A wireless smart-shoe system for gait assistance

Author

Majumder, Jahangir A. ; Zerin, Ishmat ; Tamma, Chandana P. ; Ahamed, Sheikh I. ; Smith, Roger O.

Author_Institution

Dept. of MSCS, Marquette Univ., Milwaukee, WI, USA

fYear

2015

fDate

14-17 May 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Methodical studies on Smart-shoe-based gait detection systems have become an influential constituent in decreasing elderly injuries due to fall. This paper proposes smartphone-based system for analyzing characteristics of gait by using a wireless Smart-shoe. The system employs four force sensitive resistors (FSR) to measure the pressure distribution underneath a foot. Data is collected via a Wi-Fi communication network between the Smart-shoe and smartphone for further processing in the phone. Experimentation and verification is conducted on 10 subjects with different gait including free gait. The sensor outputs, with gait analysis acquired from the experiment, are presented in this paper.

Keywords

biomedical measurement; gait analysis; geriatrics; pressure sensors; smart phones; wireless LAN; wireless sensor networks; FSR; Wi-Fi communication network; elderly injuries; force sensitive resistors; free gait; gait analysis; gait assistance; pressure distribution; sensor outputs; smart-shoe-based gait detection systems; smartphone-based system; wireless Smart-shoe; wireless smart-shoe system; Biometrics (access control); Foot; Footwear; Legged locomotion; Senior citizens; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Gait; Pressure Sensor; Smart-shoe; Smartphone; Wireless;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Biomedical Conference (GLBC), 2015 IEEE Great Lakes

Conference_Location

Milwaukee, WI

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLBC.2015.7158295

Filename

7158295