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ArticleHeliyon2024

Supervised learning for improving the accuracy of robot-mounted 3D camera applied to human gait analysis.

Diego Guffanti, Alberto Brunete, Miguel Hernando, David Álvarez, Javier Rueda, Enrique Navarro

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Diego GuffantiCentro de Investigación en Mecatrónica y Sistemas Interactivos - MIST, Universidad Indoamérica, Av. Machala y Sabanilla, 170103, Quito, Ecuador.
Alberto BruneteCentre for Automation and Robotics (CAR UPM-CSIC), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28012 Madrid, Spain.
Miguel HernandoCentre for Automation and Robotics (CAR UPM-CSIC), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28012 Madrid, Spain.
David ÁlvarezDepartment of Electrical, Electronic and Automation Engineering and Applied Physics, ETSIDI, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28012 Madrid, Spain.
Javier RuedaDepartment of Human Health and Performance, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Enrique NavarroDepartment of Human Health and Performance, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivethe use of 3D cameras for gait analysis has been highly questioned due to the low accuracy they have demonstrated in the past. The objective of the study presented in this paper is to improve the accuracy of the estimations made by robot-mounted 3D cameras in human gait analysis by applying a supervised learning stage.

methodsthe 3D camera was mounted in a mobile robot to obtain a longer walking distance. This study shows an improvement in detection of kinematic gait signals and gait descriptors by post-processing the raw estimations of the camera using artificial neural networks trained with the data obtained from a certified Vicon system. To achieve this, 37 healthy participants were recruited and data of 207 gait sequences were collected using an Orbbec Astra 3D camera. There are two basic possible approaches for training and both have been studied in order to see which one achieves a better result. The artificial neural network can be trained either to obtain more accurate kinematic gait signals or to improve the gait descriptors obtained after initial processing. The former seeks to improve the waveforms of kinematic gait signals by reducing the error and increasing the correlation with respect to the Vicon system. The second is a more direct approach, focusing on training the artificial neural networks using gait descriptors directly.

resultsthe accuracy of the 3D camera to objectify human gait was measured before and after training. In both training approaches, a considerable improvement was observed. Kinematic gait signals showed lower errors and higher correlations with respect to the ground truth. The accuracy of the system to detect gait descriptors also showed a substantial improvement, mostly for kinematic descriptors rather than spatio-temporal. When comparing both training approaches, it was not possible to define which was the absolute best.

conclusionssupervised learning improves the accuracy of 3D cameras but the selection of the training approach will depend on the purpose of the study to be conducted. This study reveals the great potential of 3D cameras and encourages the research community to continue exploring their use in gait analysis.

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3D cameraGait analysisMachine learningMobile robot

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PMID38404866
PMCPMC10884860

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