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Measuring foot contact time and foot loft time of a person in locomotion

  • US 6,018,705 A
  • Filed: 10/02/1997
  • Issued: 01/25/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for analyzing motion of a foot of a person relative to a surface, comprising steps of:

  • (a) using an accelerometer that does not require compression forces thereon to sense acceleration to sense an acceleration of the foot and to provide a signal indicative of the acceleration of the foot;

    (b) providing the signal from the accelerometer to a signal processor; and

    (c) using the signal processor to analyze the signal to determine a moment that the foot leaves the surface during a footstep taken by the person.

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