Title :
Inertial system used to analyze normal and pathological human gait
Author :
Ciobanu, Robert ; Dontu, Octavian ; Besnea, Daniel ; Avarvarei, Iulian ; Voiculescu, Ionelia
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mechatron., Univ. Politeh. of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Abstract :
Human motion analysis is one of the research directions which shows an increased interest worldwide due to the complete information we can get on human walking, normal or pathological, in order to confirm or exclude a diagnosis or to monitor patients who are receiving motor recovery program. In accordance with these new requirements a number of facilities were developed that provide information about variables, parameters and determinants of human gait allowing a complete analysis of it, but most are dependent on laboratory use, so we designed a device that can be used both laboratory and ambulatory, with a high degree of portability due to its small size and autonomy of the battery for several hours.
Keywords :
accelerometers; biomedical measurement; gait analysis; patient diagnosis; accelerometers; battery autonomy; human motion analysis; human walking; inertial system; motor recovery program; normal human gait; pathological human gait; portability degree; Acceleration; Lead; Measurement uncertainty; Monitoring; accelerometer sensor; kinematic analyses of gait;
Conference_Titel :
Mechanical and Electrical Technology (ICMET), 2010 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8100-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8102-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICMET.2010.5598329