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Development of a Real-time Assist System Increasing Walking Efficiency

Authors:
Shotaro Murakami
Kyoko Shibata
Yoshio Inoue
Kunihiko Tachibana

Keywords: step length; acceleration sensor; gyroscope; potentiometer

Abstract:
The aim of this study is to develop a gait assist system to lead users to energy-efficient walking. Energy consumption of walking is estimated by measuring both step length and stride frequency. Thus, in this paper, a test model to assist users based on measured step length and stride frequency in real-time is developed. Walking experiment is carried out and the validity of the proposed measurement method is confirmed.

Pages: 77 to 79

Copyright: Copyright (c) The Government of Spain, 2015. Used by permission to IARIA.

Publication date: November 15, 2015

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3492

ISBN: 978-1-61208-440-4

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from November 15, 2015 to November 20, 2015