mmWave Radar for Sit-to-Stand Analysis: A Comparative Study With Wearables and Kinect

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Titel: mmWave Radar for Sit-to-Stand Analysis: A Comparative Study With Wearables and Kinect
Autoren: Shuting Hu, Peggy Ackun, Xiang Zhang, Siyang Cao, Jennifer Barton, Melvin G. Hector, Mindy J. Fain, Nima Toosizadeh
Quelle: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 72:2623-2634
Publication Status: Preprint
Verlagsinformationen: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2025.
Publikationsjahr: 2025
Schlagwörter: Signal Processing (eess.SP), FOS: Computer and information sciences, Emerging Technologies (cs.ET), FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Computer Science - Emerging Technologies, Applications (stat.AP), Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Signal Processing, Statistics - Applications
Beschreibung: This study explores a novel approach for analyzing Sit-to-Stand (STS) movements using millimeter-wave (mmWave) radar technology. The goal is to develop a non-contact sensing, privacy-preserving, and all-day operational method for healthcare applications, including fall risk assessment. We used a 60GHz mmWave radar system to collect radar point cloud data, capturing STS motions from 45 participants. By employing a deep learning pose estimation model, we learned the human skeleton from Kinect built-in body tracking and applied Inverse Kinematics (IK) to calculate joint angles, segment STS motions, and extract commonly used features in fall risk assessment. Radar extracted features were then compared with those obtained from Kinect and wearable sensors. The results demonstrated the effectiveness of mmWave radar in capturing general motion patterns and large joint movements (e.g., trunk). Additionally, the study highlights the advantages and disadvantages of individual sensors and suggests the potential of integrated sensor technologies to improve the accuracy and reliability of motion analysis in clinical and biomedical research settings.
Publikationsart: Article
ISSN: 1558-2531
0018-9294
DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2025.3548092
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2411.14656
Zugangs-URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40042953
http://arxiv.org/abs/2411.14656
Rights: IEEE Copyright
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Dokumentencode: edsair.doi.dedup.....f8e272cfd0d3c289b342f0f02f7ae4f5
Datenbank: OpenAIRE
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Abstract:This study explores a novel approach for analyzing Sit-to-Stand (STS) movements using millimeter-wave (mmWave) radar technology. The goal is to develop a non-contact sensing, privacy-preserving, and all-day operational method for healthcare applications, including fall risk assessment. We used a 60GHz mmWave radar system to collect radar point cloud data, capturing STS motions from 45 participants. By employing a deep learning pose estimation model, we learned the human skeleton from Kinect built-in body tracking and applied Inverse Kinematics (IK) to calculate joint angles, segment STS motions, and extract commonly used features in fall risk assessment. Radar extracted features were then compared with those obtained from Kinect and wearable sensors. The results demonstrated the effectiveness of mmWave radar in capturing general motion patterns and large joint movements (e.g., trunk). Additionally, the study highlights the advantages and disadvantages of individual sensors and suggests the potential of integrated sensor technologies to improve the accuracy and reliability of motion analysis in clinical and biomedical research settings.
ISSN:15582531
00189294
DOI:10.1109/tbme.2025.3548092