Automated detection of human gait events from conventional videography

Chandra Prakash, Rajesh Kumar, Namita Mittal

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5 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Real-time detection of gait events play a vital role in movement dependent control applications such as rehabilitation for lower limb amputations. It also helps in determination of spatio-temporal and kinematic parameters. Gyroscopes, inertial sensors, magnetometers and foot sensors are popular in the detection of gait events. They need to be mounted carefully, or foot should be placed specifically on foot pressure during detection. This study presents a framework for automated detection of gait events from conventional videography using passive markers at Robotics And Machine Analytic Laboratory (RAMAN Lab). The proposed Passive maker based Gait event detection (PMGED) algorithm automatically detects heel strike (HS) and toe-off (TO); the timing of stance and swing phase; the number of the gait cycle. Ten healthy subjects are considered to evaluate the robustness and reliability of proposed algorithm. The method is comparable when evaluated against human expert detection.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 International Conference on Emerging Trends in Communication Technologies, ETCT 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781509045051
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Mar 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event2016 International Conference on Emerging Trends in Communication Technologies, ETCT 2016 - Dehradun, India
Duration: 18 Nov 201619 Nov 2016

Publication series

Name2016 International Conference on Emerging Trends in Communication Technologies, ETCT 2016

Conference

Conference2016 International Conference on Emerging Trends in Communication Technologies, ETCT 2016
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityDehradun
Period18/11/1619/11/16

Keywords

  • event detection
  • Gait events
  • Heel Strike
  • Rehabilitation robotics
  • stance and swing phase
  • Toe-off

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Instrumentation

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