Title :
Design of vibratory MEMS gyroscope for gait phase detection system
Author :
Kumar, Sathiya Prabhu ; Gobinath, P. Sashti ; Prasanth, S. Saravana ; Prasanth, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., Saveetha Eng. Coll., Chennai, India
Abstract :
The main objective of this project is to design a MEMS Vibratory gyroscope. A gyroscope is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation, based on the principle of angular momentum. MEMS gyroscopes are gaining popularity because of their high accuracy and low manufacturing costs in large quantities. Gyroscopes can also be used for detecting and monitoring Gait phase detection system (GPDS). In case of Gait phase movement asymmetry is one of the motor symptoms. Improper Gait phase is the disorder of the central nervous system due to Structural defect walking pattern. Gait phase of a person is important to know which plays a number of important physiological roles. Once Improper Gait phase detected at an early stage by the use of MEMS vibrating gyroscopes, patients are alerted with signals in order to prevent the fall.
Keywords :
angular measurement; gait analysis; gyroscopes; microsensors; phase detectors; phase measurement; vibration measurement; GPDS; angular momentum; central nervous system; gait phase detection system; gait phase movement asymmetry; structural defect walking pattern; vibratory MEMS gyroscope design; Atmospheric modeling; Educational institutions; Gyroscopes; Micromechanical devices; Phase detection; Solid modeling; Vibration measurement; Biometric Gait; Gait Phase; Proof mass Spring System; TEM Analyses;
Conference_Titel :
Smart Structures and Systems (ICSSS), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chennai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6506-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICSSS.2014.7006188