title: A method for the reconstruction of ground reaction force-time characteristics during gait from force platform recordings of simultaneous foot falls.
abstract: This paper proposes a method for the reconstruction of foot-ground reaction forces from force platform recordings of two consecutive footfalls. The reconstruction algorithm uses zero-derivative criterion (inflection point) to detect contralateral foot contacts and subtracts contralateral forces from the combined force-time curve in order to reconstruct force-time data. Experimental results suggest that the method can be applied to separate accurately foot-specific gait forces from corrupted force-time data as a result of incorrect stepping on a force platform.
authors.affiliation: Biomechanics Unit, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. rezaul.begg@vu.edu.au
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Begg
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rahman
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D012016:Reference Values