David Howard

TL;DR: This paper describes a novel and generic event detection algorithm applicable to signals from tri-axial accelerometers placed on the foot, ankle, shank or waist, and shows good detection and temporal accuracies for different sensor locations and different walking terrains.

TL;DR: Low dorsiflexion stiffness generally improved gait performance seemingly due to easier tibial progression during stance, but observed differences were small, suggesting that a wider range of walking and stiffness conditions would be useful to fully explore these effects in future studies.

TL;DR: A new socket-located sensor was designed to measure dimensional change in muscle, the linearised output of which is termed the myokinemetric (MK) signal, which was used in a series of tasks aimed at investigating the potential for its use in upper-limb prosthesis control.

TL;DR: A three segment mid and forefoot model is proposed: (1) Navicular and cuboid, (2) cuneiforms and metatarsals 1, 2 and 3, and (3) metatarsal 4 and 5, however the utility of this model will depend on the precise purpose of the in vivo foot kinematics research study being undertaken.

TL;DR: The sensitivity analyses results suggest that predictions of peak plantar pressures are moderately sensitive to material properties, ground reaction forces and muscle forces, and significantly sensitive to foot orientation, and strongly suggests that loading and boundary conditions need to be very carefully defined based on personalised measurement data.