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Evaluation of a Smartphone-based Human Activity Recognition System in a Daily Living Environment

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Wearable Spine Tracker vs. Video-Based Pose Estimation for Human Activity Recognition.

Jonas Walkling¹, Luca Sander¹, Arwed Masch¹

¹Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics of TU Braunschweig and Hannover Medical School, 38100 Braunschweig, Germany.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

|June 27, 2025

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This study compares wearable spine trackers and camera-based systems for detecting activities of daily living (ADLs). Both systems accurately identify ADLs, with FlexTail excelling at posture changes and cameras at arm movements.

Keywords:

FlexTail activity of daily living (ADL)body-worn sensors environment-integrated sensors human activity recognition (HAR)inertial measurement unit (IMU)machine learning pose estimation real-time monitoring time series classification wearable sensors

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Human-Computer Interaction
Rehabilitation Technology

Background:

Activities of daily living (ADLs) recognition is crucial for healthcare and assistive technologies.
Wearable sensors and computer vision offer distinct approaches for ADL monitoring.
A direct comparison of these systems using standardized protocols is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

To comparatively evaluate the performance of a wearable spine tracker (FlexTail) and a camera-based pose estimation model for ADL detection.
To assess various time series classification algorithms for ADL recognition accuracy.
To investigate the effect of hierarchical activity grouping on classification performance.

Main Methods:

Developed a protocol for simultaneous data acquisition using FlexTail and camera systems.
Recorded eleven distinct ADLs encompassing general movement, household chores, and food handling.
Applied and compared state-of-the-art time series classification algorithms, including Random Dilated Shapelet Transform (RDST) and QUANT classifier.

Main Results:

Both FlexTail and camera systems achieved high average F1 scores of 0.90 using a 1-second window.
RDST classifier was optimal for FlexTail data, while QUANT classifier performed best for camera data.
Hierarchical activity grouping showed inconsistent benefits across different activities.

Conclusions:

Both wearable spine trackers and camera-based systems are effective for recognizing ADLs.
FlexTail demonstrates superior performance in detecting postural transitions (e.g., sitting, standing).
Camera-based systems excel at recognizing activities involving fine motor skills and arm movements.