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E-legging for monitoring the human locomotion patterns

( 2014) Catarino,A ; Rocha,AM ; Abreu,MJ ; Derogarian,F ; José Machado da Silva ; João Canas Ferreira ; Vítor Grade Tavares ; Miguel Velhote Correia ; Dias,R

Human motion capture systems help clinicians to detect and identify mobility impairments, early stages of pathologies and evaluate the effectiveness of surgical or rehabilitation intervention. Although there is a considerable number of solutions presently available, these systems are often expensive, complex, difficult to wear, and uncomfortable for the patient. With the purpose of solving the formerly mentioned problems, a new wearable locomotion data capture system for gait analysis is being developed. This system will allow the measurement of several locomotion-related parameters in a practical and non-invasive way, also reusable, that can be used by patients from light to severe impairments or disabilities. © 2013 The Textile Machinery Society of Japan.