A conductive walkway system for measurement of temporal and distance parameters of gait

Abstract

This work describes a system used in gait analysis studies. The system is based on a continuous conductive walkway, made of ordinary aluminium foil. It measures the length of each single step, as well as those temporal parameters of gait that relate to the position of the feet on or off the ground. The system is relatively simple and inexpensive to build and run. Data collection and reduction is not excessively time consuming and does not require particularly high training of the operator. In conjunction with a microcomputer the system could be suitable for routine testing in the clinical environment. The present setup has been tested and proved consistent and sufficiently accurate.