Detection of Plantar Pressure Using an Optical Technique

Khurram Karim Qureshi

doi:10.1109/ICEAST52143.2021.9426290

Detection of Plantar Pressure Using an Optical Technique

Khurram Karim Qureshi^*

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Abstract

An optical sensor based on a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) array is proposed to detect the foot plantar pressure in adults. The plantar pressure signals are detected by three FBGs, spliced in the same piece of single-mode fiber (SMF-28), placed on the platform for the dynamic monitoring of gait motion. The male subject suffering from gait disorder experienced a pressure of 0.35 kPa on the rearfoot and a pressure of 0.15 kPa on the lateral forefoot, exhibiting a large pressure imbalance. The proposed scheme based on FBGs sensors shows a pressure sensitivity of 1.466 pm/kPa with an R2 value of 0.998. This study has revealed the feasibility of the proposed system as a useful alternative to other plantar pressure sensing systems. The advantages offered by the reported technique include; high weight tolerance, robustness, and increased sensitivity compared to other approaches reported in the literature.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2021 7th International Conference on Engineering, Applied Sciences and Technology, ICEAST 2021 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	77-80
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665441223
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEAST52143.2021.9426290
State	Published - 1 Apr 2021

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Name	2021 7th International Conference on Engineering, Applied Sciences and Technology, ICEAST 2021 - Proceedings

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Keywords

fiber Bragg gratings
fiber optic sensors
plantar pressure

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Computer Networks and Communications
Computer Science Applications
Hardware and Architecture
Signal Processing
Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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Qureshi, K. K. (2021). Detection of Plantar Pressure Using an Optical Technique. In 2021 7th International Conference on Engineering, Applied Sciences and Technology, ICEAST 2021 - Proceedings (pp. 77-80). Article 9426290 (2021 7th International Conference on Engineering, Applied Sciences and Technology, ICEAST 2021 - Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEAST52143.2021.9426290

Qureshi, Khurram Karim. / Detection of Plantar Pressure Using an Optical Technique. 2021 7th International Conference on Engineering, Applied Sciences and Technology, ICEAST 2021 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. pp. 77-80 (2021 7th International Conference on Engineering, Applied Sciences and Technology, ICEAST 2021 - Proceedings).

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Qureshi, KK 2021, Detection of Plantar Pressure Using an Optical Technique. in 2021 7th International Conference on Engineering, Applied Sciences and Technology, ICEAST 2021 - Proceedings., 9426290, 2021 7th International Conference on Engineering, Applied Sciences and Technology, ICEAST 2021 - Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 77-80. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEAST52143.2021.9426290

Detection of Plantar Pressure Using an Optical Technique. / Qureshi, Khurram Karim.
2021 7th International Conference on Engineering, Applied Sciences and Technology, ICEAST 2021 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. p. 77-80 9426290 (2021 7th International Conference on Engineering, Applied Sciences and Technology, ICEAST 2021 - Proceedings).

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