My research focuses on the use of ambulatory sensing for human motion analysis. This involves various types of kinematic and/or dynamic sensing. My main expertise is in the field of inertial measurement units, as the versatility of these sensors help us sense/estimate most relevant outcomes of human movement.
I am involved in the following research projects:
- Estimating kinetics directly from inertial measurement units (x-double-dot).
- Measuring and providing feedback to osteoarthritis patients for better quality of life (LoaD).
- Estimating human kinetics using hybrid (data-driven and biomechanics) approaches.
- Improving rehabilitation after hip fractures (Up&Go2.0)
- Improving rehabilitation after ankle fractures (Ankle ReLoad)
Expertise
Engineering
- Inertial Measurement Unit
- Joints (Structural Components)
- Pivot Point
- Reaction Force
- Sampling Frequency
Nursing and Health Professions
- Gait Disorder
Computer Science
- Learning Approach
- Neural Network
Organisations
Publications
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2026
No extra sensors needed: Estimating vertical ground reaction force using IMUs at the smartwatch and heartrate strap location (2026)Sports Biomechanics (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Binnekamp, M., Scheltinga, B. L., Wouda, F. J. & Reenalda, J.https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2026.2657897Assessing the usability of the angular momentum method for estimating whole-body inertia in humans: A case study (2026)Medical engineering & physics, 147(4). Haitjema, A., Zhang, J., van Beijnum, B.-J. F., Veltink, P. H., Reenalda, J. & Wouda, F.https://doi.org/10.1088/1873-4030/ae52faPredicting Geriatric Rehabilitation Stays of ≤4 Weeks After Hip Fracture Surgery: Machine Learning Approach Using Physical Activity and Patient Data (2026)JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 13. Article e79331. Krakers, S. M., Wouda, F. J., van Dartel, D., Vollenbroek-Hutten, M. M. R. & Hegeman, J. H.https://doi.org/10.2196/79331Fatigue running in- and out of the lab, Data underlying the publication: Runners Fatigue Earlier on a Treadmill Versus Overground: Kinematic Evaluation of a Run-To-Exhaustion (2026)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. 4TU.Centre for Research Data. van Middelaar, R., Dijkstra, C., Wouda, F. & Reenalda, J.https://doi.org/10.4121/ec2b2b53-2cba-49b4-a27d-7aa227e03120
2025
Estimating Knee Joint Contact Forces During Daily Activities Using a Five-IMU Setup (2025)In 2025 IEEE 21st International Conference on Body Sensor Networks (BSN). Article 11337585 (International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks (BSN); Vol. 2025). IEEE. Castellaz, A., Wouda, F. J. & Beijnum, B.-J. F. v.https://doi.org/10.1109/BSN66969.2025.11337585Estimating 3D Ground Reaction Forces During Daily Activities: A Reduced Sensor Setup and Virtual Pivot Point Approach (2025)IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering, 33, 4277-4287. Castellaz, A., Wouda, F. J. & van Beijnum, B.-J. F.https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSRE.2025.3622734Dataset for Multi-Sensor Analysis of Kinetics and Kinematics of Healthy Adults during Activities of Daily Living (ADL) (2025)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. 4TU.Centre for Research Data. Castellaz, A. & Wouda, F.https://doi.org/10.4121/3a5923e1-bf6b-4825-bc43-2a73bb7006cdAnalyzing Gait With Minimal Body-Worn Sensing: Combining UWB and IMU (2025)IEEE sensors journal, 25(15), 29454-29461. Article 11037386. Wouda, F. J., Sakthivelu, U. & Bilal, I.https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2025.3578202A Comprehensive Open-Source Toolbox for Analyzing and Improving Orientation Estimation From Inertial Sensors for Biomechanical Applications (2025)IEEE sensors journal, 25(14), 26856-26868. Haitjema, A., Reenalda, J., van Beijnum, B.-J. F., Miller, G., Veltink, P. H. & Wouda, F. J.https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2025.3568639Estimating sagittal knee and ankle moment during running using only inertial measurement units: A top-down inverse dynamics approach (2025)Sports Biomechanics (E-pub ahead of print/First online). van Middelaar, R. P., van Rijswijk, N. T., Wouda, F. J., Veltink, P. H. & Reenalda, J.https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2025.2465793
2024
Ambulatory Monitoring of Injury Risk in Runners: The Effect of Sampling Frequency on Peak Tibial Acceleration and Impulse (2024)In 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2024 - Proceedings. IEEE. Haitjema, A., Wouda, F. J., Veltink, P. H., Miller, G. & Reenalda, J.https://doi.org/10.1109/MeMeA60663.2024.10596844Estimating 3D GRF Using a Minimal Sensor Setup: Exploiting the Concept of VPP (2024)In 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2024 - Proceedings. IEEE. Castellaz, A., Wouda, F. J. & Van Beijnum, B. J. F.https://doi.org/10.1109/MeMeA60663.2024.10596802Runners Fatigue Earlier on a Treadmill versus Overground: Kinematic Evaluation of a Run to Exhaustion (2024)In 42nd International Society of Biomechanics in Sports Conference, Salzburg, Austria: July 15-19, 2024. Article 181 (ISBS Proceedings Archive; Vol. 42). van Middelaar, R. P., Wouda, F. J. & Reenalda, J.https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol42/iss1/181
2023
A generic drift reduction technique for orientation estimation from biomechanical angular velocity (2023)In 2023 IEEE 19th International Conference on Body Sensor Networks (BSN). Haitjema, A., Wouda, F. J., Reenalda, J., Sunesen, K., van Beijnum, B.-J. F. & Veltink, P. H.https://doi.org/10.1109/bsn58485.2023.10331319Estimated ankle/knee joint moments in ambulatory running: An AI-driven inverse dynamics approach (2023)In Body Sensor Networks 2023: Sensor and Systems for Digital Health (IEEE International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks (BSN); Vol. 2023). IEEE. Wouda, F. J. & van Middelaar, R. P.https://doi.org/10.1109/BSN58485.2023.10331594
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Courses academic year 2025/2026
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