Design and assembling of a magneto-inertial wearable device for ecological behavioral analysis of infants

There are recent evidence which show how brain development is strictly linked to the action. Movements shape and are, in turn, shaped by cortical and sub-cortical areas. In particular spontaneous movements of newborn infants matter for developing the capability of generating voluntary skill movement...

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Main Authors: Taffoni, F., Campolo, D., Delafield-Butt, J., Keller, F., Guglielmelli, E.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceleration
Accelerometers
Magnetic devices
Magnetometers
Optical sensors
Pediatrics
Synchronization
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Summary:There are recent evidence which show how brain development is strictly linked to the action. Movements shape and are, in turn, shaped by cortical and sub-cortical areas. In particular spontaneous movements of newborn infants matter for developing the capability of generating voluntary skill movements. Therefore studying spontaneous infants' movements can be useful to understand the main developmental milestones achieved by humans from birth onward. This work focuses on the design and development of a mechatronic wearable device for ecological movement analysis called WAMS (Wrist and Ankle Movement Sensor). The design and assembling of the device is presented, as well as the communication protocol and the synchronization with other marker-based optical movement analysis systems.
ISSN:2153-0858
2153-0866
DOI:10.1109/IROS.2008.4651093