Using knitted sensor technology to identify gait events during walking

Stephen Preece; Laurence Kenney; Matty Major; Tilak Dias; Edward Lay

Using knitted sensor technology to identify gait events during walking

Stephen Preece^*, Laurence Kenney, Matty Major, Tilak Dias, Edward Lay

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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Abstract

Wearable sensor technology has potential application in a number of areas of rehabilitation medicine. In this study we investigated the performance of a knitted resistive strain sensor, integrated into a sock, during walking. Our results showed that, although there were differences between sensor output and ankle joint angle, a simple algorithm could be used to estimate three gait events: heel strike, toe off and heel lift. This demonstrates the potential for knitted sensor technology to be used in future functional electrical stimulation applications.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 7th IASTED International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, BioMED 2010
Pages	25-26
Number of pages	2
Volume	2
State	Published - Dec 1 2010
Event	7th IASTED International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, BioMED 2010 - Innsbruck, Austria Duration: Feb 17 2010 → Feb 19 2010

Other

Other	7th IASTED International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, BioMED 2010
Country	Austria
City	Innsbruck
Period	2/17/10 → 2/19/10

Keywords

Functional electrical stimulation
Gait event prediction
Knitted sensors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biomedical Engineering
Medicine (miscellaneous)

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