This paper presents a novel wearable sensor system based on the integration of miniaturised IMUs for fine hand movement analysis. The system, named SensHand V1, is composed of full 9-axis inertial sensors, placed on the fingers and wrist, which are managed by a cortex-M3 microcontroller. The acquired data are sent to a data logger through the use of Bluetooth communication. In this paper, the system is used for the objective diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, which is commonly assessed by neurologists through visual examination of motor tasks and semi-quantitative rating scales. Here, these motor tasks are also assessed using the SensHand V1, and then compared with the subjective metrics. Results demonstrate that the system is adequate to support neurologists in diagnostic procedures and allows for an objective evaluation of the disease.
Using wearable sensor systems for objective assessment of parkinson's disease / Rovini E.; Esposito D.; Maremmani C.; Bongioanni P.; Cavallo F.. - ELETTRONICO. - (2014), pp. 862-867. (Intervento presentato al convegno 20th IMEKO TC4 Symposium on Measurements of Electrical Quantities tenutosi a University of SannioBenevento; Italy nel 15 September 2014 through 17 September 2014).
Using wearable sensor systems for objective assessment of parkinson's disease
Rovini E.;Cavallo F.
2014
Abstract
This paper presents a novel wearable sensor system based on the integration of miniaturised IMUs for fine hand movement analysis. The system, named SensHand V1, is composed of full 9-axis inertial sensors, placed on the fingers and wrist, which are managed by a cortex-M3 microcontroller. The acquired data are sent to a data logger through the use of Bluetooth communication. In this paper, the system is used for the objective diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, which is commonly assessed by neurologists through visual examination of motor tasks and semi-quantitative rating scales. Here, these motor tasks are also assessed using the SensHand V1, and then compared with the subjective metrics. Results demonstrate that the system is adequate to support neurologists in diagnostic procedures and allows for an objective evaluation of the disease.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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