In-field human motion monitoring for biomedical, ergonomics, and sports applications

人体运动监测应用于以下方面的开发：1）用于医疗诊断、康复和福尔斯及其他紧急情况检测的医疗保健技术; 2）用于体育和工业部门伤害预防的安全设备; 3）用于训练和性能评估的运动设备; 4）人体工程学和电影工业中的角色动画工具;以及5）用于教育中的虚拟现实体验技术。传统上，人体运动测量是在设备齐全的实验室中进行的，空间有限。然而，上述这些应用中的许多需要现场人体运动测量。虽然可穿戴技术目前用于娱乐目的，但其作为高精度运动捕捉设备的应用仍然有限。 这项拨款申请旨在为一套高精度可穿戴传感器提供资金，包括a）放置在多个身体部位的身体运动跟踪器和运动跟踪软件包，以及B）鞋内压力测量鞋垫。使用所要求的设备，我们的目标是开发全身运动学和动力学评估和分析技术，用于在现实世界中的应用中进行实验室外的身体运动表征。建议的研究计划是：1）生物医学工程解决方案的人体运动评估，2）预防工伤的人体工程学和生物力学评估，3）现场运动性能评估的技术开发。 拟议的研究方案在几个方面使加拿大人受益。首先，发达的医疗保健技术和安全设备，以防止跌倒相关，运动相关和工作相关的伤害将提高加拿大人的生活质量。其次，这种伤害预防策略减轻了加拿大医疗保健系统的经济负担。第三，加拿大公司将通过将开发的技术商业化而受益。第四，拟议的研究计划为高素质人才创造培训机会，为他们未来在学术界或工业界的职业生涯做好准备，以克服明天世界的技术挑战。

Human motion monitoring is applied to the development of 1) healthcare technologies for medical diagnosis, rehabilitation, and detection of falls and other emergency situations, 2) safety equipment for injury prevention in sport and industry sectors, 3) sportive equipment for training and performance assessment, 4) character animation tools in ergonomics and film industry, and 5) technology for virtual reality experience in education. Human motion measurement is traditionally performed in well-equipped laboratories with limited space. However, many of these applications above require in-field human motion measurement. Although wearable technologies are presently used for entertainment purposes, their application as high-precision motion-capture devices is still limited. This grant application seeks funding for a package of high-precision wearable sensors including a) body motion trackers placed on multiple body segments and a software package for motion tracking, and b) in-shoe pressure measurement insoles. Using the requested equipment, we aim at developing full-body kinematics and kinetics assessment and analysis techniques for out-of-lab body motion characterization in real-world applications. The proposed research programs are 1) human motion assessment for biomedical engineering solutions, 2) ergonomic and biomechanical assessment to prevent work-related injuries, 3) technology development for in-field sportive performance assessment. The proposed research programs benefit Canadians in several ways. First, the developed healthcare technologies and safety equipment to prevent fall-related, sport-related, and work-related injuries would improve the quality of life of Canadians. Second, such injury prevention strategies reduce the economic burden on the Canadian healthcare system. Third, Canadian companies would benefit for the developed technologies by commercializing them. Fourth, the proposed research programs create training opportunities for highly-qualified personnel and prepare them for their future career in academia or industry to overcome the technical challenges of tomorrow’s world.