Development of a system for supporting gait rehabilitation using wearable sensors and mobile data terminal

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K01467
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Maebashi Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Mukai Shinji 前橋工科大学, 工学部, 教授 (50135109)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 歩行分析 / リハビリテーション / 多機能センサ / 携帯情報端末

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we developed a system for supporting gait rehabilitation using multifunctional sensors and mobile data terminal. The advantage of this system is that accurate gait analysis can be easily performed with 3 sensors attached to the waist and both ankles. In addition to the gait indices representing symmetry and regularity calculated from basic temporal parameters, we also proposed new evaluation indices derived from the 10-meter walking test and Lissajous figure. Walking conditions of 10 older people and 5 rehabilitation patients with hemiplegia due to stroke were measured by using the system. Analysis results show that (1)it can detect the difference of the index values among subjects, and (2)the recovery situation of rehabilitation can be evaluated quantitatively.

Free Research Field

設計工学、形状情報処理、福祉工学