Table 1 IMU signal markers and search windows for detection of swing start and end time positions in forelimb and hindlimb strides.

From: Four-limb wireless IMU sensor system for automatic gait detection in canines

 

Signal markers

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Forelimb

Swing Start

M1: negative Rz’ peak with the highest prominence with positive Ax

M2: midpoint between max(Ax) and Ax = 0

[TN – HWN, TN]

Swing End

M1: Ax’ peak with the highest prominence excluding the first Ax’ peak

M2: max(Rz’) outside Rz peak boundary

[TN + HWN, TN+1 – 1.5 × HWN+1]

Hindlimb

Swing Start

M1: Ax first crosses zero from negative to positive before the last negative Rz’ peak

M2: Ay’ starts to decrease significantly (> 50 g/s)

[TN-1 + 2 × HWN-1, TN-HWN]

Swing End

M1: Ay reaches -g or a negative peak after peak Ay outside TN + HWN

M2: negative Rz peak after TN + HWN

[TN, TN + 2 × HWN]