THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY
Optimization of Networked Smart Shoe for Gait Analysis using Heuristic AlgorithmsJuly 23, 2012
Mr. Nantawat PinkamUnder the supervision ofDr. Itthisek NilkhamhangDr. Kanokvate Tungpimolrut
Electronics and Communication Engineering ProgramSchool of Information, Computer and Communication Technology (ICT)
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University
Outline• Introduction: What is Smart Shoe?• Smart Shoe Features.• Additional Features.• Research Plan.• Question and Answer.
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Electronics and Communication Engineering ProgramSchool of Information, Computer and Communication Technology (ICT)
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University
Introduction: What is Smart Shoe? (1)
• In Thailand• There are over 50,000 people who have
trans-femoral amputee.• Thailand has low technology in prosthetic knee.
• Foreign• Highly technology in prosthetic knee
due to a lot of researches and commercialproducts.
3Otto Bock C-leg
Electronics and Communication Engineering ProgramSchool of Information, Computer and Communication Technology (ICT)
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University
Introduction: What is Smart Shoe? (2)
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MR Damper
Gait PhaseDetection
Smart Shoe
Electronics and Communication Engineering ProgramSchool of Information, Computer and Communication Technology (ICT)
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University
Smart Shoe Features
• Gait Phase Detectionusing FSRs and Gyroscope.
• Algorithm: State transition,Fuzzy logic.
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Electronics and Communication Engineering ProgramSchool of Information, Computer and Communication Technology (ICT)
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University
Additional Features (1)
6• Use Smart Shoe with XBee equipped to gather
data samples wirelessly.
Electronics and Communication Engineering ProgramSchool of Information, Computer and Communication Technology (ICT)
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University
Additional Features (2)
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• Gather walking speed for a better gait analysis.
Electronics and Communication Engineering ProgramSchool of Information, Computer and Communication Technology (ICT)
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University
Additional Features (3)
8• Apply neural network to improve an intelligence of
Smart Shoe.
Electronics and Communication Engineering ProgramSchool of Information, Computer and Communication Technology (ICT)
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University
Additional Features (4)
• Cooperation of MR Damper and Smart Shoe. 9
Electronics and Communication Engineering ProgramSchool of Information, Computer and Communication Technology (ICT)
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University
Research Plan
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1.Finalize Hardware• Wiring.• Components
Box.
2.Speed and Algorithm• Speed
algorithm.• Applying
Neuron Network.
3.Data Acquisition• Acquire data
from different test subjects.
4.Co-op. with MR Damper• Get Smart
Shoe to work with MR Damper.
Electronics and Communication Engineering ProgramSchool of Information, Computer and Communication Technology (ICT)
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University
Question and Answer
11THANK YOU.