Research Article

Method for Wearable Kinematic Gait Analysis Using a Harmonic Oscillator Applied to the Center of Mass

Table 5

Data of the analysed parameters: mean and standard deviation for the subject population. The labels of the acceptability criterion (considering only the value for the absolute percentage error) are E = excellent, G = good, S = sufficient, and NA = not acceptable.

ParameterReference valueAverage ± σ
AB0B1B2B3B4B5Banth

Step number5253 ± 152 ± 052 ± 052 ± 052 ± 052 ± 052 ± 052 ± 0
Step count reliabilityGEEEEEEE
Step length (cm)6056.9 ± 5.559.0 ± 4.158.0 ± 1.360.9 ± 3.156.6 ± 3.349.2 ± 2.961.0 ± 3.359.9 ± 2.8
Step length accuracy percentage error0−5.15 ± 9.23−1.74 ± 6.87−3.26 ± 2.221.45 ± 5.22−5.68 ± 5.43−18.05 ± 4.831.73 ± 5.42−0.21 ± 4.73
Absolute step length accuracy percentage error08.48 ± 5.926.07 ± 3.153.26 ± 2.224.64 ± 2.446.89 ± 3.5718.05 ± 4.834.85 ± 2.623.70 ± 2.71
Step length reliabilityGGEEGSEE
Distance (m)31.230.29 ± 2.9330.65 ± 2.1430.18 ± 0.6931.66 ± 1.6229.43 ± 1.6925.57 ± 1.5131.78 ± 1.7331.14 ± 1.47
Distance accuracy percentage error0−2.93 ± 9.38−1.75 ± 6.87−3.25 ± 2.211.46 ± 5.20−5.67 ± 5.43−18.04 ± 4.831.86 ± 5.54−0.20 ± 4.71
Absolute distance accuracy percentage error07.79 ± 5.536.07 ± 3.173.25 ± 2.214.62 ± 2.436.89 ± 3.5518.04 ± 4.834.95 ± 2.743.68 ± 2.71
Distance reliabilityGGEEGSEE
Speed (m/s)1.03 ± 0.060.99 ± 0.081.01 ± 0.070.99 ± 0.051.04 ± 0.040.97 ± 0.100.84 ± 0.051.04 ± 0.051.02 ± 0.07
Speed accuracy percentage error0−2.93 ± 9.38−1.75 ± 6.87−3.25 ± 2.211.46 ± 5.20−5.67 ± 5.43−18.04 ± 4.831.86 ± 5.54−0.20 ± 4.71
Absolute speed accuracy percentage error07.79 ± 5.536.07 ± 3.173.25 ± 2.214.62 ± 2.436.89 ± 3.5518.04 ± 4.834.95 ± 2.743.68 ± 2.71
Speed reliabilityGGEEGSEE