The most popular method of training in basic life support nd AED remains instructor-led training courses. Recent reviews rovide good evidence to support alternative methods of trainng including lay instructors, self-directed learning (web, video, oster) and CPR feedback/prompt devices.1,2 We report here he results of the prototype testing of the previously described ini-VREM project.3 In brief ...

We present Kinect@Home, aimed at collecting a vast RGB-D dataset from real everyday living spaces. This dataset is planned to be the largest real world image collection of everyday environments to date, making use of the availability of a widely adopted robotics sensor which is also in the homes of millions of users, the Microsoft Kinect camera.

The second-generation Microsoft Kinect uses time-of-flight technology, while the first-generation Kinect uses structured light technology. This raises the question whether one of these technologies is “better” than the other. In this chapter, readers will find an overview of 3D camera technology and the artifacts that occur in depth maps.

Measures of Impact: The grant proposed to investigate how interdisciplinary teams could innovate given new technologies to work with, specifically tied to the Microsoft Kinect sensor. It funded multiple multidisciplinary student workers and helped to purchase Microsoft Kinect hardware. From this grant there have been several projects and presentations given at different conferences related to t...

The Kinect v2 sensor may be a cheap and easy to use sensor to quantify gait in clinical settings, especially when applied in set-ups integrating multiple Kinect sensors to increase the measurement volume. Reliable estimates of foot placement locations are required to quantify spatial gait parameters. This study aimed to systematically evaluate the effects of distance from the sensor, side and s...

Three-dimensional (3D) object reconstruction is to represent objects in the virtual space. It allows viewers to observe the objects at arbitrary viewpoints and feel a realistic sense. Currently, RGBD camera from Microsoft was released at a reasonable price and it has been exploited for the purpose in various fields such as education, culture, and art. In this paper, we propose a 3D object recon...

Accuracy in localizing the brain areas that generate neuromagnetic activity in magnetoencephalography (MEG) is dependent on properly co-registering MEG data to the participant's structural magnetic resonance image (MRI). Effective MEG-MRI co-registration is, in turn, dependent on how accurately we can digitize anatomical landmarks on the surface of the head. In this study, we compared the perfo...

Virtual home-based rehabilitation is an emerging area in stroke rehabilitation. Functional assessment tools are essential to monitor recovery and provide current function-based rehabilitation. We developed the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) tool using Kinect (Microsoft, USA) and validated it for hemiplegic stroke patients. Forty-one patients with hemiplegic stroke were enrolled. Thirteen of 33 ite...

The severity of falls increases with age and reduced mobility. Falls are a frequent source domestic accidents accidental death on the part fragile people. They produce anatomical injuries, reduce quality life, cause dramatic psychological effects, impose heavy financial burdens. A growing elderly population leads to direct increase in health service costs, indirectly deterioration social life l...

Facial palsy negatively affects both professional and personal life qualities of involved patients. Classical facial rehabilitation strategies can recover mimics into their normal symmetrical movements appearances. However, there is a lack objective, quantitative, in-vivo texture muscle activation bio-feedbacks for personalizing programs diagnosing recovering progresses. Consequently, this stud...