Assessment of Gait
AssigneeEuropean Technology for Business Limited
InventorsDiana Hodgins, Andrew Whalley
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Abstract
A method of monitoring or assessing the motion of the limbs of a body when performing repetitive cyclic activity uses inertial measurement units secured to each of the limbs to be monitored. The operation of all of the IMUs is synchronised by way of a pulse from a computer. On performing the repetitive cyclic activity such as walking, running, trotting or galloping, the outputs of the IMUs are assembled and analysed in realtime, to determine the relative phase of the limb movements, from which an assessment of the gait may be made.
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A method of monitoring or assessing the motion of the limbs of a human or animal body when performing repetitive cyclic activity, comprising the steps of:
- securing a respective sensor measurement unit to each of the limbs to be monitored, each sensor measurement unit being associated with a receiver for data generated thereby;
- synchronising the operation of the sensor measurement units;
- assembling and analysing the data from the sensor measurement units to determine the relative phase of the limb movements in the course of the performance of the repetitive cyclic activity.
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