Feasibility of a Gait Phase Identification Tool for Transfemoral Amputees Using Piezoelectric- Based In-Socket Sensory System

• Published in: IEEE sensors journal Vol. 19; no. 15; pp. 6437 - 6444
• Main Authors: Jasni, Farahiyah, Hamzaid, Nur Azah, Al-Nusairi, Tawfik Yahya, Mohd Yusof, Nur Hidayah, Shasmin, Hanie Nadia, Ng, Siew-Cheok
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.08.2019; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Active control; Amputation; Feasibility; Force; Gait; Gait analysis; Gait recognition; Legged locomotion; Muscles; piezoelectric; Piezoelectricity; Prostheses; prosthetic; Prosthetics; Quadrilaterals; Routines; Sensor systems; Sensors; sensory system; Sockets; Trans-femoral amputees; transfemoral; Vision systems; Walking; Wearable technology

Gait detection is crucial especially in active prosthetic leg control mechanism. Vision system, floor sensors, and wearable sensors are the popular methods proposed to collect data for gait detection. However, in active prosthetic leg control, a tool that is practical in its implementation and is ab...