Footwear-type gait measurement system for analyzing relationship between foot load and walking unstability

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25540112
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Intelligent robotics
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: MORI Taketoshi 東京大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (20272586)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NOGUCHI Hiroshi 東京大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 特任助教 (50431797) ; OE Makoto 東京大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 特任講師 (60389939) ; SANADA Hiromi 東京大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 教授 (50143920)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 足底剪断力 / 足底負荷 / フットウェア / フットケア / 糖尿病足病変 / 歩容 / 歩行計測 / 足底圧力

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Simultaneous measurement device of plantar pressure and shear force during walking was developed. The device is designed for nurses to use as an instruction tool when explaining diabetic patients’ about self-care skills as how patients wear shoes appropriately. How the patients walk to reduce plantar pressure and shear force may be discussed and considered with this device. The device consists of an insole embedded with pressure and shear sensors, and a small box on the dorsum containing acceleration and gyro sensors. The device communicates with the PC by Bluetooth and displays sensor data on-line. Before device introduction into clinical settings, we confirmed that the device is reliable and valid as feasible for measuring.

Free Research Field

看護工学