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Wearable sensors are emerging trend and can be found in various application areas, including healthcare and home care, where they can provide important information about wellbeing, condition and activities of user and his/her behavior. Long-term data analysis can contribute by identification or even prediction of possible diagnosis or threat and for such reason, walking speed and hip extension angle can be useful tools for long-term based behavioral analysis. This article deals with evaluation of method for walking speed estimation and assessment of feasibility of accelerometer for hip extension angle monitoring. While proposed method for walking speed estimation has some limitations, it tends to be reliable. On the other hand, accelerometer for observing hip extension angle is not suitable due to the fact that when it is subject of translational movement, random error it introduced into measurement.

This paper deals with robotic exoskeletons and their using in rehabilitation of the upper limbs. First part describes application of robotic devices in rehabilitation. In the second part there is described an architecture of rehabilitation robotic system and its main subsystems. Third part of the proposed paper is dedicated to robotic exoskeletons. This section deals with internal and external force action in exoskeletons. In the last part of the paper, there is shown design of robotic exoskeleton for the upper limb.

One of the most critical situations in life of seniors is a fall. Paper describes an experience of authors from the development of a special rehabilitation tool for training of seniors who are in higher risk of falls. Rehabilitation shoe SMILING is output of the international project supported by the European Commission. Authors shortly describe the mechanical design of the motorised rehabilitation device controlled by a chaotic signal. Paper is focusing on some results from the experimental work during clinical testing of the prototype in Slovakia.

The paper describes design and functions of the prototype of the inertial module for motion analysis of rehabilitated persons by an robotic rehabilitation device. Described device should be used for motion analysis and progress monitoring during rehabilitation processes. In control system of rehabilitation device, inertial module may be used for safety monitoring of rehabilitation process.I.