Hybrid soft–inertial sensing enables stable long-duration shoulder monitoring

Publication information:

Y. Jin and C. J. Walsh,
“Hybrid soft–inertial sensing enables stable long-duration shoulder monitoring”, Nature Sensors, 2026.

Abstract

Combining wearable inertial measurement units with soft strain sensors enables stable, long-duration monitoring of shoulder motion. With only brief calibration, this hybrid approach corrects drift in inertial sensing, enabling reliable tracking of complex three-dimensional shoulder movements beyond controlled laboratory environments.