Safeplay: A portable biomechanics measurement and analysis system of lower limbs

Abstract

Gait analysis of walking, running and exercising helps greatly to prevent injury and improves performance in sports activity. However, current mainstream gait detection and locomotion measurement techniques relying on motion capture need bulky devices such as pressure plates and motion capture cameras. They are installed in a laboratory environment and must be operated by professional technicians. In other words, the traditional system in the lab cannot measure outdoor activities. SaFePlay, Smart Footwear Platform, is a portable lower limb motion monitoring, biomechanics measurement, and analysis system. This system consists of smart insoles, smart knee braces and an analysis engine installed on a mobile device. Users are able to review data over a specific period of time to have a general understanding of his or her gait-related health conditions. The historical data can also be provided to professional coaches or physical therapists to help them do the further action to the users. ? 2018 Copyright is held by the owner/author(s).