Development of EMFI-sensor based pressure sensitive insole for gait analysis

MeMeA 2007 2nd - IEEE International Workshop on Medical Measurement and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 18-20

  Hannula, M ^a   Sakkinen A ^a   Kylmanen A ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

EMFI; Gait analysis; Pressure mapping

Indexed keywords

CONFORMAL MAPPING; CORRELATION METHODS; GAIT ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

ANALOG AMPLIFIERS; APPLIED PRESSURES; CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; DIGITAL DATA ACQUISITIONS; EMFI; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; NORMAL WALKINGS; PRESSURE MAPPING; PRESSURE SENSITIVES; REAL TIMES; RESEARCH PROJECTS; SENSOR ELEMENTS; SENSOR OUTPUTS; TIME PRESSURES;

SENSORS;

EID: 47849086654     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMEA.2007.4285153     Document Type: Conference Paper

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