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. 2016 Jun 15;2016:2581924. doi: 10.1155/2016/2581924

Table 3.

Method to compute the limb joint angles of interest with the various measuring systems.

Limb joint Angle Method to compute the limb joint angles
MOCAP EIKPE Exoskeleton
GH SFE Euler angle decomposition of the rotations of the upper arm marker CS with respect to the thorax marker CS (Figure 3) Euler angle decomposition of the rotations of the upper arm CS with respect to the Exoskeleton reference CS (Figure 6) Angle of joint 2 (Figure 6)
SAA Sum of the angles of joints 0 and 1 (Figure 6)
SIER Angle of joint 6 (Figure 6)

Elbow EFE Euler angle decomposition of the rotations of the forearm marker CS with respect to the upper arm marker CS (Figure 3) Euler angle decomposition of the rotations of the forearm CS with respect to the upper arm CS (Figure 6) Angle of joint 4 (Figure 6)