Title :
Force magnitude and spectral frequency content of heel strike during gait
Author :
Acharya, Kandarp R. ; Harris, Gerald F. ; Riedel, Susan A. ; Kazarian, Leon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr., Comput. & Biomed. Eng., Marquette Univ., Milwaukee, WI, USA
Abstract :
A method of measuring and analyzing the magnitude and frequency content of reaction forces at six discrete points under the foot is described. A detailed analysis of the heel reaction force and frequency content characteristics during normal gait is provided. The study is part of a larger effort designed to investigate human bone remodeling under normal gravity (1G) conditions and while exposed to the hypogravic environment of manned spaceflight
Keywords :
aerospace biophysics; biomechanics; bone; zero gravity experiments; heel reaction force; heel strike; human bone remodeling; hypogravic environment; manned spaceflight; normal gait; normal gravity; spectral frequency content; Bones; Capacitive sensors; Foot; Footwear; Force measurement; Frequency; Humans; Strain measurement; Stress; Transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96003
