Preliminary study on verifying the detection of gait intention based on knee joint anterior displacement of gait slopes.

نویسندگان

  • Changho Yu
  • Seung Rok Kang
  • Giltae Yang
  • Chul Un Hong
  • Hyung Jong Lee
  • Do Young Oh
  • Tae Kyu Kwon
چکیده

This study investigated the feasibility of the Infrared (IR) sensor-based walking aids for detecting the gait intention. To compensate for the defects of Force Sensing Resistors (FSRs) or force sensors, such as the velocity control problem on gait slopes, we used IR sensors to investigate knee joint anterior displacement in order to recognize the gait intention. We also measure leg muscle activities and foot pressure, in order to verify our investigation. We placed two IR sensors on the rollator center to sense left and right leg walking intentions. We took EMG signals of four leg muscles, and analyzed them. Foot pressure analysis parameters were the measured force and mean pressure. We conducted experiments on twenty young healthy adults. The results show that knee joint anterior displacement increases according to gait slope and velocity. We confirm similar results of knee joint anterior displacement through the IR sensors.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Bio-medical materials and engineering

دوره 26 Suppl 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015