Heel pad’s hyperelastic properties and gait parameters reciprocal modelling by a Gaussian Mixture Model and Extreme Gradient Boosting framework

• Published in: Biomedical signal processing and control Vol. 107; p. 107818
• Main Authors: Quagliato, Luca, Kim, Sewon, Hassan, Olamide Robiat, Lee, Taeyong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2025
• Subjects: Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGB); Gait analysis; Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM); Heel pad mechanical properties; Indentation; Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM); Indentation; Heel pad mechanical properties; Gait analysis; Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGB)

•Quantitative modeling for heel pad mechanical properties with gait parameters.•Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) and Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGB) architecture.•Plantar foot indentation and gait experiments on 40 individuals in 20 ∼ 50 age range.•GMM-generated synthetic data allowed for low XGB deviat...