Research of MEMS accelerometers features in mobile phone

The purpose of this study is exploring the possibilities of MEMS accelerometer of mobile phone Nokia N900 to determine human gait or similar tasks. This study answers the question of whether you can use this sensor to solve these problems. Main emphasis is on accelerometer-based human gait identification. Previous studies proved that human gait contains very distinctive patterns that can be used for identification and verification purposes. There are different approaches for identification of a gait: accelerometers [1], sensors on the floor [2], motion analysis system, image registration. This means that person can be recognized by his walking style using MEMS accelerometers, which modern phones are equipped by.