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A new method to evaluate the ability to rise from a chair by means of the analysis of the sit-to-stand locomotion task is introduced. In particular, the method is based on the frequency analysis of the acceleration measurements supplied by a home-made transducer.
Inspec keywords: acceleration measurement; spectral analysis; accelerometers; biomechanics
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Subjects: Physics of body movements; Velocity, acceleration and rotation measurement; Signal processing and detection; Velocity, acceleration and rotation measurement; Sensing devices and transducers