A wireless smart-shoe system for gait assistance

Methodical studies on Smart-shoe-based gait detection systems have become an influential constituent in decreasing elderly injuries due to fall. This paper proposes smartphone-based system for analyzing characteristics of gait by using a wireless Smart-shoe. The system employs four force sensitive resistors (FSR) to measure the pressure distribution underneath a foot. Data is collected via a Wi-Fi communication network between the Smart-shoe and smartphone for further processing in the phone. Experimentation and verification is conducted on 10 subjects with different gait including free gait. The sensor outputs, with gait analysis acquired from the experiment, are presented in this paper.