Measurement and Evaluation of Human Motion by Small-Sized Vibrating Gyroscope for Healthcare

Abstract

To obtain the information of human activities, human motions were measured and evaluated by a newly developed measuring unit.The measuring unit includes small-sized accelerometers and vibrating gyroscopes.They are arranged as they detect 3-axis components of the acceleration and the angular velocity.We developed an algorithm to identify the gait patterns(flat, upstairs and downstairs walking, fast walking and running)of the subjects in their twenties, based on the acceleration and the angular velocity measured at their waist.