Automatic hoof-on and -off detection in horses using hoof-mounted inertial measurement unit sensors.

ABSTRACT: For gait classification, hoof-on and hoof-off events are fundamental locomotion characteristics of interest. These events can be measured with inertial measurement units (IMUs) which measure the acceleration and angular velocity in three directions. The aim of this study was to present two algorithms for automatic detection of hoof-events from the acceleration and angular velocity signals measured by hoof-mounted IMUs in walk and trot on a hard surface. Seven Warmblood horses were equipped with two wireless IMUs, which were attached to the lateral wall of the right front (RF) and hind (RH) hooves. Horses were walked and trotted on a lead over a force plate for internal validation. The agreement between the algorithms for the acceleration and angular velocity signals with the force plate wa

SUBMITTER: Tijssen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7269263 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature