Medical robots are invaluable players in non‐pharmaceutical treatment of disabilities.
Particularly, using prosthetic and rehabilitation devices with human–machine interfaces can …

In the last years, gait phase partitioning has come to be a challenging research topic due to
its impact on several applications related to gait technologies. A variety of sensors can be …

Background Recent technological advances in integrated circuits, wireless communications,
and physiological sensing allow miniature, lightweight, ultra-low power, intelligent …

Spatial and temporal plantar pressure distributions are important and useful measures in
footwear evaluation, athletic training, clinical gait analysis, and pathology foot diagnosis …

After stroke, hemiparesis is a common problem resulting in very individual needs for walking
assistance. Often patients suffer from foot drop, ie inability to lift the foot from the ground …

Abnormal gait caused by stroke or other pathological reasons can greatly impact the life of
an individual. Being able to measure and analyze that gait is often critical for rehabilitation …

This paper presents a study on development of a wearable sensor system for quantitative
gait analysis using inertial sensors of gyroscopes and accelerometers. This system was …

During the past decade, smart insole-like devices become more and more popular in daily
applications, such as gait studies, activity recognition, health monitoring and evaluation …

Gait is an important part of our life, as it affects many daily activities. Special footwear is
fundamental to obtain an ergonomic gait and to extract data for analysis. The plantar foot …

Neurological conditions like hemiplegia following stroke or tetraplegia following spinal cord
injury, result in a massive compromise in motor function. Each of the two conditions can …