Triaxial joint moment estimation using a wearable three-dimensional gait analysis system

Abstract We developed a wireless sensor system composed of a mobile force plate system, three-dimensional (3D) motion sensor units and a wireless data logger. Triaxial joint moments of the ankle, knee and hip joints were calculated using measurements of the sensor system. The accuracy of the joint moment estimation is validated against results obtained from the reference measurement system composed of a camera based motion analysis system and force plates. Triaxial joint moments measured by the sensor system showed normalized root mean square error (NRMSE) and correlation coefficient ( R ) of less than 22% and more than 0.80 in comparison with the stationary system.

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