurement Unit Sensors. Robotics. 2020; 9(4):88. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics9040088
Chicago/Turabian StyleRecinos, Elliot, John Abella, Shayan Riyaz, and Emel Demircan. 2020. "Real-Time Vertical Ground Reaction Force Estimation in a Unified Simulation Framework Using Inertial Measurement Unit Sensors" Robotics 9, no. 4: 88. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics9040088