Title
Adaptive multi-airbag foot pressure redistribution insole design using image-based rapid pressure measuring system
Abstract
In the paper, a novel adaptive multi-airbag foot pressure redistribution insole design and manufacturing methodologies using image-based rapid pressure measuring system is proposed. The in-house made rapid foot pressure measurement system is constructed with a body weight spring scale and an image-based foot/ground contact pattern identification scanning mechanism. The basic principle of measuring system is that, when the body weight was supported by foot, the blood will be blocked into the blood capillary of sole and it will generate the different color foot/ground contact pattern owing to the difference of local contact pressure. By using scanning mechanism, the contact pattern is registered and foot pressure distribution profile can be easily calculated by using a mathematical transformation model. A two-layered insole with multiple channel air-inflated bags in the bottom layer for adjusting foot contact pressure is proposed. In this configuration, the correct contact foot pressure profile can be achieved by pumping air into each air-inflated bag when subject is standing on the insole. An adaptive multi-air-bag insole using proposed method was designed and constructed. The proposed method not only can be used for the design and manufacturing for medical therapeutic insole but also for athletic and personal insole.
Year
DOI
Venue
2003
10.1109/ICSMC.2003.1244333
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2003. IEEE International Conference
Keywords
Field
DocType
biomechanics,blood pressure measurement,medical image processing,adaptive multiairbag foot pressure redistribution insole design,athletic insole,blood capillary,body weight spring scale,foot pressure distribution profile,image based rapid foot pressure measuring system,mathematical transformation model,medical therapeutic insole,multiple channel air inflated bags,pattern identification,personal insole,scanning mechanism
Contact pressure,Computer science,Spring scale,Control theory,Pressure measurement,Image based,Capillary action,Biomechanics,Acoustics,Airbag,Pattern identification
Conference
Volume
ISSN
ISBN
3
1062-922X
0-7803-7952-7
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.42
0
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Chong-Ching Chang110.42
Ming-Yih Lee25614.49