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- Title
DESIGN OF A NOVEL FORCE PLATFORM FOR GAIT ANALYSIS: FEM ANALYSIS.
- Authors
TAMBURINI, PAOLA; STAGNI, RITA; CAPPELLO, ANGELO
- Abstract
The gait analysis of subjects with short and non-uniform gait is difficult using the common commercial force platforms. The present work consists in the design, based on finite element method (FEM) analysis, of a force platform of two different dimensions (0.40 × 0.40 m and 0.80 × 0.40 m) considering static and dynamic simulation of their behavior. The aim of this project is to improve, with a simple, low cost and flexible structure, the instrumentation available for the gait analysis of children, neurologic patients and in general the most common clinical cases. The applicability of gait analysis to children, neurologic patients ECC can be improved by the flexibility of force platforms without losing the performance provided by traditional force platforms (e.g., for postural analysis).
- Subjects
GAIT in humans; FINITE element method; NEUROLOGICAL disorders; DYNAMOMETER; POSTURAL muscles; PATIENTS
- Publication
Journal of Mechanics in Medicine & Biology, 2015, Vol 15, Issue 2, p-1
- ISSN
0219-5194
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1142/S0219519415400072