Projects
Deep learning for automated movement analysis using motion capture: Case studies on detecting and assessing gait impairments in people with Parkinson's disease and freezing of gait KU Leuven
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder, affecting an estimated 6 million people worldwide. PD causes degeneration of dopamine-generating neurons, which leads to progressively worsening gait impairments. One of the most debilitating gait impairments is freezing of gait (FOG). FOG is common in PD and is defined as a "brief, episodic absence or marked reduction of forwarding ...
m-MALL: moving towards the next generation motion analysis research KU Leuven
Instrumented dystonia and choreoathetosis assessment protocol (IDCA) of upper limb movements in cerebral palsy KU Leuven
The general aim of this doctoral project was to increase our insights into the qualitative and quantitative assessment methods for childhood-onset dystonia and choreoathetosis. Dystonia and choreoathetosis are movement disorders that interfere with activities of daily living and have a tremendous impact on quality of life. Dystonia and choreoathetosis can occur in children after a brain lesion near birth, as a consequence of a genetic defect, ...
Optimization of treatment methods for cartilage regeneration in the tibial joint: understanding the role of local cartilage loading. KU Leuven
Development of biomechanical algorithms in health assessment and of a business plan for future establishment of a service platform for CHaT (Center of Health and Technology). University of Antwerp
A Combined Multibody and Plantar Pressure Approach to Estimate and Predict Foot Kinematics Applied to 3D-printed Insoles KU Leuven
In Europe, over 200 million people suffer from disabling foot and ankle pain caused by a variety of pathologies as overloading injuries, degenerative joint disorders and systemic diseases (e.g. diabetes). Foot orthoses (FOs) or insoles are a popular conservative treatment to alleviate pain and prevent further deterioration of the pathological condition; the goal is to optimize a patient’s foot function by relieving symptoms and slow down or ...
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3D hyperspectral point cloud processing for smarter UAVs Ghent University
Nowadays, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are often employed as a measuring or monitoring device in a wide range of remote sensing applications: e.g., in precision agriculture (the need for observing the inter- and intra-variability in crops), in infrastructure inspection (the need for detecting defects) or in culture heritage digitization (the need for creating a digital twin). Today, a correct interpretation of UAV captured image data is ...