Preliminary study on the use of kinect camera for observational gait analysis system

• Main Authors: Azaman, Aizreena, Abdul Halim, Husnir Nasyuha, Abd. Aziz, Muhammad Fariz Shafiq, Bilal, Sagida M. A.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: QM Human anatomy
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94400/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66169-4_18
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

This study introduced Kinect as motion capturing device and its potential as analysis platform by developing graphical user interface (GUI) for observational gait analysis system. Spatiotemporal parameters and kinematic gait parameters of three normal individuals and two individuals with knee osteoarthritis were recorded using the proposed system and VICON system simultaneously. Correlation study were conducted between the proposed system and VICON system. The proposed system successfully generates and display the observational gait analysis results. The generated results show a strong correlation with VICON system and have no significant difference. As a conclusion, the developed system for gait analysis has high potential to be utilize in clinical settings. Some improvements should be done to increase the practicability of the system.