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Unobtrusive Sensing Solution for Post-stroke Rehabilitation
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Abstract
This
Chapter proposes an unobtrusive sensing solution for monitoring
post-stroke rehabilitation exercises within a home environment. It
begins with the definition of stroke, its types, statistics and effects.
An overview of stroke rehabilitation techniques ranging from multiple
exercising and isolated approaches to motor skill learning, mirror
imagery, adjuvant therapies and technology-based interventions are all
presented in this Chapter. In addition, the potential for the use of
unobtrusive sensing solutions such as thermal, radar, optical and
ultrasound sensing are considered with practical examples. The Seebeck,
time of flight (ToF) and Doppler principles, which are associated with a
number of the sensing solutions, are also explained. Furthermore,
sensor data fusion (SDF) and its architectures such as centralized,
distributed and hybrid architectures are explained. A few examples of
SDF applications in automobile and terrestrial light detection are
included in addition to the advantages and disadvantages of the
approaches. Unobtrusive sensing solutions and their applications in
healthcare are captured in this Chapter. The Chapter includes details of
initial experimental results on post-stroke rehabilitation exercises
which were obtained using thermal and radar sensing solutions. The
Chapter concludes with an outline of recommendations for future
research.
Keywords
Rehabilitation Post-stroke Unobtrusive Wearable Radar Thermal SensorsNotes
Acknowledgements
This project is supported by the European Union’s INTERREG VA Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
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