Gait Cycle Analysis and Inconsistency Detection using Single-Axis Accelerometer

Gait inconsistencies are a direct measure of a variety of diseases. Despite the fact that they should be one of the simplest parameters to measure, the laboratory-based analysis of gait cycle makes it inaccessible to a lot of people due to large area requirements and high cost. This paper proposes a novel method for gait cycle calculation and inconsistency detection. A simple setup consisting of a single-axis accelerometer and a microcontroller has been used to analyze the accelerometer data in a computer simulation; hence, the feasibility of making a low-cost embedded system for gait cycle calculation has been shown.