Wearable assistant for load monitoring: recognition of on-body load placement from gait alterations

Benocci, Marco and Bachlin, Marc and Farella, Elisabetta and Roggen, Daniel and Benini, Luca and Troster, Gerhard (2010) Wearable assistant for load monitoring: recognition of on-body load placement from gait alterations. In: 4th International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare.

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Abstract

Daily life activities such as working and shopping may cause people to carry overloaded bags, frequently borne in an incorrect way (e.g. only on one shoulder, asymmetrically worn). When these activities alter the gait, back pain incidents can occur. Critical conditions can be monitored taking advant

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Date Deposited: 04 Mar 2026 09:00
Last Modified: 18 Apr 2026 08:32
URI: http://eprints.eai.eu/id/eprint/2915

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