{
  "id": 10976235,
  "title": "IMU-based upper limb kinematics validation: sensor fusion optimisation, sensor-to-segment alignment, and joint angle accuracy.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/imu-based-upper-limb-kinematics-validation-sensor-fusion-optimisation",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.29.755510v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Conventional clinical assessment of upper limb kinematics relies on goniometry or visual estimation, methods that provide limited information on multi-segment 3D kinematics and can have poor inter-rater reliability. Inertial measurement units (IMUs) represent a viable alternative; however, extracting anatomically meaningful joint angles from skin-mounted sensors remains challenging owing to…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}