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Electronic system for step width estimation using programmable system-on-chip technology and time of flight cameras

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ID Minciencias: ART-0000239160-128
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This paper proposes a low-cost portable electronic system for estimating step width during the human gait cycle. This device, intended to support the Walking Stance item of the fall risk assessment test Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA), contains three electronic boards, comprising two sensing nodes and a concentrator. Each sensing node contains a force sensitive resistor (FSR) and time-of-flight camera (TOF). Each FSR is placed inside the subject's shoe, while each TOF camera is located at the back of their foot. The FSR detects contact between heel and ground, and the TOF measures the distance to a barrier located on the right side of the walking path. Step width is calculated as the difference between the TOF measurements. After the walk is complete, the information obtained by the FSRs and TOFs is sent via a 433 MHz wireless communication to the concentrator board, which is connected to the USB port of a personal computer (PC). The proposed step width measurement system was validated with an infrared based motion capture (Vicon Corp.), giving an error equal to 11.4% ± 5.5%.

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Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

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FuenteHardwareX
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Volumen8
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Páginase00126 - e00126
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