Title :
Preliminary Study for Gait Phases Detection to Develop a Rehabilitation Equipment for Hemiplegic Patients
Author :
Nam, T.W. ; Cho, J.M. ; Kim, S.I. ; Kim, S.H. ; Lim, J.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Inje Univ., Kimhae
fDate :
6/27/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Preliminary experiment for analyzing weight shift during gait phases for hemiplegic patients was carried out to develop rehabilitation equipment. A gait phase detection system using pressure sensors was developed and the experiment was carried out for eight hemiplegic patients and normal adult. The weight shift during gait phases for a normal adult showed symmetrical for left and right footing phase, but that for the hemiplegic patients showed asymmetrical footing phase. However, it gave sufficient information to discriminate between left and right footing phases
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; gait analysis; patient rehabilitation; pressure sensors; footing phase; gait phases detection; hemiplegic patients; pressure sensors; rehabilitation equipment; weight shift; Biomedical engineering; Biosensors; Bridge circuits; Capacitive sensors; Control systems; Gravity; Legged locomotion; Lesions; Phase detection; Sensor systems; Gait phases detection; Gait rehabilitation equipment; Hemiplegic patient;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8741-4
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1616958
