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SUBMITTER: Cheng TJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5168841 | biostudies-other | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Cheng Tsu-Jui TJ Kenney Laurence L Amor James David JD Thies Sibylle Brunhilde SB Costamagna Eleonora E James Christopher C Holloway Catherine C Holloway Catherine C
Healthcare technology letters 20161102 4
The use of walking aids is prevalent among older people and people with mobility impairment. Rollators are designed to support outdoor mobility and require the user to negotiate curbs and slopes in the urban environment. Despite the prevalence of rollators, analysis of their use outside of controlled environments has received relatively little attention. This Letter reports on an initial study to characterise rollator movement. An inertial measurement unit (IMU) was used to measure the motion of ...[more]