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http://dx.doi.org/10.5370/KIEE.2015.64.5.792

Design of Infrared Angular Sensor for Human Joint Angle  

Oh, Han-Byeol (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University)
Kim, Ji-Sun (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University)
Kim, A-Hee (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University)
Goh, Bong-Jun (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University)
Kim, Jun-Sik (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University)
Lee, Eun-Suk (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University)
Choi, Ju-Hyeon (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University)
Jun, Jae-Hoon (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University)
Publication Information
The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers / v.64, no.5, 2015 , pp. 792-798 More about this Journal
Abstract
Joint angle generally can be measured to check the recovery process in rehabilitation field. This paper suggests to measure joint angle with Infrared sensor based on triangulation principle. We performed various experiments to find the optimal condition of the sensor’s attached distance, height, and angle. The results were compared with commercial goniometer for accuracy. The proposed infrared joint angle sensor can be effectively used in rehabilitation and sport science fields.
Keywords
Goniometer; Joint angle; Position sensitive detector; Rehabilitation; Triangulation;
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