Title :
Design and development of wearable automated cerebral palsy measurement system
Author :
Yu Zheng Chong ; Yunus, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mechatron. & Biomed. Eng., Univ. Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract :
Assessment of Cerebral Palsy generally utilized 3-Dimensional Gait Analysis (3DGA) to determine gait deviations. Such analyses require dedicated laboratory setup which is not easily accessible, and portable. This project proposes a wearable system to provide such analysis without requiring a dedicated 3D gait laboratory and will enable analyses to be performed in daily life. The system composed of wireless wearable instrumentations that are attached to the subject, and computer-based analysis system to provide real-time gait assessments. Preliminary results obtained by developed systems have shown promising outcomes for application in gait analysis.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; gait analysis; medical disorders; 3-dimensional gait analysis; 3D gait laboratory; 3DGA; computer-based analysis system; gait deviation; real-time gait assessments; wearable automated cerebral palsy measurement system; wireless wearable instrumentations; Biomechanical Instrumentation; Biomechanics; Cerebral Palsy; Gait Analysis; wearable system;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES), 2012 IEEE EMBS Conference on
Conference_Location :
Langkawi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1664-4
DOI :
10.1109/IECBES.2012.6498091