Validity of Valor Inertial Measurement Unit for Upper and Lower Extremity Joint Angles.

ABSTRACT: Inertial measurement units (IMU) are increasingly utilized to capture biomechanical measures such as joint kinematics outside traditional biomechanics laboratories. These wearable sensors have been proven to help clinicians and engineers monitor rehabilitation progress, improve prosthesis development, and record human performance in a variety of settings. The Valor IMU aims to offer a portable motion capture alternative to provide reliable and accurate joint kinematics when compared to industry gold standard optical motion capture cameras. However, IMUs can have disturbances in their measurements caused by magnetic fields, drift, and inappropriate calibration routines. Therefore, the purpose of this investigation is to validate the joint angles captured by the Valor IMU in comparison to an

SUBMITTER: Smith J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11397965 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature