Methods for gait event detection and analysis in ambulatory systems

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 545-552

  Rueterbories, Jan ^a   Spaich, Erika G ^a   Larsen, Birgit ^b   Andersen, Ole K ^a  

^a Center for Sensory Motor Interaction (SMI)   (Denmark)

^b Neurodan A/S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Ambulatory measurements; FSR; Gait analysis; Gait detection; Gait events; Gyroscope

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MEASUREMENT; AMBULATORY MEASUREMENTS; AMBULATORY SYSTEMS; BINARY SWITCH; CLOSED LOOPS; COMMON PROBLEMS; EVENT DETECTION; FOOT DROP; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; GAIT DETECTION; HEMIPARESIS; INERTIAL SENSOR; META-ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION SYSTEM; RESEARCH STUDIES; SENSOR COMBINATIONS; STIMULATION DEVICES; SWING PHASE; WALKING ASSISTANCE;

ACCELEROMETERS; DROPS; GAIT ANALYSIS; GYROSCOPES; SENSORS;

WALKING AIDS;

ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; BODY POSITION; CORIOLIS PHENOMENON; DEVICE; FORCE; FORCE SENSITIVE RESISTOR; GAIT; GYROSCOPE; HEEL; HEEL STRIKE; HUMAN; INCLINOMETRY; KINEMATICS; KNEE; LIMB MOVEMENT; MACHINE LEARNING; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSOR; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VALIDATION PROCESS; WALKING; AMBULATORY CARE; BIOMECHANICS; KINETICS; MAGNETISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

AMBULATORY CARE; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; HUMANS; KINETICS; MAGNETICS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 77954036061     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2010.03.007     Document Type: Review

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