Design of a low cost measurement system based on accelerometers for gait analysis

Current research reports on the development of a portable electronic system to assess the kinematics of the lower limb joints at the sagittal plane. The electronic device characteristics and the different communication protocols to transfer data are also reported. Research obtained the hip and knee...

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Autores: Fermín Martínez-Solís, Sergio Vergara-Limon, Aurora Vargas-Treviño, José María Rodríguez-Lelis, Abraham Claudio-Sánchez, Marciano Vargas-Treviño
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:México
Institución:Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca
Repositorio:Redalyc-UABJO
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:303229336016
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=303229336016
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ingeniería
gait
joints
lower limb
movement pattern
Electronic system
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Sumario:Current research reports on the development of a portable electronic system to assess the kinematics of the lower limb joints at the sagittal plane. The electronic device characteristics and the different communication protocols to transfer data are also reported. Research obtained the hip and knee angles to analyze the lower limb kinematics during multiple gait cycles. Results showed that the movement patterns, found in the analysis made on people from central Mexico, were cyclical and alternating. The knee described a one third curve in flexion-extension movements just before the start of the flexion- extension curve in the swing phase. Moreover data obtained showed a correlation of movement between hip and knee during walking.