ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2020
How We Found Our IMU: Guidelines to IMU Selection and a Comparison of Seven IMUs for Pervasive Healthcare Applications.
Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06509542 (Measuring the Concurrent Validity of the Upper Limb Use Ratio With Accelerometers in an Ecological Situation After Stroke. ValidFUR), which is not on this map. Cited by 48 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Measuring the Concurrent Validity of the Upper Limb Use Ratio With Accelerometers in an Ecological Situation After Stroke. ValidFUR
Who cites it
48 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Use of Lower Limb Exoskeletons as an Assessment Tool for Human Motor Performance: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Pooled it
- Validity and Reliability of the Inertial Measurement Unit for Barbell Velocity Assessments: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Pooled it
- Examination of effect and responder to real-time auditory feedback during overground gait for stroke: a randomized cross-over study.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Concurrent Validity and Between-System Agreement of a Commercial Wearable Inertial Sensor System for Gait and Postural Sway Assessment in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Measuring multi-site pulse transit time with an AI-enabled mmWave radar.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Validity of FuncUseRatio for ecological monitoring of functional arm use after stroke: toward precision neurorehabilitation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
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- Feasibility of Using Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) to Augment Cadaveric Temporal Training.The Laryngoscope · 2025Article
- Construct validity and responsiveness of clinical upper limb measures and sensor-based arm use within the first year after stroke: a longitudinal cohort study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Observational
- Validity of Valor Inertial Measurement Unit for Upper and Lower Extremity Joint Angles.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- The Use of Head-Mounted Display Systems for Upper Limb Kinematic Analysis in Post-Stroke Patients: A Perspective Review on Benefits, Challenges and Other Solutions.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Inertial measurement units (IMUs) are commonly used for localization or movement tracking in pervasive healthcare-related studies, and gait analysis is one of the most often studied topics using IMUs. The increasing variety of commercially available IMU devices offers convenience by combining the sensor modalities and simplifies the data collection procedures. However, selecting the most suitable IMU device for a certain use case is increasingly challenging. In this study, guidelines for IMU selection are proposed. In particular, seven IMUs were compared in terms of their specifications, data collection procedures, and raw data quality. Data collected from the IMUs were then analyzed by a gait analysis algorithm. The difference in accuracy of the calculated gait parameters between the IMUs could be used to retrace the issues in raw data, such as acceleration range or sensor calibration. Based on our algorithm, we were able to identify the best-suited IMUs for our needs. This study provides an overview of how to select the IMUs based on the area of study with concrete examples, and gives insights into the features of seven commercial IMUs using real data.
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