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Indoor human activity recognition (HAR) explores the correlation between human body movements and the reflected WiFi signals to classify different activities. By analyzing WiFi signal patterns, especially the dynamics of channel state…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-24 Parisa Fard Moshiri , Hojjat Navidan , Reza Shahbazian , Seyed Ali Ghorashi , David Windridge

The present study introduces a method for improving the classification performance of imbalanced multiclass data streams from wireless body worn sensors. Data imbalance is an inherent problem in activity recognition caused by the irregular…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2016-03-14 Roberto L. Shinmoto Torres , Damith C. Ranasinghe , Qinfeng Shi , Anton van den Hengel

Deep reinforcement learning (deep RL) holds the promise of automating the acquisition of complex controllers that can map sensory inputs directly to low-level actions. In the domain of robotic locomotion, deep RL could enable learning…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-06-20 Tuomas Haarnoja , Sehoon Ha , Aurick Zhou , Jie Tan , George Tucker , Sergey Levine

Inertial sensors are crucial for recognizing pedestrian activity. Recent advances in deep learning have greatly improved inertial sensing performance and robustness. Different domains and platforms use deep-learning techniques to enhance…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-16 Zeev Yampolsky , Ofir Kruzel , Victoria Khalfin Fekson , Itzik Klein

This paper introduces an effective solution for retrofitting construction power tools with low-power IoT to enable accurate activity classification. We address the challenge of distinguishing between when a power tool is being moved and…

One of the main benefits of a wrist-worn computer is its ability to collect a variety of physiological data in a minimally intrusive manner. Among these data, electrodermal activity (EDA) is readily collected and provides a window into a…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2017-07-27 Yuning Zhang , Maysam Haghdan , Kevin S. Xu

Low-power sensing technologies, such as wearables, have emerged in the healthcare domain since they enable continuous and non-invasive monitoring of physiological signals. In order to endow such devices with clinical value, classical signal…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-07 Antonino Faraone , Ricard Delgado-Gonzalo

Home-based physical therapies are effective if the prescribed exercises are correctly executed and patients adhere to these routines. This is specially important for older adults who can easily forget the guidelines from therapists.…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-01-24 Sara García-de-Villa , David Casillas-Pérez , Ana Jiménez-Martín , Juan Jesús García-Domínguez

This paper presents our findings from a multi-year effort to detect motion events early using inertial sensors in real-world settings. We believe early event detection is the next step in advancing motion tracking, and can enable…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-05-19 Slobodan Milanko , Alexander Launi , Shubham Jain

We present a method to improve the accuracy of a foot-mounted, zero-velocity-aided inertial navigation system (INS) by varying estimator parameters based on a real-time classification of motion type. We train a support vector machine (SVM)…

Robotics · Computer Science 2018-07-17 Brandon Wagstaff , Valentin Peretroukhin , Jonathan Kelly

Advances in deep learning for human activity recognition have been relatively limited due to the lack of large labelled datasets. In this study, we leverage self-supervised learning techniques on the UK-Biobank activity tracker dataset--the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-21 Hang Yuan , Shing Chan , Andrew P. Creagh , Catherine Tong , Aidan Acquah , David A. Clifton , Aiden Doherty

The use of accurate and reliable open-source human activity recognition (HAR) models on passively collected wrist-accelerometer data is essential in large-scale epidemiological studies that investigate the association between physical…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-01 Aidan Acquah , Shing Chan , Aiden Doherty

We propose an efficient approach for activity detection in video that unifies activity categorization with space-time localization. The main idea is to pose activity detection as a maximum-weight connected subgraph problem. Offline, we…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-07-12 Chao-Yeh Chen , Kristen Grauman

Musculoskeletal injuries during military training significantly impact readiness, making prevention through activity monitoring crucial. While Human Activity Recognition (HAR) using wearable devices offers promising solutions, it faces…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-04-30 Barak Gahtan , Shany Funk , Einat Kodesh , Itay Ketko , Tsvi Kuflik , Alex M. Bronstein

Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensors are present in everyday devices such as smartphones and fitness watches. As a result, the array of health-related research and applications that tap onto this data has been growing, but little…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-08-23 Davi Pedrosa de Aguiar , Fabricio Murai

While the identification of nonlinear dynamical systems is a fundamental building block of model-based reinforcement learning and feedback control, its sample complexity is only understood for systems that either have discrete states and…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2020-06-19 Horia Mania , Michael I. Jordan , Benjamin Recht

Measures of Activity of Daily Living (ADL) are an important indicator of overall health but difficult to measure in-clinic. Automated and accurate human activity recognition (HAR) using wrist-worn accelerometers enables practical and cost…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-12-24 Niranjan Sridhar , Lance Myers

Advances in embedded devices and wireless sensor networks have resulted in new and inexpensive health care solutions. This paper describes the implementation and the evaluation of a wireless body sensor system that monitors human…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2010-07-15 Chao Chen , Carlos Pomalaza-Raez

The passive body-area electrostatic field has recently been aspiringly explored for wearable motion sensing, harnessing its two thrilling characteristics: full-body motion sensitivity and environmental sensitivity, which potentially…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-14 Sizhen Bian , Vitor Fortes Rey , Siyu Yuan , Paul Lukowicz

This paper presents a control interface to translate the residual body motions of individuals living with severe disabilities, into control commands for body-machine interaction. A custom, wireless, wearable multi-sensor network is used to…