Activity recognition using a single accelerometer placed at the wrist or ankle

• Published in: Medicine and science in sports and exercise Vol. 45; no. 11; p. 2193
• Main Authors: Mannini, Andrea, Intille, Stephen S, Rosenberger, Mary, Sabatini, Angelo M, Haskell, William
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Accelerometry - methods; Accelerometry - statistics & numerical data; Activities of Daily Living; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Algorithms; Ankle; Bicycling; Electronic Data Processing; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Activity; Walking; Wrist; Young Adult

Large physical activity surveillance projects such as the UK Biobank and NHANES are using wrist-worn accelerometer-based activity monitors that collect raw data. The goal is to increase wear time by asking subjects to wear the monitors on the wrist instead of the hip, and then to use information in...