Smartphone Adapted to Measure Person's Gait, Reduce Falls
From: Medical Design Technology - 06/17/2014

Researchers have shown how to modify a smartphone so that it can be used to
measure a person's walking gait to prevent falls in people with compromised
balance, such as the elderly or those with Parkinson's disease.

The innovation, being commercialized as SmartGait, is designed as a tool to
aid health care officials in assessing a person's risk of falling and
identifying ways to avoid injury.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/06/smartphone-adapted-measure-persons-gait-reduce-falls
http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2014/Q2/smartphone-adapted-to-measure-persons-gait,-reduce-falls.html

Links:
Walking Smarter (with video 2:31)
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/06/photos-day-walking-smarter

Babak Ziaie
https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECE/People/profile?resource_id=2839