Introduction
For our Gait Analysis project, we were given the task of comparing people’s walks and coming up with a model to predict somehting. We decided to compare height to stride length. We took three different samples and used them to make our model. We come up with an equation and a graph. From here we used a fifth person to prove that our equation was accurate.
We used an app to form graphs that compared each tests acceleration. We also created a report and a micro presentation to show our findings. Our model ended up being not exact, but very close. In order to make it better we could have taken more test subjects to have more data points.
We used an app to form graphs that compared each tests acceleration. We also created a report and a micro presentation to show our findings. Our model ended up being not exact, but very close. In order to make it better we could have taken more test subjects to have more data points.
Evidence of Work
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Concepts
Gait: A gait, simply put, is a person's manner of walking. This can be the way they move there arms, whether they sway there hips, stride length, starting foot, and anything else that influences a person's walk. We took the stride length part of gait and your height to create our model.
Acceleration: Rate of change of velocity. We used an app to measure acceleration and create graphs to compare our subjects
Absolute Acceleration: Absolute accelerated velocity over accelerated time
Accelerometer: A device that detects acceleration and tilt. We used and accelerometer in our app measuring.
X Direction: Lateral axis measuring movement from right to left
Y Direction: Vertical axis measuring movement up and down
Z Direction: Axis measuring movement forwards and backwards
Velocity: The speed of something that is going in one direction.
Frequency: The rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time or in a given sample
Period: The interval of time between successive occurrences of the same state in an oscillatory or cyclic phenomenon. We used frequency to measure steps. Our test length was ten seconds.
Acceleration: Rate of change of velocity. We used an app to measure acceleration and create graphs to compare our subjects
Absolute Acceleration: Absolute accelerated velocity over accelerated time
Accelerometer: A device that detects acceleration and tilt. We used and accelerometer in our app measuring.
X Direction: Lateral axis measuring movement from right to left
Y Direction: Vertical axis measuring movement up and down
Z Direction: Axis measuring movement forwards and backwards
Velocity: The speed of something that is going in one direction.
Frequency: The rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time or in a given sample
Period: The interval of time between successive occurrences of the same state in an oscillatory or cyclic phenomenon. We used frequency to measure steps. Our test length was ten seconds.
Reflection
For this project we had an interesting time achieving our final product. We didn't quite grasp the goal of the project and therefor were left with minimal results. One thing that we could improve on would be our organization of the project. I felt that we could have done a better job at sorting out our data and work. We also could improve on our work ethic. By having better work ethic we could have improved on the number of data points that we ended up with and then would have had a better model.
We did have strengths in other areas that really helped us have a successful project. Our group communication was a strength that helped us. By being able to easily communicate with one another it helped to make a more put together and cohesive project. We also did a good job at time management and giving ourselves deadlines. During the project if we set a goal for that day we would meet it by the end of our time. This helped us to move our project along and finish it on time.
We did have strengths in other areas that really helped us have a successful project. Our group communication was a strength that helped us. By being able to easily communicate with one another it helped to make a more put together and cohesive project. We also did a good job at time management and giving ourselves deadlines. During the project if we set a goal for that day we would meet it by the end of our time. This helped us to move our project along and finish it on time.