Development of Shoe Attachment Unit for Rehabilitation Monitoring

The rehabilitation monitoring is a method to access and identify human body events and the measurements of dynamic and motion parameters involving the lower part of the body. This significant method is widely used in rehabilitation, sports and health diagnostic towards improving the quality of life. Thus, this research focuses on the development of a portable shoe integrated with wireless MEMS-based and recent microelectronic based system. It goes with the custom design package includes ultrasonic sensor, Inertia Measurement Unit (IMU), Xbee wireless signal transmission, microcontroller and power supply unit. The shoe system was tested and proven to satisfy the human movement analysis based on gait parameters which include foot clearance and foot orientation. From this research, it is found that the system was able to measure the movement parameter wirelessly with ease and efficient. Hence, to conclude this system can be used as the best method for real life rehabilitation monitoring system.