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Locomotion Mode Transition Prediction Based on Gait-Event Identification Using Wearable Sensors and Multilayer Perceptrons
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5592-5372
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4679-2934
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics. Karolinska Inst, Dept Womens & Childrens Hlth, S-17177 Stockholm, Sweden..ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5417-5939
2021 (English)In: Sensors, E-ISSN 1424-8220, Vol. 21, no 22, p. 7473-, article id 7473Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

People walk on different types of terrain daily; for instance, level-ground walking, ramp and stair ascent and descent, and stepping over obstacles are common activities in daily life. Movement patterns change as people move from one terrain to another. The prediction of transitions between locomotion modes is important for developing assistive devices, such as exoskeletons, as the optimal assistive strategies may differ for different locomotion modes. The prediction of locomotion mode transitions is often accompanied by gait-event detection that provides important information during locomotion about critical events, such as foot contact (FC) and toe off (TO). In this study, we introduce a method to integrate locomotion mode prediction and gait-event identification into one machine learning framework, comprised of two multilayer perceptrons (MLP). Input features to the framework were from fused data from wearable sensors-specifically, electromyography sensors and inertial measurement units. The first MLP successfully identified FC and TO, FC events were identified accurately, and a small number of misclassifications only occurred near TO events. A small time difference (2.5 ms and -5.3 ms for FC and TO, respectively) was found between predicted and true gait events. The second MLP correctly identified walking, ramp ascent, and ramp descent transitions with the best aggregate accuracy of 96.3%, 90.1%, and 90.6%, respectively, with sufficient prediction time prior to the critical events. The models in this study demonstrate high accuracy in predicting transitions between different locomotion modes in the same side's mid- to late stance of the stride prior to the step into the new mode using data from EMG and IMU sensors. Our results may help assistive devices achieve smooth and seamless transitions in different locomotion modes for those with motor disorders.

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MDPI AG , 2021. Vol. 21, no 22, p. 7473-, article id 7473
Keywords [en]
critical gait events, locomotion mode, exoskeleton control
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-309554DOI: 10.3390/s21227473ISI: 000757322100007PubMedID: 34833549Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85118645024OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-309554DiVA, id: diva2:1642943
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Available from: 2022-03-08 Created: 2022-03-08 Last updated: 2022-06-25Bibliographically approved

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Su, BinbinLiu, YixingGutierrez-Farewik, Elena

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