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Spatio-Temporal Gait Analysis Based on Human-Smart Rollator Interaction
| Title: | Spatio-Temporal Gait Analysis Based on Human-Smart Rollator Interaction |
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| Authors: | Cortés Martínez, Atia, Martínez Velasco, Antonio Benito, Béjar Alonso, Javier |
| Contributors: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria de Sistemes, Automàtica i Informàtica Industrial, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Ciències de la Computació, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. KEMLG - Grup d'Enginyeria del Coneixement i Aprenentatge Automàtic, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GRINS - Grup de Recerca en Robòtica Intel·ligent i Sistemes |
| Source: | Communications in Computer and Information Science ISBN: 9783030167844 UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya instname |
| Publisher Information: | Springer International Publishing, 2019. |
| Publication Year: | 2019 |
| Subject Terms: | Ajuts tecnològics per als discapacitats, Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Robòtica, Trastorns de la marxa, Healthcare, Gait disorders, Gait analysis, Self-help devices for people with disabilities, Informàtica::Robòtica [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Assistive technologies |
| Description: | The ability to walk is typically related to several biomechanical components that are involved in the gait cycle (or stride), including free mobility of joints, particularly in the legs; coordination of muscle activity in terms of timing and intensity; and normal sensory input, such as vision and vestibular system. As people age, they tend to slow their gait speed, and their balance is also affected. Also, the retirement from the working life and the consequent reduction of physical and social activity contribute to the increased incidence of falls in older adults. Moreover, older adults suffer different kinds of cognitive decline, such as dementia or attention problems, which also accentuate gait disorders and its consequences. In this paper we present a methodology for gait identification using the on-board sensors of a smart rollator: the i-Walker. This technique provides the number of steps performed in walking exercises, as well as the time and distance travelled for each stride. It also allows to extract spatio-temporal metrics used in medical gait analysis from the interpretation of the interaction between the individual and the i-Walker. In addition, two metrics to assess users’ driving skills, laterality and directivity, are proposed. |
| Document Type: | Part of book or chapter of book Article |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-030-16785-1_6 |
| Access URL: | https://upcommons.upc.edu/bitstream/2117/133383/3/AtiaCortesREHAB.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2117/133383 https://upcommons.upc.edu/handle/2117/133383 https://upcommons.upc.edu/bitstream/2117/133383/3/AtiaCortesREHAB.pdf https://dblp.uni-trier.de/db/conf/rehab/rehab2016s.html#CortesMB16a https://rd.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-16785-1_6 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-16785-1_6 https://hdl.handle.net/2117/133383 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16785-1_6 |
| Rights: | Springer TDM |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....44a65995e6563e9ff5888ff76f8b9b5d |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-030-16785-1_6 |
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