Gait Analysis

By: Kendal Scheiner, David Solis, Diamon

Tesfay and Joey Stickle
10/9/18
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Abstract:
For this project, my group analyzed the gait of a human being, but
with test subjects that were all different heights and weights. We started out
by measuring the height from toe to heel, heel to knee, and knee to hip
because we felt that the legs were the crucial part of our project. The next
step was to find data that would help us figure out the height and possibly
the weight of the person. We tested each one of our group members twice
and then came up with sufficient data that would tell us the differentiations
between all four of us. We came up with the conclusion that the taller the
person, the longer the stride was, which meant that their time for a set
distance would be shorter than someone that is shorter in height. I believe
that we got the most accurate data that we possibly could, but for future
tests we would probably want to have a few more experiments.
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Table of Contents:
Page 1: ​Abstract

Page 2: ​Table of Contents

Page 3: ​Introduction

Page 4: ​Method/Procedure

Page 5: ​Results

Page 6: ​Explanation of predictive model

Page 7: ​All graphs to show data differentiation

Page 8: ​ Conclusion

Introduction:
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The purpose of this experiment was to find out how people walk and
what might make someone walk differently from another. One thing that
could make someone walk differently from another would maybe be if they
had surgery anywhere on their leg or if they walked flat footed as well as if
they were taller or shorter than someone else. My group created a data
table and set of different trials that we could use to find out the height of a
person without actually seeing anything other than their stride or gait. We
started out my taking measurements of different people of varying sizes
and putting them next to each other in a google sheet to see the
differences between all of the test subjects. The difference was the height,
weight and the time it took for certain distances which had us come to the
conclusion that height was what altered all of our numbers such as the time
it took to walk 10 steps or the time it took to walk 6 meters. We found that
the taller the person, the longer the stride length, and the shorter the time it
took for them to walk from point A to point B.

Method/Procedures:
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Step 1: Measure lengths of legs and stride length for every test subject

Step 2: Measure out 6 meters on the ground to have a set distance for all
test subjects to walk

Step 3: Get a timer to time for the distances set up

Step 4: have one of the subjects walk both 6 meters and time as well as
walk 10 steps and time

Step 5: Record your data for test subject number 1

Step 6: Repeat steps 4 and 5 with the other three test subjects

Step 7: Enter all of the data onto one google sheet

Step 8: Analyze the data and see where the differentiations are between
the test subjects

Step 9: Figure out what the controlled variable is, which would be the
height in this case

Step 10: Create your final table and analysis

Results:
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We found that our results helped support our hypothesis that the
taller the person, the shorter the time to walk the set distance. Our first test
subject was David, who was the tallest of our group. He is around 6”2’ and
weighs about 210 pounds. He had the largest stride length as well as the
shortest time for the distance he traveled which was 6 meters. The next
test subject was Joey, who was around 5”9’ and weighs around 138
pounds. He and Diamon got close to the same data because they had
similar heights which made their stride length exactly the same. Then, there
was Kendall who was the shortest of the group and got the smallest stride
length and the longest time to walk the set distance. The concluding results
helped to support our hypothesis that the taller the person is and the longer
the legs, the shorter time it takes them to walk from point A to point B.

Explanation of Predictive Model:

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As you can see in our table in the next page, We have a column
where in bold, it says, “Predictive Model”. This is the formula that we made
up to make sense of all of our data and how it all supports our hypothesis.
For our equation we did the time for 10 steps ^ distance divided by two, all
multiplied by the average stride length. This gave us a set of numbers that
were larger for the tallest person and smaller for the shortest person. This
formula, we believed, was the best way to represent our hypothesis in a
numerical way to show the differences between the test subjects.

All Graphs to show Data Differentiation:

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Time
Heig Weig toe-h heel- knee- Time Distanc Predict for Avg Avg
ht ht eel knee hip Experi for 10 e for 10 ive Distan distan veloc stride
(cm) (lbs) (cm) (cm) (cm) ment # steps steps Model ce ce ity length
Davi 182.8 Experi
d1 8 210 27.94 53.34 48.26 ment 1 6.31 6.988 27640 6 5.91 1.015 81
Davi 182.8 Experi
d2 8 210 27.94 53.34 48.26 ment 2 6.67 7.387 32650 6 5 1.2 81

Joey 174.6 Experi

1 3 138 26.67 48.26 53.34 ment 1 5.89 6.399 18070 6 5.36 1.119 69
Joey 174.6 Experi
2 3 138 26.67 48.26 53.34 ment 2 6.18 6.715 20890 6 5.69 1.054 69

Kend 160.0 Experi

al 1 3 110 27.94 50.08 55.88 ment 1 5.47 6.028 11380 6 5.49 1.093 52
Kend 160.0 Experi
al 2 3 110 27.94 50.08 55.88 ment 2 6.33 6.976 17650 6 5.4 1.111 52

Diam Experi
on 1 177.8 188 26.67 45.72 48.26 ment 1 5.88 7.044 24110 6 5.04 1.196 69
Diam Experi
on 2 177.8 188 26.67 45.72 48.26 ment 2 5.66 6.781 21510 6 5 1.2 69

Conclusion:
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In conclusion, my group and I worked diligently and got our

experiments done so that we could work on the predictive model and report
at home to make sure that we got everything done by the deadline. We
proved our hypothesis to be correct with these experiments. Our
hypothesis was that we could figure out the height of the person just by
watching their gate and that the taller the person, the longer the stride, and
the faster the time it took them to walk the set distance.