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Grant: Canada Research Chairs

Université de Sherbrooke

$120,000.00

Biomechanical Movement Signature to Better Understand and Reduce Disability

FY 2023-24

Summary
Functional mobility relates to the ability of a person to perform regular activities of daily living. Numerous conditions and diseases affect this functional mobility, and therefore have an impact on the person¿s quality of life. The proposed research program makes use of advances in motion-capture technology, biomedical sensors and data processing to develop innovative measurement approaches and analytical algorithms to characterize different movement signatures. Deviations from the aimed signature is a good indicator of the presence of a disability, which can then be characterized, acted upon, and followed in time, hence allowing for individualized patient management.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Location
Quebec, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data

As published

Application id
CRC-2019-00214
Name nom
Lebel, Karina
Department département
Génie électrique et génie informatique - Université de Sherbrooke
Organization id
68
Institution établissement
Université de Sherbrooke
Province en
Québec
Province fr
Québec
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
120000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
10000
Research subject group en
The field of research available
Research subject group fr
The field of research available
Research subject en
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Research subject fr
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF20301
Field of research list names en
Computer engineering
Field of research list names fr
Génie informatique
Application title
Biomechanical Movement Signature to Better Understand and Reduce Disability
Keyword
motion capture movement signature mobility biomechanics
Application summary
Functional mobility relates to the ability of a person to perform regular activities of daily living. Numerous conditions and diseases affect this functional mobility, and therefore have an impact on the person¿s quality of life. The proposed research program makes use of advances in motion-capture technology, biomedical sensors and data processing to develop innovative measurement approaches and analytical algorithms to characterize different movement signatures. Deviations from the aimed signature is a good indicator of the presence of a disability, which can then be characterized, acted upon, and followed in time, hence allowing for individualized patient management.