Stride length is often used to quantitatively evaluate human locomotion performance. Stride by stride estimation can be conveniently obtained from the signals recorded using miniaturized inertial sensors attached to the feet and appropriate algorithms for data fusion and integration. To reduce the detrimental drift effect, different algorithmic solutions can be implemented. However, the overall method accuracy is supposed to depend on the optimal selection of the parameters which are required to be set. This study aimed at evaluating the influence of the main parameters involved in well-established methods for stride length estimation. An optimization process was conducted to improve methods' performance and preferable values for the considered parameters according to different walking speed ranges are suggested. A parametric solution is also proposed to target the methods on specific subjects' gait characteristics. The stride length estimates were obtained from straight walking trials of five healthy volunteers and were compared with those obtained from a stereo-photogrammetric system. After parameters tuning, percentage errors for stride length were 1.9%, 2.5% and 2.6% for comfortable, slow, and fast walking conditions, respectively.

An optimal procedure for stride length estimation using foot-mounted magneto-inertial measurement units / Rossanigo, R.; Caruso, M.; Salis, F.; Bertuletti, S.; Della Croce, U.; Cereatti, A.. - (2021), pp. 1-6. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2021 tenutosi a che nel 2021) [10.1109/MeMeA52024.2021.9478604].

An optimal procedure for stride length estimation using foot-mounted magneto-inertial measurement units

Rossanigo R.;Caruso M.;Salis F.;Bertuletti S.;Della Croce U.;Cereatti A.
2021-01-01

Abstract

Stride length is often used to quantitatively evaluate human locomotion performance. Stride by stride estimation can be conveniently obtained from the signals recorded using miniaturized inertial sensors attached to the feet and appropriate algorithms for data fusion and integration. To reduce the detrimental drift effect, different algorithmic solutions can be implemented. However, the overall method accuracy is supposed to depend on the optimal selection of the parameters which are required to be set. This study aimed at evaluating the influence of the main parameters involved in well-established methods for stride length estimation. An optimization process was conducted to improve methods' performance and preferable values for the considered parameters according to different walking speed ranges are suggested. A parametric solution is also proposed to target the methods on specific subjects' gait characteristics. The stride length estimates were obtained from straight walking trials of five healthy volunteers and were compared with those obtained from a stereo-photogrammetric system. After parameters tuning, percentage errors for stride length were 1.9%, 2.5% and 2.6% for comfortable, slow, and fast walking conditions, respectively.
2021
978-1-6654-1914-7
An optimal procedure for stride length estimation using foot-mounted magneto-inertial measurement units / Rossanigo, R.; Caruso, M.; Salis, F.; Bertuletti, S.; Della Croce, U.; Cereatti, A.. - (2021), pp. 1-6. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2021 tenutosi a che nel 2021) [10.1109/MeMeA52024.2021.9478604].
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