Title :
Development of an in-shoe pressure-sensitive device for gait analysis
Author :
De Rossi, S.M.M. ; Lenzi, T. ; Vitiello, N. ; Donati, M. ; Persichetti, A. ; Giovacchini, F. ; Vecchi, F. ; Carrozza, M.C.
Author_Institution :
BioRobotics Inst., Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pontedera, Italy
fDate :
Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 3 2011
Abstract :
In this work, we present the development of an in-shoe device to monitor plantar pressure distribution for gait analysis. The device consists in a matrix of 64 sensitive elements, integrated with in-shoe electronics and battery which provide an high-frequency data acquisition, wireless transmission and an average autonomy of 7 hours in continuous working mode. The device is presented along with its experimental characterization and a preliminary validation on a healthy subject.
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; gait analysis; pressure measurement; pressure sensors; tactile sensors; gait analysis; high-frequency data acquisition; in-shoe pressure-sensitive device; plantar pressure distribution; tactile sensing; wireless transmission; Foot; Footwear; Force; Monitoring; Sensor arrays; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Actigraphy; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Gait; Humans; Monitoring, Ambulatory; Physical Examination; Shoes; Telemetry; Transducers, Pressure; Walking;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4121-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091364
