Abstract:
This paper describes "six-axis force sensing footwear" which is a sensor designed analyze the natural walking dynamics of a human being. The system fixes to the shank lin...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
This paper describes "six-axis force sensing footwear" which is a sensor designed analyze the natural walking dynamics of a human being. The system fixes to the shank link and uses prosthetic feet, which have flexible soles for walking. We verified the system in a comparison experiment of force plate with footwear. Most of the walking data using the system can be considered as the same as normal data because of moment and force pattern. We conducted the walk experiment also on uneven ground. Measures of walking patterns such as knee joint moment are the same when wearing the sensor as when walking naturally. The comparison showed that the system could be used for natural waking analysis.
Published in: 2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (IEEE Cat. No.04CH37583)
Date of Conference: 10-13 October 2004
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 07 March 2005
Print ISBN:0-7803-8566-7
Print ISSN: 1062-922X