Design and Development of a Cost Effective Plantar Pressure Distribution Analysis System for the Dynamically Moving Feet

Author

Karkokli, R. ; McConville, K. M Valter

Author_Institution

Ryerson Univ., Toronto, Ont.

fYear

2006

fDate

Aug. 30 2006-Sept. 3 2006

Firstpage

6008

Lastpage

6011

Abstract

This paper portrays the design and instrumentation of a low cost plantar pressure analysis system, suitable for clinical podiatry. The system measures plantar pressure between the foot and shoe during dynamic movement in real-time, which can be used in clinical gait analysis. It contains a pressure sensing insole which the patient can insert in his/her shoe, and user-friendly software to graph and analyze the data. Applications include occupational health and safety, research and private practice

Keywords

biomedical measurement; gait analysis; pressure sensors; clinical gait analysis; dynamically moving feet; flat feet; occupational health; plantar pressure distribution analysis system; pressure sensor; user-friendly software; Application software; Biomedical measurements; Costs; Foot; Footwear; Leg; Legged locomotion; Pressure measurement; Sensor systems; Stability; Biomedical; Flat Feet; Foot/Plantar Pressure; Gait; Measurement Systems; Pressure Sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS '06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

New York, NY

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0032-5

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259827

Filename

4463177