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Week - 1 |
Course introduction and introduction to foot and ankle anatomy |
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Week - 2 |
Foot bones, joints and ligament structures |
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Week - 3 |
Foot biomechanics and gait analysis |
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Week - 4 |
Introduction to kinetic variable recording technologies |
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Week - 5 |
Position transducers and motion measurement systems |
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Week - 6 |
Working principles and applications of accelerometers |
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Week - 7 |
Structure of force platforms and data analysis |
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Week - 8 |
Midterm examination and general evaluation |
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Week - 9 |
Structure and applications of pressure insoles |
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Week - 10 |
Introduction to plantar pressure measurement systems |
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Week - 11 |
Platform-based plantar pressure measurement systems |
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Week - 12 |
Insole-based plantar pressure measurement systems |
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Week - 13 |
Comparison of wired and wireless measurement systems |
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Week - 14 |
Current technological developments, applications and course evaluation |