DEVELOPMENT OF A FOOT FORCE SENSOR WITH TELEMETRY

本项目将开发和测试一种带遥测功能的脚力传感器 （FFST）系统，用于采集、处理和传输足底力 在人类站立、移动、爬楼梯和爬楼梯期间的信息 血统. 该便携式系统预期用于非卧床使用。 它将 测量脚接触发生率，每只脚的近似重量，以及 每只脚的压力中心（作为时间的函数）。 主要 预期应用于运动神经假体，用于恢复 瘫痪者的下肢功能。 这将有助于 用作中风患者康复的生物反馈装置， 为具有无感觉脚的个体提供替代感觉 关于足部-地板相互作用的信息，以提供数据， 部分步态分析和诊断，以及运动分析。

This project will develop and test a Foot Force Sensor with Telemetry (FFST) system to acquire, process and transmit foot-floor force information during human standing, locomotion, stair climbing and stair descent. This portable system is intended for ambulatory use. It will measure foot contact occurrence, the approximate weight on each foot, and the Center of Pressure of each foot (as a function of time). The major intended application is for motor neuroprostheses for restoration of lower extremity function in paralyzed individuals. It will be useful for use as a biofeedback device for rehabilitation of stroke patients, for providing an individual having insensate feet with substitute sensory information regarding foot-floor interactions, to provide data for partial gait analysis and diagnosis, and in sports analysis.