The objective of the work presented in this thesis was to evaluate and develop methods for the assessment of dynamic gait stability, and to employ these methods to examine the effects of walking speed and arm swing on gait stability. In doing so, the first experimental studies of this thesis focused on measures that may be derived from steady state (i.e. unperturbed) walking, while the last exp...

THE EFFECTS OF WALKING SURFACE AND VIBRATION ON THE GAIT PATTERN AND VIBRATION PERCEPTION THRESHOLD OF TYPICALLY DEVELOPING CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH IDIOPATHIC TOE WALKING by Hsinchen D. Fanchiang The aim of the current study is to investigate novel therapeutic/treatment methods and outcome measurement for children with Idiopathic Toe Walking (ITW). Fifteen typically developing (TD) children ...

This study compared the ground reaction forces (GRF) and plantar pressures between unloaded and occasional loaded gait. The GRF and plantar pressures of 60 participants were recorded during unloaded gait and occasional loaded gait (wearing a backpack that raised their body mass index to 30); this load criterion was adopted because is considered potentially harmful in permanent loaded gait (obes...

Gait recognition technology is the key in field of exoskeletons. In current research gait technology, there less focus on transition between patterns. This study aims to determine which kinematic parameters have significant differences transitions (between level and stair walking ramp walking) different patterns, whether these change differently pattern transitions, order occur through a compar...