Synchronisation of wearable inertial measurement units based on magnetometer data.
event-based synchronisation
inertial measurement unit
wireless imu synchronisation
wireless sensor networks
Journal
Biomedizinische Technik. Biomedical engineering
ISSN: 1862-278X
Titre abrégé: Biomed Tech (Berl)
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 1262533
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 Jun 2023
27 Jun 2023
Historique:
received:
06
10
2021
accepted:
27
12
2022
medline:
8
6
2023
pubmed:
21
1
2023
entrez:
20
1
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Synchronisation of wireless inertial measurement units in human movement analysis is often achieved using event-based synchronisation techniques. However, these techniques lack precise event generation and accuracy. An inaccurate synchronisation could lead to large errors in motion estimation and reconstruction and therefore wrong analysis outputs. We propose a novel event-based synchronisation technique based on a magnetic field, which allows sub-sample accuracy. A setup featuring Shimmer3 inertial measurement units is designed to test the approach. The proposed technique shows to be able to synchronise with a maximum offset of below 2.6 ms with sensors measuring at 100 Hz. The investigated parameters suggest a required synchronisation time of 8 s. The results indicate a reliable event generation and detection for synchronisation of wireless inertial measurement units. Further research should investigate the temperature changes that the sensors are exposed to during human motion analysis and their influence on the internal time measurement of the sensors. In addition, the approach should be tested using inertial measurement units from different manufacturers to investigate an identified constant offset in the accuracy measurements.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36668676
pii: bmt-2021-0329
doi: 10.1515/bmt-2021-0329
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
263-273Informations de copyright
© 2022 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.
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