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 Biomecánica
K1 Biosensores
K1 Prótesis
K1 Ingeniería biomédica
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 https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36591
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36591
LA eng
NO Trujillo-León, A.; de Guzmán-Manzano, A.; Velázquez, R.; Vidal-Verdú, F. Generation of Gait Events with a FSR Based Cane Handle. Sensors 2021, 21, 5632. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21165632
NO Andalusian PAIDI research group TIC-182 funds.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026