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Validation of an IMU Gait Analysis Algorithm for Gait Monitoring in Daily Life Situations

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Zhou, Lin, Tunca, Can, Fischer, Eric, Brahms, Clemens Markus, Ersoy, Cem, Granacher, Urs, Arnrich, Bert·2020·2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC)

Abstract

Gait is an essential function for humans, and gait patterns in daily life provide meaningful information about a person's cognitive and physical health conditions. Inertial measurement units (IMUs) have emerged as a promising tool for low-cost, unobtrusive gait analysis. However, large varieties of IMU gait analysis algorithms and the lack of consensus for their validation make it difficult for researchers to assess the reliability of the algorithms for specific use cases. In daily life, individuals adapt their gait patterns in response to changes in the environment, making it necessary for IMU gait analysis algorithms to provide accurate measurements despite these gait variations. In this paper, we reviewed common types of IMU gait analysis algorithms and appropriate analysis methods to evaluate the accuracy of gait parameters extracted from IMU measurements. We then evaluated stride lengths and stride times calculated from a comprehensive double integration based IMU gait analysis algorithm using an optoelectric walkway as gold standard. In total, 729 strides from five healthy subjects and three different walking patterns were analyzed. Correlation analyses and Bland-Altman plots showed that this method is accurate and robust against large variations in walking patterns (stride length: correlation coefficient (r) was 0.99, root mean square error (RMSE) was 3% and average limits of agreement (LoA) was 6%; stride time: r was 0.95, RMSE was 4% and average LoA was 7%), making it suitable for gait evaluation in daily life situations. Due to the small sample size, our preliminary findings should be verified in future studies.

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Authors
Zhou, L., Tunca, C., Fischer, E., Brahms, C. M., Ersoy, C., Granacher, U., & Arnrich, B.
Affiliations
  • University of Potsdam (DE)
  • Boğaziçi University (TR)
Venue
2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC)
Publisher
IEEE
Published
2020-07
Volume
2020
Pages
4229-4232
ISSN
2375-7477 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3082879976
Cited by
63
References
19
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 11
FWCI
15.89
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conference paper
Language
en
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  • Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (01IS19066)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Gait Recognition and Analysis
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
Keywords
inertial measurement unit, gait analysis, stride length, stride time, algorithm validation, walking patterns, wearable sensors
MeSH terms
Gait Analysis, Algorithms, Gait, Humans, Reproducibility of Results, Walking

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