Method and system for assessing locomotive bio-rhythms
First Claim
1. A method for analyzing gait comprising:
- determining a gait stability value from gait pattern data using a specified gait stability metric; and
processing the gait stability value utilizing clustering correlation to classify the gait pattern data in association with a neuromuscular status.
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Abstract
A method, system, and article of manufacture for detecting, recording, quantifying, and classifying gait data. In one embodiment, the method of the invention includes a step of detecting foot contact events using a portable sensor device. Stride data is collected by processing the detected foot contact events to obtain and record gait pattern data. At least one gait stability value is determined from the gait pattern data using a specified gait stability metric. The gait stability value is preferably a mathematical chaos value which is processed utilizing clustering correlation to classify the gait pattern data in association with a neuromuscular status. In a preferred embodiment, fuzzy logic is utilized to correlate the determined gait stability value with a plurality of gait stability values each associated with a distinct neuromuscular status.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for analyzing gait comprising:
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determining a gait stability value from gait pattern data using a specified gait stability metric; and
processing the gait stability value utilizing clustering correlation to classify the gait pattern data in association with a neuromuscular status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for analyzing gait comprising:
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an analyzer module for determining a gait stability value from gait pattern data using a specified gait stability metric; and
a clustering correlation module for processing the gait stability value utilizing clustering correlation to classify the gait pattern data in association with a neuromuscular status. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable medium having encoding thereon computer-executable instructions for analyzing gait, said computer-executable instructions performing a method comprising:
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determining a gait stability value from gait pattern data using a specified gait stability metric; and
processing the gait stability value utilizing clustering correlation to classify the gait pattern data in association with a neuromuscular status. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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