Tutorial EMBC 2015: “Movement analysis via wearable inertial sensors: state of the art and perspectives”

IUC-BOHNES Organizers: Andrea Cereatti, Valentina Camomilla Movement analysis via wearable inertial sensors: state of the art and perspectives Abstract: Quantitative human movement analysis provides information on functions of the locomotor sub-systems and on the overall strategy upon which motor activity is executed. These outcomes contribute to the understanding and quantification of subject-specific variables that can […]

Seminar: “The energy-saving benefits of the Achilles tendon during walking, how humans seem to screw it up, and what it means for improving prosthetic technology”

Speaker: Karl E. Zelik, Ph.D.: Laboratory of Neuromotor Physiology – IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation – Rome January 9, 2014 From 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. In Room MA6 of the University of Rome Foro Italico Abstract: Lower-limb amputees struggle with mobility-related challenges that make ambulation more fatiguing and increase their risk of developing degenerative disorders such […]

Seminar: “Human injury biomechanics”

Speaker: Paul C. Ivancic, PhD Assistant Professor – Biomechanics Research Laboratory – Dept of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation Yale University School of Medicine New Haven CT 06520, USA September 12, 2014 From 11:00 to 12:00 a.m. In Room MA4 of the University of Rome Foro Italico Abstract: Research in human injury biomechanics investigates mechanisms which cause […]