Dynamic gait stability index based on plantar pressures and fuzzy logic

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1574-1581

  Biswas, Ajoy ^a   Lemaire, Edward D ^b   Kofman, Jonathan ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Rehabilitation Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Fuzzy logic; Gait; Plantar pressure; Stability

Indexed keywords

FUZZY LOGIC; GAIT ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SENSORS;

CELL TRIGGERING PARAMETERS; EFFECTIVE INDEX; SHOE-INSOLE SENSORS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

FOOT; FUZZY LOGIC; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PRESSURE;

EID: 42749095950     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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