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Embedding inertial-magnetic sensors in everyday objects: Assessing spatial cognition in children

2012; Imperial College Press; Volume: 11; Issue: 01 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1142/s0219635212500070

1757-448X

Domenico Campolo, Fabrizio Taffoni, Domenico Formica, Jana M. Iverson, Laura Sparaci, Flavio Keller, Eugenio Guglielmelli,

Robotics and Automated Systems

Journal of Integrative NeuroscienceVol. 11, No. 01, pp. 103-116 (2012) ArticlesNo AccessEmbedding inertial-magnetic sensors in everyday objects: Assessing spatial cognition in childrenDomenico Campolo, Fabrizio Taffoni, Domenico Formica, Jana Iverson, Laura Sparaci, Flavio Keller and Eugenio GuglielmelliDomenico CampoloSchool of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, SingaporeCorresponding author., Fabrizio TaffoniBiomedical Robotics and Biomicrosystems Laboratory, Università Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Roma, Italy, Domenico FormicaBiomedical Robotics and Biomicrosystems Laboratory, Università Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Roma, Italy, Jana IversonDepartment of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA, Laura SparaciInstitute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC), National Research Council (CNR), 00161 Roma, Italy, Flavio KellerLaboratory of Developmental Neuroscience, Università Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Roma, Italy and Eugenio GuglielmelliBiomedical Robotics and Biomicrosystems Laboratory, Università Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Roma, Italyhttps://doi.org/10.1142/S0219635212500070Cited by:21 PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail AbstractThis paper describes an interdisciplinary approach to the assessment of children development of spatial cognition, with a focus on the technology. An instrumented toy (block-box) is presented which embeds magneto-inertial sensors for orientation tracking, specifically developed to assess the ability to insert objects into holes. The functional specifications are derived from experimental protocols devised by neuroscientists to assess spatial cognition skills in children. Technological choices are emphasized with respect to ecological requirements. Ad-hoc calibration procedures are presented which are suitable to unstructured environments. Preliminary results based on experimental trials carried out at a day-care on typically developing children (12–36 months old) show how the instrumented objects can be used effectively in a semi-automatic fashion (i.e., rater-independent) to derive accurate measurements such as orientation errors and insertion time which are relevant to the object insertion task. 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