Error and Data Coding in the Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Human Movement Signals
- 1 June 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine
- Vol. 207 (2) , 103-110
- https://doi.org/10.1243/pime_proc_1993_207_277_02
Abstract
This paper discusses two main problems of human motion data: their uncertainty and analysis. Considering the first point, a simulating method is proposed to assess the error. This approach is applied to a joint angle, computed from the positions of points obtained through a three-dimensional video-computer system. Considering the second point, a multi-variate methodology based on appropriate data coding and the correspondence factor analysis method is proposed. The outcomes of this allow the relations within the time windows of the variable set, the distances within the observation set and the correspondences between these two sets to be shown graphically. To illustrate this approach, two examples are considered: the analysis of the low back-pelvis angle in an ergonomical study about the sitting posture and the analysis of joint angles in the gait.Keywords
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