Gait Analysis:
Our first project was about Gait analysis. Gait analysis is the systematic study of human motion, using both visual observations and movement measurements.
Our goal was to understand what properties of a subject's gait could be used to identify different types of people in relation to their height. We used accelerometers to collect data and then graphed it and compared our results to other groups' data. Below is the data I collected on walking.
Our goal was to understand what properties of a subject's gait could be used to identify different types of people in relation to their height. We used accelerometers to collect data and then graphed it and compared our results to other groups' data. Below is the data I collected on walking.
Both our personal and class data can be found here.
The gait analysis project was very interesting. I found it challenging to understand and view the entire class’ data in an easily accessible and understandable way that we could easily collect and compare data to, as everyones’ data was on separate pages and in slightly different formats. This is because there was no consistency between how long (both the time and the distance) each person walked and any other factors such as what the terrain was like and if they consciously changed their walking patterns while collecting data. It was also difficult to be sure that we had everyones’ data as google sheets has a max allowance on number of cells in a file. As for my group, there was a lot of shifting between who was in what team as many people missed certain parts. Aside from that we all worked very well together and our team did not feel the need to collaborate with any other teams throughout this project. If we were to do this assignment again I would give clear and specific directions for what is expected of us and how it is expected for the data to be collected. For example, using the accelerometer app, place your phone as close to your belly button as possible hit start stand still for at least 5 seconds. Then walk straight forward in the classroom for 25 steps, should take about 10 seconds. Make sure to hold still for at least 5 seconds before stopping the accelerometer’s data collection. This would allow us to all have similar data that could be more accurately compared to each other allowing us to better understand how specific factors such as total height and leg height effect a person’s gait.