Sensors & Transducers
Vol. 267, Issue 4, December 2024, pp. 9-19
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Trial of Gait Analysis Using a Bilateral Gait Measurement System
​with Detailed Toe-tip Measurements
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Eiichi OHKUBO,
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Yasutaka UCHIDA,
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Tomoko FUNAYAMA
​and
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Yoshiaki KOGURE
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Department of Life and Science, Teikyo University of Science, 2-2-1 Senju sakuragi, Adachi-ku Tokyo,125-0045, Japan
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Department of Occupational therapy, Teikyo University of Science, 2525, Yatsusawa, Uenoharashi, Yamanashi, 409-0193, Japan
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Professor Emeritus Teikyo University of Science, 2-2-1 Senju sakuragi, Adachi-ku Tokyo, 125-0045, Japan
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Tel.: +81369101010, fax: +81369103800
* E-mail: ohkubo@ntu.ac.jp
Received: 29 May 2024 / Revised: 3 December 2024 / Accepted: 17 December 2024
​Published: 30 December 2024
Abstract:
A prototype insole sensor capable of measuring the gaits of both feet was developed. Feature analysis was performed
using data acquired from simultaneous measurements of both feet. In addition, a dataset of peak values and rates of change
was created from the acquired data and its application in machine learning was investigated. The results of the analysis using
random forests showed that the rate of change was better at detecting detailed movements at the measurement points. The
significance of the data obtained from the toes was confirmed. Therefore, we conducted an additional study using an insole
sensor with more toe measurement points. Analysis of the rate of change showed the possibility of classification using toe-tip
data. Therefore, random forest and principal component analyses were used.
In this study, we demonstrated the usefulness of insoles for recording detailed individualized toe data. By accumulating
and analyzing the data, we demonstrated the possibility of obtaining a guideline for the measurement location according to the
subject's symptoms.
Keywords: Pressure sensors, Insole, Health condition change, Arduino, Bluetooth, Classification.
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