Development of a distributed wireless motion tracking system for ambulatory monitoring of human body segment movement

该项目的主要目标是竞争前的便携式和可穿戴的流动监测和辅助系统的开发，使用分布式无线MARG（磁，角速率，重力）传感器。许多患者可以受益于连续监测作为诊断程序，早期检测或慢性疾病的最佳维持，或在外科手术或急性事件（如中风）的康复期间。拟议的系统将包括一个定制开发的微型和无系绳MARG传感器网络，称为无线惯性传感器包（WISP），它将专门设计用于以分布式方式捕获人体部分的走动运动。分布式WISP可以附接到患者的一组互连身体段（例如，上肢、下肢或整个身体），并且协作地提供其运动学的实时测量。这种真正的移动运动跟踪系统的潜在影响是巨大的，打开了对患者进行现场连续监测的可能性，在较长的时间段内。该项目是维多利亚大学和第六维度设备公司之间的合作研究伙伴关系。(6DD)，这是一家位于不列颠哥伦比亚省维多利亚的初创体育科技公司。由于这种伙伴关系，拟议研究成功的可能性大大提高。

The main goal of this proposed project is the pre-competitive development of a portable and wearable ambulatory monitoring and assistive system using distributed wireless MARG (Magnetic, Angular Rate, Gravity) sensors. Many patients can benefit from continuous monitoring as a diagnostic procedure, early detection or optimal maintenance of a chronic condition, or during rehabilitation from a surgical procedure or an acute event such as stroke. The proposed system will consist of a network of custom-developed miniature and untethered MARG sensors, called Wireless Inertial Sensor Packages (WISPs), which will be specifically designed for the task of capturing the ambulatory movements of human body segments in a distributed fashion. The distributed WISPs can be attached to a set of interconnecting body segments (e.g. upper limb, lower limb, or entire body) of a patient, and cooperatively provide the real-time measurements of their kinematics. The potential impact of such a truly ambulatory motion tracking system is enormous, opening the possibility of continuous monitoring of patients on-field, over extended periods of time.This project is a collaborative research partnership between the University of Victoria and 6th Dimension Devices Inc. (6DD), which is a start-up sport science technology company located in Victoria, BC. Due to this partnership, the probability of success of the proposed research is significantly enhanced.