Research and development of a gait evaluation system based on an upper body behavior

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K21498
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sports science; Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
• Research Institution: 防衛大学校(総合教育学群、人文社会科学群、応用科学群、電気情報学群及びシステム工学群)
• Principal Investigator: Honjo Toyoyuki 防衛大学校(総合教育学群、人文社会科学群、応用科学群、電気情報学群及びシステム工学群), システム工学群, 助教 (20710643)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 二足歩行 / 動作解析 / 慣性センサ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, we developed a wearable system for gait evaluation with MEMS inertia sensors. Human model was treated as a rigid segments model and a virtual inverted double pendulum model. Gait was evaluated using this pendulum model behavior. We developed a measurement system with MEMS inertia sensors, investigated the effect of excluding body segments to reduce the number of sensors, and analysed human gaits on the level floor and treadmill.

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