JIN-SHIN LAI2018-09-102018-09-102009http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77951001651&partnerID=MN8TOARShttp://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/345436Foot switches operating with force sensitive resistors placed in the shoe sole were considered as an effective way for driving FES assisted walking systems in gait restoration. However, the reliability and durability of the foot switches run down after a certain number of steps. As an alternative for foot switches, a simple, portable, and easy to handle motion driven electrical stimulator (ES) is provided for drop foot treatment. The device is equipped with a single tri-axis accelerometer worn on the pelvis, a commercial dual channel electrical stimulator, and a controller unit. By monitoring the pelvic rotation and acceleration during a walking cycle, the events including heel strike and toe off of each step is thereby predicted by a post-processing neural network model. ?2009 IEEE.[SDGs]SDG3Drops; Gait analysis; Electrical stimulators; Force sensitive resistors; Gait restoration; Neural network model; Post processing; Reliability and durabilities; Tri-axis accelerometers; Walking systems; Walking aidsconference paper10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333671