Table 6.
Sensor type | Sensor measurement | Application settings | References | |||
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Technology-based therapy setting |
Home setting |
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Body-worn sensor | ||||||
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Accelerometer | Acceleration of upper limb segments and trunk | [89] | [60,64,65,83] | [27,28,60,64,65,82,83,85,89] | |
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IMUa | Original IMU signals or Euler angles of upper limb segments and trunk | [25,31,42,59,70] | [25,43,44,81] | [21,22,25,31,42-44,59,68,70,73,81,90] | |
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Strain sensors | Electrical resistance of sensors printed on the stretched parts | N/Ab | [78,79] | [78,79] | |
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CyberGlove | Finger angles | N/A | N/A | [34] | |
Marker-based motion capture system | ||||||
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Optical motion capture system | 3D coordinates of the markers placed on the upper body | [24,26,31-33,38,39,42,45-47,59,62,63,87] | N/A | [24,26,31-33,36,38-40,42,43,45-47,57-59,62,63,66,72,87] | |
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Electromagnetic motion capture system | 3D coordinates of the markers placed on the upper body | N/A | N/A | [34] | |
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Ultrasound 3D motion capture system | 3D coordinates of the markers placed on the upper body | N/A | N/A | [86] | |
Marker-free vision sensor | ||||||
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Microsoft Kinect depth sensor | Upper body joint positions in 3D space (x-y-z) coordinates | [23,41,48-52] | N/A | [20,23,41,48-52,61,69,86] | |
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Simple camera | Video | [74,84] | [67] | [27,28,67,69,74,84] | |
Physiological signal sensing technology | ||||||
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EMGc | sEMGd signals of upper limb and trunk muscles | [29,30,33,39,54,84] | N/A | [29,30,33,39,53,54,77,84] | |
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EEGe | EEG signals | [33] | N/A | [33,80] | |
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fMRIf | fMRI images | N/A | N/A | [72] | |
Sensors embedded in the training system | Force sensor or piezoelectric sensor or others | Force exerted by upper limbs, finger force, upper limb joint position, or orientation | [31,35,42,59,75,76,84,88] | N/A | [31,35,42,59,75,76,84,88] | |
Ambient sensor | ||||||
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Pressure distribution mattress | Force distribution | [45,54,91] | [45,54,91] | [45,54,91] | |
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Position sensor | Upper limb and trunk position | N/A | [55] | [55,56] |
aIMU: inertial measurement unit.
bN/A: not applicable.
cEMG: electromyogram.
dsEMG: surface electromyogram.
eEEG: electroencephalogram.
ffMRI: functional magnetic resonance imaging.