Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 223-233 , 9 February 2009

Gait analysis using gravitational acceleration measured by wearable sensors

  • Ryo Takeda

      Affiliations

    • Division of Human Mechanical Systems and Design, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13 W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
    • ,
  • Shigeru Tadano

      Affiliations

    • Division of Human Mechanical Systems and Design, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13 W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel./fax: +81117066405.
    • ,
  • Masahiro Todoh

      Affiliations

    • Division of Human Mechanical Systems and Design, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13 W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
    • ,
  • Manabu Morikawa

      Affiliations

    • Division of Human Mechanical Systems and Design, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13 W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
    • Currently at Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan.
    • ,
  • Minoru Nakayasu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Human Mechanical Systems and Design, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13 W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
    • Currently at Denso Corporation, Japan.
    • ,
  • Satoshi Yoshinari

      Affiliations

    • Human Engineering Section, Product Technology Department, Hokkaido Industrial Research Institute, Sapporo, Japan

,Accepted 28 October 2008.

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PII: S0021-9290(08)00552-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.10.027

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 42, Issue 3 , Pages 223-233 , 9 February 2009

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