Force Sensing Insole for a Balance Enhancement System
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This thesis presents the design and evaluation of an insole for measurement of the complete ground reaction forces and center of pressure that can be integrated on a balance enhancement system. The insole was prototyped using rubber and a number of small force sensing elements. A calibration procedure was implemented for the sensors to calculate the vertical load and an artificial neural network model was implemented on training data to predict shear loads. Experiments with healthy subjects were conducted to evaluate the performance of the insole on both standing and walking conditions. The results show the insole is capable of measuring the vertical component of the ground reaction force with good accuracy compared to a force plate, and the neural network was able to produce an estimate of the shear forces. The insole is capable of measuring the variations of the center of pressure on different standing and walking conditions.
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Copyright © 2014 the author(s). Theses may be used for non-commercial research, educational, or related academic purposes only. Such uses include personal study, research, scholarship, and teaching. Theses may only be shared by linking to Carleton University Institutional Repository and no part may be used without proper attribution to the author. No part may be used for commercial purposes directly or indirectly via a for-profit platform; no adaptation or derivative works are permitted without consent from the copyright owner.
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