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. 2021 Jul 14;21(14):4808. doi: 10.3390/s21144808

Table 2.

Criteria related to commercial wearable devices through the 70 selected papers. Abbreviations used in the column “No. of device(s)”: IMU (Inertial Motion Unit), S (Sensor), and SPHN (Smartphone). Abbreviations used in the column “Sensor Type(s)”: A (accelerometer), G (gyroscope), M (magnetometer), and O (others).

Author No. of Device(s) Sensor Type(s) Location of Device(s) Sensor Model, Brand
Salarian et al. [90] 7 (IMU) A,G Forearms, shanks, thighs, sternum Physilogs, BioAGM
Dobkin et al. [53] 2 (S) A Both ankles GCDC, LLC
Kozey-Keadle et al. [74] 2 (S) A Right leg, right side of the hip activPAL, PALF
GT3X, ActiGraph
Munguía-Izquierdo et al. [82] 1 (IMU) A,O Arm SenseWear, Bodymedia
Item-Glatthorn et al. [65] 5 (S) A Chest, thigh, forefoot MiniSun, IDEEA
Grimpampi et al. [61] 1 (IMU) A,G Lumbar spine Freesense, Sensorize
Schwenk et al. [92] 1 (IMU) A,G Chest Physilog, GaitUp
Juen et al. [68] 1 (SPHN) A Pants pocket or fanny pack Galaxy Ace, Samsung
Juen et al. [69] 2 (SPHN and S) A L3 vertebra Galaxy Ace/4, Samsung
Sprint et al. [95] 3 (IMU) A,G Lumbar spine, shank Shimmer3, Shimmer
Capela et al. [43] 1 (SPHN) A,G,M Rear pocket Z10, BlackBerry
Schwenk et al. [93] 5 (IMU) A,G,M Shank, thigh, lower back LegSys, BioSensic
Isho et al. [64] 1 (SPHN) A Torso Xperia Ray SO-03C, Sony
Wuest et al. [102] 8 (IMU) A,G Wrists, shanks, trunk, feet, back Physilog, GaitUp
Raknim et al. [86] 1 (SPHN) A Free (pocket, during phone call,
on the bag during walk)
HTC and Samsung
Ferrari et al. [57] 2 (IMU) A,G Shoes EXLs1 and EXLs3, EXEL
Brinkløv et al. [42] 1 (SPHN) A Pants pocket, jacket pocket Iphone 5C, Apple
El-Gohary et al. [54] 3 (IMU) A,G Lumbar vertebra, feet, ankles Opal, APDM
Ilias et al. [63] 4 (IMU) A,G Upper, lower limbs, wrists, legs Shimmer3, Shimmer
Maqbool et al. [78] 1 (IMU) A,G Shank MPU 6050, InvenSense
Terrier et al. [96] 1 (S) A Right hip wGT3X-BT, ActiGraph
Rogan et al. [88] 1 (IMU) A,G Lateral malleolus RehaWatch, Hasomed
Chiu et al. [47] 1 (SPHN) A Shin Zenfone 2, ASUS
Cheng et al. [45] 1 (SPHN) A Carried in fanny pack Galaxy S5, Samsung
Optimus Zone2, LG
Kobsar et al. [73] 4 (IMU) A,G Foot, shank, thigh, lower back iNEMO, STmicroelectronics
McGinnis et al. [79] 5 (IMU) A Sacrum, thighs, shanks BioStampRC, MC10
Lipsmeier et al. [77] 1 (SPHN) A,G,M,O Hand, trouser pocket, belt Galaxy S3 mini, Samsung
Kleiner et al. [72] 1 (IMU) A,G,M L5 verterbra BTS G-walk, BTS G-Sensor
Carpinella et al. [44] 1 (IMU) A,G,M Sternum MTw, Xsens
Jayaraman et al. [67] 4 (S) A,O Arm, waist, ankle wGT3X-BT, ActiGraph
Metria-IH1, Vandrico
Jang et al. [66] 1 (IMU) A,O Wrist Mi band 2, Xiaomi
Derungs et al. [52] 6 (IMU) A,G,M Wrists, arms, thighs Shimmer3, Shimmer
Mileti et al. [81] 10 (IMU and S) A,G,M,O Feet Mtw, MTw, Xsens
Aich et al. [35] 2 (S) A Knees Fit Meter, Fit.Life
Cheong et al. [46] 1 (IMU) A Wrists Urban S, Partron Co
Ata et al. [40] 2 (SPHN and S) A Hand, hip iPhones SE/6/7/7+, Apple
GT9X, ActiGraph
Kim et al. [70] 3 (SPHN) A,G Waist, pocket, ankle Nexus 5, Google
Vadnerkar et al. [100] 1 (IMU) A,G Feet Shimmer 2r, Shimmer
Rosario et al. [51] 1 (SPHN) A,G Trouser pocket Galaxy S3, Samsung
Lemoyne et al. [76] 1 (SPHN) A Malleolus iPhone, Apple
Dasmahapatra et al. [50] 1 (S) A Belt, pocket, or bra Fitbit One, Fitbit
Schliessmann et al. [91] 2 (IMU) A,G,M Feet RehaGait, HASOMED GmbH
Ummels et al. [99] 9 (IMU and S) other Leg, belt, wrist UP24, Jawbone Lumoback, Lumo Bodytech Moves, ProtoGeo Oy Accupedo, Corusen LLC Walking Style X, Omron
Banky et al. [41] 1 (SPHN) G Galaxy S5, Samsung
Flachenecker et al. [58] 2 (IMU) A,G Shoes Shimmer 3, Shimmer
Gadaleta et al. [60] 3 (IMU) A,G,M L5 lumbar vertebrae, ankles Opal, APDM
Teufl et al. [97] 7 (IMU) A,G Pelvis, both foot, both thighs MTw Awinda, Xsens
Angelini et al. [37] 3 (IMU) A,G L5 lumbar vertebra, ankles MTw Xsens
Opal, APDM
Antos et al. [38] 2 (S and SPHN) A,G Waist, wrist Nexus 5, Google
wGT3X-BT, Actigraph
Compagnat et al. [48] 9 (S) A,O Wrists, ankles, hip, arm, neck GT3x, Actigraph
Sensewear, Body Media
Newman et al. [84] 1 (IMU) A,G Interclavicular notch Opal, APDM
Ullrich et al. [98] 3 IMU A,G Ankles, shoes Shimmer2R, Shimmer
Wang et al. [101] 2 (IMU) A,G Pectoralis major BioStampRC, MC10
Pavon et al. [85] 2 (S) A Ankle GT3x+, ActiGraph
Arcuria et al. [39] 1 (SPHN) A Breastbone Galaxy J3, Samsung
Erb et al. [55] 7 to 16 (IMU) A,G,M,O Wrists, torso, thigh, feet Shimmer, Shimmer
Aich et al. [36] 2 (S) A Knees Fit Meter, Fit. Life
Rubin et al. [89] 1 (SPHN) A,G Pants pocket, belt iPhone 6, Apple
Henriksen et al. [62] 1 (IMU) A,O Wrist M430 AT, Polar
Shema-Shiratzky et al. [94] 1 (IMU) A Lower Back Opal, APDM and AX3, Axivity
Abdollahi et al. [34] 1 (IMU) A,G Sternum 9DOF Razor IMU, Sparkfun
Kim et al. [71] 2 (IMU) A,G Shoe, ankle GT9X Link, ActiGraph
Lemay et al. [75] 5 (IMU) A,G,O Feet, shanks, sacrum Physilog, GaitUp
Meisel et al. [80] 1 (S) A,O Wrist or ankle E4, Empatica
Fantozzi et al. [56] 5 (IMU) A,G,M Trunk, pelvis, thigh, shank, foot Opal, APDM
Zhai et al. [103] 2 (SPHN and S) A Wrist, pocket Galaxy S4 mini, Samsung
GT3X+, ActiGraph
Revi et al. [87] 3 (IMU) A Shank, thigh, pelvis MTw Awinda, Xsens
Compagnat et al. [49] 2 (S) A Non-paretic hip GT3x, ActiGraph
Furtado et al. [59] 1 (S) A L5 lumbar vertebrae within
the pocket of a belt
AX3, Axivity
Na et al. [83] 5 (IMU) A,G Femur, tibia, pelvis, sacral ridge 3D Myomotion, Noraxon