Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is a rehabilitative technology that can be used to improve walking in individuals with mobility impairments due to neurologic injury or disease. Feedback is essential for efficient FES-assisted walking. The overall goal of my project was to investigate external sensors to provide feedback for FES-assisted walking. The current study evaluated accelerometers, force sensitive resistors, segment orientation angles, and segment angular velocities to determine which were appropriate for determining the activation and deactivation of six major muscles used for walking. The results demonstrated that the segment orientation angles were the most appropriate sensors. Using the segment angle of the thigh, shank, and foot, the activation and deactivation times of the six muscles investigated could be determined within 6% of the step cycle. The shank segment angle performed the best for determining the activation and deactivation times when only one sensor was desired.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:AEU.10048/1474 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Lovse, Lisa |
| Contributors | Stein, Richard (Biomedical Engineering), Prochazka, Arthur (Biomedical Engineering), Mushahwar, Vivian (Cell Biology), Fyfe, Ken (Mechanical Engineering) |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 1813048 bytes, application/pdf |
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