RT Journal Article
T1 Generation of Gait Events with a FSR Based Cane Handle
A1 Trujillo-León, Andrés
A1 de Guzmán-Manzano, Arturo
A1 Velázquez, Ramiro
A1 Vidal-Verdú, Fernando
K1 Gait
K1 Gait events
K1 Gait monitoring
K1 FSR sensors
K1 Instrumented cane
K1 Assistive technology
K1 Prosthesis
K1 Exoskeletons
K1 Marcha
K1 Dispositivos de autoayuda
K1 Prótesis
K1 Exoesqueleto
K1 Estimulación eléctrica
AB Gait analysis has many applications, and specifically can improve the control of prosthesis, exoskeletons, or Functional Electrical Stimulation systems. The use of canes is common to complement the assistance in these cases, and the synergy between upper and lower limbs can be exploited to obtain information about the gait. This is interesting especially in the case of unilateral assistance, for instance in the case of one side lower limb exoskeletons. If the cane is instrumented, it can hold sensors that otherwise should be attached to the body of the impaired user. This can ease the use of the assistive system in daily life as well as its acceptance. Moreover, Force Sensing Resistors (FSRs) are common in gait phase detection systems, and force sensors are also common in user intention detection. Therefore, a cane that incorporates FSRs on the handle can take advantage from the direct interface with the human and provide valuable information to implement real-time control. This is done in this paper, and the results confirm that many events are detected from variables derived from the readings of the FSRs that provide rich information about gait. However, a large inter-subject variability points to the need of tailored control systems.
PB MDPI
YR 2021
FD 2021-08-21
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4016
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4016
LA en
NO Trujillo-León A, de Guzmán-Manzano A, Velázquez R, Vidal-Verdú F. Generation of Gait Events with a FSR Based Cane Handle. Sensors (Basel). 2021 Aug 21;21(16):5632
DS RISalud
RD Apr 8, 2025