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This story is from the category Sensors
Date posted: 01/07/2009 Martin Schepers of the University of Twente, The Netherlands, has developed a new intelligent shoe. It has four sensors that measure pressure and movement during walking, giving doctors a fast and accurate image of the walking pattern and enabling them to plan the right method of treatment. Schepers is being awarded his doctorate today at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science. In order to ascertain the correct treatment for patients who have trouble walking - for example as the result of a stroke - a doctor must first know exactly how a person walks. Currently, this is done by using a special tile that contains sensors for measuring the walking pattern: the pressure plate. This plate is embedded discreetly within a space, out of obvious sight. The patient is given indications of where he should begin to walk, but he is not told where the plate is located, to avoid influencing the walking pattern. This method is time-consuming for both doctor and patient. Martin Schepers of the University of Twente therefore developed an intelligent shoe: the pressure shoe. See the full Story via external site: www.physorg.com Most recent stories in this category (Sensors): 22/05/2013: New study finds blind people have the potential to u se their ‘inner bat’ to locate objects |
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