Characterization of Human Gait using Fuzzy Logic
In medical practice, there is no appropriate widely-used application of a system based on fuzzy logic for identifying the lower limb movement type or type of walking. The object of our study was to determine characteristics of the cyclogram to identify the gait behavior by using a fuzzy logic system...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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CTU Central Library
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Acta Polytechnica |
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| Online Access: | https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/ap/article/view/1789 |
| Summary: | In medical practice, there is no appropriate widely-used application of a system based on fuzzy logic for identifying the lower limb movement type or type of walking. The object of our study was to determine characteristics of the cyclogram to identify the gait behavior by using a fuzzy logic system. The set of data for setting and testing the fuzzy logic system was measured on 10 volunteers recruited from healthy students of the Czech Technical University in Prague. The human walking speed was defined by the treadmill speed, and the inclination angle of the surface was defined by the treadmill and terrain slope. The input to the fuzzy expert system is based on the following variables: the area and the inclination angle of the cyclogram. The output variables from the fuzzy expert system are: the inclination angle of the surface, and the walking speed. We also tested the method with input based on the angle of inclination of the surface and the walking speed, and with the output based on the area and the inclination angle of the cyclogram. We found that identifying the type of terrain and walking speed on the basis of an evaluation of the cyclogram could be sufficiently accurate and suitable if we need to know the approximate type of walking and the approximate inclination angle of the surface. According to the method described here, the cyclograms could provide information about human walking, and we can infer the walking speed and the angle of inclination of the terrain. |
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| ISSN: | 1210-2709 1805-2363 |