Inertial Sensors—Applications and Challenges in a Nutshell

This editorial provides a concise introduction to the methods and applications of inertial sensors. We briefly describe the main characteristics of inertial sensors and highlight the broad range of applications as well as the methodological challenges. Finally, for the reader’s guidance, we give a succinct overview of the papers included in this special issue.

[1]  Ákos Odry,et al.  A Novel Fuzzy-Adaptive Extended Kalman Filter for Real-Time Attitude Estimation of Mobile Robots , 2020, Sensors.

[2]  Fan Zhang,et al.  GAM-Based Mooring Alignment for SINS Based on An Improved CEEMD Denoising Method , 2019, Sensors.

[3]  Thomas Seel,et al.  A Tangible Solution for Hand Motion Tracking in Clinical Applications , 2019, Sensors.

[4]  Patrick Boissy,et al.  Using Inertial Sensors to Automatically Detect and Segment Activities of Daily Living in People With Parkinson’s Disease , 2018, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.

[5]  Jung Keun Lee,et al.  Magnetic Condition-Independent 3D Joint Angle Estimation Using Inertial Sensors and Kinematic Constraints , 2019, Sensors.

[6]  Thomas B. Schön,et al.  Using Inertial Sensors for Position and Orientation Estimation , 2017, Found. Trends Signal Process..

[7]  Claudio Castellini,et al.  Human-In-The-Loop Assessment of an Ultralight, Low-Cost Body Posture Tracking Device , 2020, Sensors.

[8]  Andrew Markham,et al.  Deep Neural Network Based Inertial Odometry Using Low-Cost Inertial Measurement Units , 2021, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.

[9]  Valérie Renaudin,et al.  Magnetic field based heading estimation for pedestrian navigation environments , 2011, 2011 International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation.

[10]  Georg Rose,et al.  Feasibility of a Sensor-Based Gait Event Detection Algorithm for Triggering Functional Electrical Stimulation during Robot-Assisted Gait Training , 2019, Sensors.

[11]  Ryan S. McGinnis,et al.  An adaptive filtering algorithm to estimate sprint velocity using a single inertial sensor , 2018, Sports Engineering.

[12]  Arno Solin,et al.  Scalable Magnetic Field SLAM in 3D Using Gaussian Process Maps , 2018, 2018 21st International Conference on Information Fusion (FUSION).

[13]  A Forner-Cordero,et al.  Study of the motion artefacts of skin-mounted inertial sensors under different attachment conditions , 2008, Physiological measurement.

[14]  Marc-André Bégin,et al.  Magnetometer-free Realtime Inertial Motion Tracking by Exploitation of Kinematic Constraints in 2-DoF Joints , 2019, 2019 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC).

[15]  Christian Chatellier,et al.  Sensor-to-Segment Calibration Methodologies for Lower-Body Kinematic Analysis with Inertial Sensors: A Systematic Review , 2020, Sensors.

[16]  Thomas Seel,et al.  Overcoming Bandwidth Limitations in Wireless Sensor Networks by Exploitation of Cyclic Signal Patterns: An Event-triggered Learning Approach , 2020, Sensors.

[17]  Bertram Taetz,et al.  Validity, Test-Retest Reliability and Long-Term Stability of Magnetometer Free Inertial Sensor Based 3D Joint Kinematics , 2018, Sensors.

[18]  Ellen W. McGinnis,et al.  Rapid detection of internalizing diagnosis in young children enabled by wearable sensors and machine learning , 2019, PloS one.

[19]  Juha Röning,et al.  Incremental Learning to Personalize Human Activity Recognition Models: The Importance of Human AI Collaboration † , 2019, Sensors.

[20]  Henri De Vroey,et al.  Inertial Sensor-Based Lower Limb Joint Kinematics: A Methodological Systematic Review , 2020, Sensors.

[21]  Angelo Cappello,et al.  Quantification of soft tissue artefact in motion analysis by combining 3D fluoroscopy and stereophotogrammetry: a study on two subjects. , 2005, Clinical biomechanics.

[22]  Seongjoo Lee,et al.  IMU Sensor-Based Hand Gesture Recognition for Human-Machine Interfaces , 2019, Sensors.

[23]  Noel C. Perkins,et al.  Robust Error-State Kalman Filter for Estimating IMU Orientation , 2021, IEEE Sensors Journal.

[24]  Reed D. Gurchiek,et al.  Open-Source Remote Gait Analysis: A Post-Surgery Patient Monitoring Application , 2019, Scientific Reports.

[25]  Oliver J. Woodman,et al.  An introduction to inertial navigation , 2007 .

[26]  Thomas Seel,et al.  Eliminating the Effect of Magnetic Disturbances on the Inclination Estimates of Inertial Sensors , 2017 .

[27]  Thomas Seel,et al.  Robust Plug-and-Play Joint Axis Estimation Using Inertial Sensors , 2020, Sensors.

[28]  Jörg Raisch,et al.  Multi-modal sensor fusion for highly accurate vehicle motion state estimation , 2020, Control Engineering Practice.

[29]  F. V. D. van der Helm,et al.  Magnetic distortion in motion labs, implications for validating inertial magnetic sensors. , 2009, Gait & posture.

[30]  Salah Sukkarieh,et al.  Low Cost, High Integrity, Aided Inertial Navigation Systems for Autonomous Land Vehicles , 2000 .

[31]  Janne Haverinen,et al.  Global indoor self-localization based on the ambient magnetic field , 2009, Robotics Auton. Syst..

[32]  Kurt Claeys,et al.  Drift-Free Inertial Sensor-Based Joint Kinematics for Long-Term Arbitrary Movements , 2020, IEEE Sensors Journal.

[33]  Patrick Robertson,et al.  Characterization of the indoor magnetic field for applications in Localization and Mapping , 2012, 2012 International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN).

[34]  Eric Foxlin,et al.  Pedestrian tracking with shoe-mounted inertial sensors , 2005, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications.

[35]  Xiaoji Niu,et al.  Analysis and Modeling of Inertial Sensors Using Allan Variance , 2008, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement.

[36]  Robert Harle,et al.  Pedestrian localisation for indoor environments , 2008, UbiComp.

[37]  Patrick Robertson,et al.  FootSLAM: Pedestrian Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Without Exteroceptive Sensors—Hitchhiking on Human Perception and Cognition , 2012, Proceedings of the IEEE.

[38]  Nicolas Bideau,et al.  Estimation of 3D Knee Joint Angles during Cycling Using Inertial Sensors: Accuracy of a Novel Sensor-to-Segment Calibration Procedure Based on Pedaling Motion , 2019, Sensors.

[39]  Thomas Seel,et al.  Sparse Magnetometer-free Inertial Motion Tracking - A Condition for Observability in Double Hinge Joint Systems , 2020, ArXiv.

[40]  E. Mohammadi,et al.  Barriers and facilitators related to the implementation of a physiological track and trigger system: A systematic review of the qualitative evidence , 2017, International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care.

[41]  Sören Schwertfeger,et al.  RGBD-Inertial Trajectory Estimation and Mapping for Ground Robots , 2019, Sensors.

[42]  Ryan S McGinnis,et al.  Validation of Novel Relative Orientation and Inertial Sensor-to-Segment Alignment Algorithms for Estimating 3D Hip Joint Angles , 2019, Sensors.

[43]  Bao Zhang,et al.  MIMO Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control for Three-Axis Inertially Stabilized Platform , 2019, Sensors.

[44]  Noel C. Perkins,et al.  A Highly Miniaturized, Wireless Inertial Measurement Unit for Characterizing the Dynamics of Pitched Baseballs and Softballs , 2012, Sensors.

[45]  Thomas Seel,et al.  Neural Networks Versus Conventional Filters for Inertial-Sensor-based Attitude Estimation , 2020, 2020 IEEE 23rd International Conference on Information Fusion (FUSION).

[46]  Martin Brossard,et al.  RINS-W: Robust Inertial Navigation System on Wheels , 2019, 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).

[47]  Ryan S McGinnis,et al.  Inertial sensor based method for identifying spherical joint center of rotation. , 2013, Journal of biomechanics.

[48]  Shyamal Patel,et al.  A machine learning approach for gait speed estimation using skin-mounted wearable sensors: From healthy controls to individuals with multiple sclerosis , 2017, PloS one.

[49]  Bernd J Stetter,et al.  Estimation of Knee Joint Forces in Sport Movements Using Wearable Sensors and Machine Learning , 2019, Sensors.

[50]  Thomas B. Schön,et al.  An optimization-based approach to human body motion capture using inertial sensors , 2014 .

[51]  Lukas Adamowicz,et al.  Wearables and Deep Learning Classify Fall Risk From Gait in Multiple Sclerosis , 2020, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics.