Chosen Sensor | Measurement Of | Placement on the body | Successful past applications | References |
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Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) | Acceleration of the limbs (Angular and Linear) | Centre of Mass, Wrists, Feet (as Insoles) | Clinical instrumentation, falls management, identification of pathologic motor features, etc. | [69] |
Injury prevention, load assessment, performance coaching tool, automatic event detection in multiple sports, etc. | [10] | |||
Electrocardiogram (ECG) | Detailed electrical activity of the heart, Heart Rate, Heart Rate Variability, etc. | On the chest | Abnormal Findings in ST and T waves in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis | [70] |
Detection of unusual heart electric field parameters in type 1 and 2 diabetic patients | [71] | |||
Differentiating pathological vs physiological abnormalities in athletes to assess vulnerability of athletes to Sudden Cardiac Death | [72] | |||
Electromyograph (EMG) | Electrical activity in the muscle in question | Quadriceps, Glutes, Calves, Hamstrings, Back, Abdomen, etc. (can be variable based on the problem at hand) | Assessing muscle activity levels in the elderly, patients with neurological disorders, and the injured | [69] |
Injury recovery, muscle activation patterns analysis, synergies in muscle chains, in athletes during sport specific movements | [10] | |||
RTLS tag | Position of the person in question, from a set reference point | Center of Mass | Tracking of patients, medical staff and medical assets in a hospital | [73] |
Physical Load, real-time position data acquisition, tactical analysis in team sports, coaching and strategy development | ||||
Force Plate | Pressure distribution on individual feet | Feet (as Insoles) | Gait, biofeedback interventions in stroke patients to improve balance, mobility | [69] |
Gait, analysis of athletes for technique and performance optimization | [10] |