Development of an in-shoe pressure-sensitive device for gait analysis

Author

De Rossi, S.M.M. ; Lenzi, T. ; Vitiello, N. ; Donati, M. ; Persichetti, A. ; Giovacchini, F. ; Vecchi, F. ; Carrozza, M.C.

Author_Institution

BioRobotics Inst., Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pontedera, Italy

fYear

2011

fDate

Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 3 2011

Firstpage

5637

Lastpage

5640

Abstract

In this work, we present the development of an in-shoe device to monitor plantar pressure distribution for gait analysis. The device consists in a matrix of 64 sensitive elements, integrated with in-shoe electronics and battery which provide an high-frequency data acquisition, wireless transmission and an average autonomy of 7 hours in continuous working mode. The device is presented along with its experimental characterization and a preliminary validation on a healthy subject.

Keywords

biomedical electronics; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; gait analysis; pressure measurement; pressure sensors; tactile sensors; gait analysis; high-frequency data acquisition; in-shoe pressure-sensitive device; plantar pressure distribution; tactile sensing; wireless transmission; Foot; Footwear; Force; Monitoring; Sensor arrays; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Actigraphy; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Gait; Humans; Monitoring, Ambulatory; Physical Examination; Shoes; Telemetry; Transducers, Pressure; Walking;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4121-1

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091364

Filename

6091364