Gait Analysis
Project Description:
In the Gait Analysis Project my group and I went through the process of first learning about gait, analyzing gait data, and then recording our own gait data. We used our gait data to then hypothesize about what we can predict about a person based on their gait, and my group and I found that we can predict show size based on gait. After recording data on all four members of our team with three trials per person and an accelerometer recording data for both our right and left legs, we were able to create our predictive model . This model was an rough equation we made based on the average acceleration of all of our gaits combined. And after taking all of our data we realized that the bigger show size you have the slower your gait is.
Our Gait Analysis Report:
Our Gait Presentation and Data Sheet:
Content:
Gait - A person's manner of walking.
Leg Length - A measurement from the bottom on heel to top of hip bone.
Regressions - A measure of the relation between the mean value of one variable and corresponding values of other variables.
Frequency - Number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time.
Wavelength - The distance between successive crests of a wave.
Trough - The lowest point the medium rises.
Crest - The highest point the medium rises.
Linear Line - A line with a constant slope.
Accelerometer - An instrument for measuring acceleration, typically that of an automobile, ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.
Dynamicity - In terms of gait analysis, the quantification of variations in kinematic or kinetic parameters within a step.
Metric - A quantitative indicator of a characteristic or attribute.
Model - A description of observed or predicted behavior of some system, simplified by ignoring certain details. Models allow complex systems to be understood and their behavior predicted.
Symmetry- In terms of gait analysis, the quantification of differences between left-foot and right-foot steps.
Variability - In terms of gait analysis, the quantification of fluctuations from one stride to the next.
Functions - A relationship or expression involving one or more variables.
Accelerometer - A device that measures the physical acceleration experienced by an object.
Dynamically - In terms of gait analysis, the quantification of variations in kinematic or kinetic parameters within a step.
Gait - The stride of a human as they move their limbs.
Metric - A quantitative indicator of a characteristic or attribute.
Model - In technology, a description of observed or predicted behavior of some system, simplified by ignoring certain details. Models allow complex systems to be understood and their behavior predicted.
Symmetry - In terms of gait analysis, the quantification of differences between left-foot and right-foot steps.
Variability - In terms of gait analysis, the quantification of fluctuations from one stride to the next.
Reflection:
In this project my group and I worked really productively. With our Gantt chart in the back of our minds we were able to stay on task and we had very good time management. We also collaborated very well together which allowed for us to get a lot of data and overall work done in this project. Therefore we were good Contentious Learners as well as good Collaborators. Our communication skill was also good for this project because our oral presentation was well done. However we could improve this project by taking data on a larger group of people that's more inclusive; since we only took data on females. If we were to get gait data on a bigger group our predictive model will be much more accurate. But with the time we've been given I believe my group and I did very well on this project.