Abstract: | When the human gait becomes biomechanically inefficient it is described as abnormal. Abnormality can have a number of causes, and manifest itself in many ways. Being able to describe the abnormality present in a gait is useful for those trying to correct it. Gait is normally assessed visually by Podiatrists, but this is very subjective. an artificial system which could assess gait in a mroe objective manner would be a useful tool in treating gait abnormalities. This dissertation describes an investigation into the possible form of such a system.
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