Continuous Gait Phase Estimation for Multi-Locomotion Tasks Using Ground Reaction Force Data

Overview

Journal Sensors (Basel)

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biotechnology

Date 2024 Oct 16

PMID 39409358

Authors

Ji Su Park

Choong Hyun Kim

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Abstract

Existing studies on gait phase estimation generally involve walking experiments using inertial measurement units under limited walking conditions (WCs). In this study, a gait phase estimation algorithm is proposed that uses data from force sensing resistors (FSRs) and a Bi-LSTM model. The proposed algorithm estimates gait phases in real time under various WCs, e.g., walking on paved/unpaved roads, ascending and descending stairs, and ascending or descending on ramps. The performance of the proposed algorithm is evaluated by performing walking experiments on ten healthy adult participants. An average gait estimation accuracy exceeding 90% is observed with a small error (root mean square error = 0.794, R score = 0.906) across various WCs. These results demonstrate the wide applicability of the proposed gait phase estimation algorithm using various insole devices, e.g., in walking aid control, gait disturbance diagnosis in daily life, and motor ability analysis.

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