Inertial measurement units (IMUs) have become the mainstay in human motion evaluation
outside of the laboratory; however, quantification of 3-dimensional upper limb motion using …

Background Wearable sensors are portable measurement tools that are becoming
increasingly popular for the measurement of joint angle in the upper limb. With many brands …

Objective: To gather information on the (a) types of wearable sensors, particularly personal
activity monitors, currently used by occupational safety and health (OSH) professionals;(b) …

Musculoskeletal disorders are a major category of nonfatal work-related diseases in the
industry. Therefore, various risk factor assessment methods, such as Rapid Upper Limb …

Despite the exponential growth in using inertial measurement units (IMUs) for
biomechanical studies, future growth in “inertial motion capture” is stymied by a fundamental …

Purpose Motion capture system (MoCap) has been used in measuring the human body
segments in several applications including film special effects, health care, outer-space and …

Background: Workplace adaptation is the preferred method of intervention to diminish risk
factors associated with the development of work-related shoulder disorders. However, the …

An inertial measurement unit (IMU) is the ideal technology for ambulatory measurement of
human motion. However, because an IMU measures acceleration and angular velocity in its …

Wearable inertial measurement units (IMU) have been proposed to estimate GRF outside of
specialized laboratories, however the precise influence of sensor placement error on …

Magnetic and Inertial measurement units (MIMUs) have become exceedingly popular for
ambulatory human motion analysis during the past two decades. However, measuring …