Walking, running and kicking using body-mounted sensors

The aim of the research is to analyze the gait pattern of a soccer player using body mounted sensors. The system developed is primarily concerned with the lower extremity of the human body for use in sports medicine. The in-shoe data logger equipped with force sensing resistors has been constructed to provide an interface to the human body in such a way that online testing of a soccer player can be done. The medical and orthopedic instruments so far developed generally make use of vision techniques based on fixed monitoring equipment. This is expensive and inconvenient for many applications. The prototype product developed is a low cost integrated, interactive and intelligent system, which can be carried with the person being monitored. This consists of a data logging computer and force sensing resistors built into a shoe.