Low cost and customized plantar pressure analyzer for foot pressure image in rehabilitation foot clinic

Abstract

Plantar pressure image is generally accepted as an effective tool to analyze a foot pathology and disorder in foot care investigation for a long time. In this research, we propose a preliminary study on the design and construction of low cost and customized plantar pressure analyzer for foot pressure image in a general rehabilitation foot clinic. A single bare foot loading platform is designed to measure a spread of plantar pressure inwhich combined of 72 force sensitive sensor in a form of fix array 6x12 matrix. An appropriate GUI software is specially designed in order to fit with a clinician user true requirement in both 2D and 3D pressure distribution analysis. Finally, database system for storage and retrieving in follow-up process also well develop. Not only an interesting output obtained from this study, this research also guide us to develop more customized and appropriated foot care scanner system for using in general hospital in the future.

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