title: New method for motion measurement and control.
abstract: A simple, inexpensive and novel method is proposed to acquire information on the motion characteristics of a patient during ambulation, by assuming the earth's magnetic field as reference.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Elaborazione dell'Informazione del CNR, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bramanti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tozzi
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004867:Equipment Design; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion / Q000502:physiology*; D008280:Magnetics