TY - GEN
T1 - Fiber bragg gratings solution for gait assessement
AU - Monge, Joao
AU - Postolache, Octavian
AU - Alexandre, Ricardo
AU - Fatima Domingues, Maria De
AU - Antunes, Paulo
AU - Viegas, Vitor
N1 - Funding Information:
This work is funded by FCT/MCTES through national funds and when applicable co-funded EU funds under the project UIDB/EEA/50008/2020.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 IEEE.
PY - 2020/5
Y1 - 2020/5
N2 - The continuous ageing of the population leads to increased health risks, while fast-growing advances in technology bring new possibilities to health care. Among the major health risks are, for example, stroke attacks, one of the main causes of physical disability. Therefore, in this work, we present a non-invasive device that uses two insoles with an embedded multiplexed Optical Fiber Sensor (OFS) network using Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs) to monitor the distribution of the foot plantar force distribution during gait, thus allowing the evaluation of the gait and motion pattern providing feedback to a physiotherapist. The advantages of the proposed solution over traditional (non-optic) systems are discussed. The device was created with a set of companion software tools to enable the therapist to perform gait analysis easily. This paper presents the calibration procedure of the optical sensors and preliminary results associated with FBG working prototype.
AB - The continuous ageing of the population leads to increased health risks, while fast-growing advances in technology bring new possibilities to health care. Among the major health risks are, for example, stroke attacks, one of the main causes of physical disability. Therefore, in this work, we present a non-invasive device that uses two insoles with an embedded multiplexed Optical Fiber Sensor (OFS) network using Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs) to monitor the distribution of the foot plantar force distribution during gait, thus allowing the evaluation of the gait and motion pattern providing feedback to a physiotherapist. The advantages of the proposed solution over traditional (non-optic) systems are discussed. The device was created with a set of companion software tools to enable the therapist to perform gait analysis easily. This paper presents the calibration procedure of the optical sensors and preliminary results associated with FBG working prototype.
KW - Fiber Bragg Gratings
KW - Gait Rehabilitation
KW - Internet of Things
KW - Optical Fiber Sensor
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85088314031&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/I2MTC43012.2020.9128421
DO - 10.1109/I2MTC43012.2020.9128421
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85088314031
T3 - I2MTC 2020 - International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Proceedings
BT - I2MTC 2020 - International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Proceedings
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2020 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, I2MTC 2020
Y2 - 25 May 2020 through 29 May 2020
ER -
