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.