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Numerical Simulations and Experimental Human Gait Analysis Using Wearable Sensors

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The paper presents a comparison between an experimental study of flexion-extension movement in human legs joints and numerical simulations on a virtual mannequin computed in ADAMS virtual environment. Using Biometrics system which is a data acquisition system based on electrogoniometers, data were collected for the right and left ankle, knee and hip during experimental gait overground on force platforms. The mean flexion-extension cycles for legs joints were obtained. The obtained experimental data series were be introduced as input data in the joints of the virtual mannequin and a walking simulation was performed in ADAMS environment software. The variation of ground forces during walking are obtained by experimental data and by virtual simulation.

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    D. Tarnita, I. Geonea & A. Petcu

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Tarnita, D., Geonea, I., Petcu, A., Tarnita, D.N. (2018). Numerical Simulations and Experimental Human Gait Analysis Using Wearable Sensors. In: Husty, M., Hofbaur, M. (eds) New Trends in Medical and Service Robots. MESROB 2016. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 48. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59972-4_21

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