TWM545407U - Automatization foot testing analysis system - Google Patents

Description

Automated foot detection and analysis system

The present invention relates to a detection and analysis system, and more particularly to a foot detection and analysis system capable of automatically diagnosing a foot posture.

Plantar Pressure Data is a very important basis for the correction and prevention of body posture and can be used to diagnose foot symptoms or body posture problems. At present, the diagnosis of foot symptoms is carried out in a professional medical institution or a rehabilitation unit. After measuring the pressure data of the subject by professional instruments, it is necessary to submit the data analysis and the foot to a professional medical staff or analyst. Symptom diagnosis. Then, through the process of explanation, let the subject know the risk of those symptoms of the foot.

However, because the experience of each medical staff and analyst is different, the diagnosis is different, so the diagnosis given is not easy for the subject to understand. After listening to the explanation, the subject usually only has a foot pressure measurement chart at hand, and must rely on memory to remember the explanations of the medical staff or analysts, so it is easy to forget as time goes by, and because it is too professional, After a period of time, it is often difficult for the subject to understand the meaning of the foot pressure measurement chart.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an automated foot detection analysis system that ameliorates at least one of the disadvantages of the prior art.

Thus, the novel automated foot detection and analysis system can be used to analyze the symptoms of a foot of a subject. The automated foot detection analysis system includes a pressure sensing device, an output device, and an analysis device coupled to the pressure sensing device and the output device. The pressure sensing device can sense the pedaling of the two feet of the subject and correspondingly output a foot pressure data. The analysis device comprises a database, a foot pressure analysis unit, and an automatic diagnosis unit. The database has a plurality of diagnostic suggestions corresponding to different foot symptoms, and each diagnosis suggestion data is set with a foot pressure. a characteristic parameter, the foot pressure analysis unit can receive and analyze the foot pressure data to obtain at least one foot pressure characteristic parameter, and the automatic diagnosis unit can compare the diagnosis suggestion data corresponding to the at least one foot pressure characteristic parameter from the database And driving the output device to output the diagnostic suggestion data content for viewing by the subject.

The effect of the novel is: through the novel automatic foot detection and analysis system, after the subject completes the foot detection, the corresponding diagnosis suggestion information is automatically provided to the design of the subject, even if no analyst or medical staff is present. In the case of the subject, the subject can also roughly understand the symptoms that may exist in the foot.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the novel automated foot detection and analysis system can be used to automatically detect and diagnose possible foot symptoms of a subject's feet and provide corresponding diagnostic recommendations. The automated foot detection analysis system includes a pressure sensing device 3, an output device 4, and a diagnostic analysis device 5 that is coupled to the pressure sensing device 3 and the output device 4.

The pressure sensing device 3 is configured to be placed on the ground in a flat manner, and is capable of walking and stepping on the subject, and can measure and output a foot pressure data during the walking or the standing period of the subject. Since the pressure sensing device 3 measures and outputs the foot pressure data as a conventional technique and has many methods, it will not be described in detail.

The output device 4 includes a display 41 for displaying images, a lister 42 for printing out data, and a wireless communication module 43 capable of wirelessly communicating with an electronic device 901 held by the subject. The wireless communication module 43 can communicate with the electronic device 901 through common wireless communication technologies such as the Internet, WIFI, or Bluetooth. However, the components of the output device 4 are not limited thereto. The electronic device 901 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, smart glasses, a smart watch, a notebook computer, etc., but is not limited to the above types.

The foot pressure analysis device 5 can receive and analyze the foot pressure data, and includes a login verification unit 60, a database 50, a graphic unit 51, a foot pressure analysis unit 52, an automatic diagnosis unit 59, and a data file. Unit 61, and a data management unit 62.

The login verification unit 60 stores a plurality of account numbers/passwords, and can be used by the subject to input an account/password. The login verification unit 60 allows the subject to log in to operate the foot pressure analysis unit 52 when the account/password entered by the subject matches any of the built-in accounts/passwords. The login verification unit 60 can also be configured to connect the subject via the electronic device 901 to input an account/password, and when the account/password is verified to be correct, allow the subject to log in to access the data via the electronic device 901. . In this embodiment, the operation interface of the login verification unit 60 is integrated into the display 41 in the form of a touch interface, but is not limited thereto.

The database 50 has a plurality of diagnostic suggestion materials respectively corresponding to specific foot symptoms, and each diagnostic suggestion data is set with a foot pressure characteristic parameter, and the content of each diagnostic suggestion data is a symptom explanation of the corresponding foot symptom. And the rehabilitation treatment suggestion and the like can be displayed on the display 41 for viewing by the subject, and can also be printed and output on the paper via the lister 42 for the subject to carry or retain via the wireless communication. The module 43 is wirelessly transmitted to the electronic device 901 of the subject. However, the content and output of such diagnostic advice materials are not limited to this.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the graphic unit 51 graphically processes the foot pressure data, and correspondingly outputs a foot pressure distribution map 511 having two left and right intervals and respectively corresponding to the test. One-sided foot pressure map 512 of the left and right feet of the person.

The foot pressure analysis unit 52 has a two-legged load-bearing analysis module 53 for analyzing and diagnosing the proportion of the weight of the two feet, a standing gravity center analysis module 54 for analyzing the state of the body posture deflection, and one for analyzing and diagnosing the standing balance feeling. The standing balance analysis module 55, a standing posture analysis module 56 for analyzing and diagnosing the standing posture, an arch index analysis module 57 for analyzing and diagnosing the type of the arch, and an analysis for diagnosing the walking posture. The posture analysis module 58.

The two-legged load-bearing analysis module 53 analyzes the distribution area of each one-sided foot pressure map 512, and the magnitude of the foot pressure and the pressure distribution state of each area, and obtains the left and right feet of the subject for body weight. Relative load-bearing ratio, for example, the left foot is subjected to 60% of the body weight, while the right foot is subjected to 40% of the body weight, and a foot pressure characteristic parameter is output correspondingly.

The standing center of gravity analysis module 54 analyzes the distribution area of the one-sided foot pressure map 512, the magnitude of the foot pressure and the pressure distribution state of each area, and the spacing between the left and right feet, etc., to obtain a left foot center of gravity position 540, one The right foot center of gravity position 541 and a whole body center of gravity position 542. Then, the left foot center of gravity position 540, the right foot center of gravity position 541 and the whole body center of gravity position 542 are marked in the foot pressure distribution map 511, and a left and right extension is connected to the foot pressure distribution map 511 to connect the left foot. The center of gravity position 540, the right foot center of gravity position 541, and the posture center of gravity line 543 of the whole body center of gravity position 542.

The standing center of gravity analysis module 54 has a cross-shaped standard posture center of gravity line 545 built therein, and a standard posture center of gravity line 545 is indicated in the foot pressure distribution map 511. In the present embodiment, the standard body center of gravity position of the standard posture center of gravity line 545 is at its center of the cross. The standing center of gravity analysis module 54 analyzes the relative deflection angle and the deflection direction of the standard posture center of gravity line 545 and the posture center line 543 of the subject, and the offset of the center of gravity positions, and outputs a representative representative The foot pressure characteristic parameter of the subject's body posture deflection state.

Referring to FIG. 4, the standing balance analysis module 55 analyzes the left foot center of gravity position 540 and the right foot center of gravity when the subject stands still within the analysis time of the pressure sensing device 3, for example, 10 seconds. The position 541 is offset from the left and right offset state and the front-rear offset state of the whole body center of gravity position 542, and a standing balance sense analysis map 550 is output correspondingly. In the embodiment, the content of the standing balance sense analysis map 550 includes a left foot center of gravity offset trajectory, a right foot center of gravity offset trajectory, a body center of gravity offset trajectory, and a left foot center of gravity, a right foot center of gravity, and The left and right yaw displacement curve and the forward and backward yaw displacement curve of the center of gravity of the body, but the implementation of the standing balance analysis map 550 content is not limited thereto. The offset state includes, but is not limited to, an offset trajectory, a distance and a speed, and the like, and a foot pressure characteristic parameter is respectively output corresponding to the measured left and right offset degree and the front-rear offset degree.

Referring to FIG. 5, the standing posture analysis module 56 analyzes the shape of each one-side foot pressure map 512 of the foot pressure distribution map 511 to obtain the position of the heel trailing edge 561 of the one-sided foot pressure map 512. A foot centerline 562 extending from the heel trailing edge 561 forward through the left and right center of the one-sided foot pressure map 512 is analyzed. Next, the stance analysis module 56 will mark the heel trailing edge 561 in the foot pressure profile 511 and mark a left and right extension through the heel trailing edge 561 in the foot pressure profile 511. The bottom line 563 is measured, and two standard lines 564 extending forwardly from the heel trailing edge 561 and perpendicular to the measurement bottom line 563. Then, the angle of the angle θ between each foot centerline 562 and the respective standard line 564 is measured, and a measured foot pressure characteristic parameter representing the standing posture of the user is output corresponding to the measured angle θ. The so-called standing posture refers to the inner eight standing position or the outer eight standing position.

Referring to FIG. 6, the arch index analysis module 57 divides the portion of the unilateral foot pressure map 512 beyond the toe portion into a forefoot region 572, a midfoot region 573, and a foot. a region 574, and analyzing a ratio of a pressure curve distribution area in the midfoot region 573 to a sum of a pressure line area of the forefoot region 572, the midfoot region 573, and the forefoot region 574, and correspondingly outputting one representative The foot pressure characteristic parameter of the arch index of the unilateral foot pressure map 512.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the walking posture analysis module 58 analyzes the movement trajectory of the pressure center of each one-side foot pressure map 512 during the walking of the subject through the pressure sensing device 3, and correspondingly The one-sided foot pressure map 512 identifies a pressure center movement trajectory 581 and outputs a foot pressure characteristic parameter representative of the walking posture for the pressure center movement trajectories 581 that should wait for the one-sided foot pressure map 512.

The automatic diagnosis unit 59 receives the analysis of the foot pressure characteristic parameters output by the foot pressure analysis unit 52, and compares the diagnosis suggestion data corresponding to each foot pressure characteristic parameter from the data base 50, and compares the same. The diagnostic suggestion data is transmitted to the output device 4, and can be displayed directly on the display 41 for the analyst to explain the subject, or printed and outputted as a paper by the lister 42 for the subject. The diagnostic advice information is transmitted to the electronic device 901 of the subject through the wireless communication module 43.

After the automatic diagnosis unit 59 completes the detection diagnosis, the data filing unit 61 collects the detected foot pressure data, the foot pressure distribution map, the sufficient pressure characteristic parameters, and the diagnostic recommendation data. A personal foot clinic data is created and associated with the account of the subject, and then stored in the database 50.

The data management unit 62 automatically associates the account in the database 50 with the account registered by the subject when the subject directly operates the login verification unit 60 to log in or log in via the electronic device 901. All personal foot records are determined and displayed on the display 41 for review by the subject.

When the subject performs the standing posture detection and the walking posture detection with the novel automatic foot detection and analysis system, the subject needs to input the account/password before the login verification unit 60 to complete the login procedure.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, when the standing posture is detected, the subject's feet stand stationary on the pressure sensing device 3, and the pressure sensing device 3 detects and outputs the foot pressure data during the analysis time. When performing the walking posture analysis, the subject is asked to step on the pressure sensing device 3 a plurality of times, and the pressure sensing device 3 detects the pressure data of the foot that is stepped through each time.

The graphic unit 51 graphically processes each foot pressure data output by the pressure sensing device 3, and presents the shape of the foot pressure distribution map 511 to the output device 4 for analysis and acceptance. The tester directly watched. In addition, the foot pressure analysis unit 52 successively analyzes the foot pressure data and the foot pressure distribution map 511, thereby obtaining the foot pressure characteristic parameter of the relative bearing weight ratio relationship of the left and right feet, and the foot pressure characteristic parameter of the body posture deflection state, The foot pressure characteristic parameter of the standing balance, the foot pressure characteristic parameter of the standing posture, the foot pressure characteristic parameter of the arch index, and the foot pressure characteristic parameter of the walking posture.

In practice, the foot pressure analysis unit 52 averages the plurality of foot pressure characteristic parameters of the same detection item in the plurality of foot pressure data outputted by the detection, so that the automatic diagnosis unit 59 compares the data. However, implementation is not limited to this.

After the foot pressure analysis unit 52 analyzes and outputs the full-pressure characteristic parameters, the automatic diagnosis unit 59 compares all the corresponding diagnosis suggestion materials in the database 50 according to the full-pressure characteristic parameters, and The output of the output device 4 can be directly displayed on the display 41 for viewing by the subject, and can also be printed and outputted by the lister 42 for storage, or sent to the recipient through the wireless communication module 43. The electronic device 901 is used by the tester.

After the automatic diagnosis unit completes the diagnosis process, the data filing unit 61 establishes a personal foot clinic data for the detection, and stores the data in the database 50 in association with the account of the subject. The data management unit 62 can compare the personal footing information associated with the account when the user successfully logs in to the system through the login verification unit 60, and display the information on the display 41 for the subject to select. Check it out.

In summary, through the analysis device 5, the foot pressure data can be automatically analyzed and the corresponding diagnosis suggestions can be provided. In addition to the diagnostic reference for the analyst to provide a unified standard, the diagnosis can be made by the diagnosis. The recommended data is printed and output to the subject or to the electronic device 901 of the subject. Even in the absence of an analyst or medical staff, the subject can roughly understand the symptoms currently present in the foot. In addition to facilitating the re-examination of the foot test results in the future, it is also convenient to consult professional medical personnel, which is quite convenient and practical. Therefore, it is indeed possible to achieve the purpose of the present invention.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention. When the scope of the novel implementation cannot be limited thereto, all simple equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the contents of the patent specification are still This new patent covers the scope.

3‧‧‧ Pressure sensing device
4‧‧‧Output device
41‧‧‧ display
42‧‧‧ list machine
43‧‧‧Wireless communication module
5‧‧‧Analytical device
50‧‧‧Database
51‧‧‧Graphical unit
511‧‧‧ Foot pressure distribution map
512‧‧‧One-sided foot pressure map
52‧‧‧Fight pressure analysis unit
53‧‧‧Double-foot load-bearing analysis module
54‧‧‧Standing Center of Gravity Analysis Module
540‧‧‧The position of the center of gravity of the left foot
541‧‧‧The position of the right foot center of gravity
542‧‧‧ Body position
543‧‧‧ posture center line
545‧‧‧Standard posture center line
55‧‧‧Standing balance analysis module
550‧‧‧Standing balance analysis
56‧‧‧Stance Analysis Module
561‧‧‧Heel trailing edge
562‧‧‧Foot Center Line
563‧‧‧Measure the bottom line
564‧‧‧Standard line
57‧‧‧foot arch index analysis module
572‧‧‧The front area
573‧‧‧Shouzhong District
574‧‧ ‧After the area
58‧‧‧ Walking Analysis Module
581‧‧‧pressure center movement track
59‧‧‧Automatic diagnostic unit
60‧‧‧ Login Verification Unit
61‧‧‧Information filing unit
62‧‧‧Data management unit
901‧‧‧Electronic device

Other features and effects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the drawings, wherein: Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the automated foot detection analysis system of the present invention; Figure 3 is a diagram showing the distribution of the center of gravity of a left foot, the position of the center of gravity of a right foot, and the position of a center of gravity of a whole body; Figure 4 is a standing balance analysis. The figure shows the position of the center of gravity of the left foot when the subject is standing still, the position of the center of gravity of the right foot and the position of the center of gravity of the whole body; FIG. 5 is a distribution diagram of the foot pressure, and schematically illustrates the double of the subject Fig. 6 is a foot pressure distribution diagram for performing an arch index analysis, showing a case where each unilateral foot pressure map is divided into three regions for the bow index analysis; and Fig. 7 is a The foot pressure distribution map shows the movement center of the pressure center of each one-sided foot pressure map when the subject walks.

3‧‧‧ Pressure sensing device

4‧‧‧Output device

41‧‧‧ display

42‧‧‧ list machine

43‧‧‧Wireless communication module

5‧‧‧Analytical device

50‧‧‧Database

51‧‧‧Graphical unit

52‧‧‧Fight pressure analysis unit

54‧‧‧Standing Center of Gravity Analysis Module

55‧‧‧Standing balance analysis module

56‧‧‧Stance Analysis Module

57‧‧‧foot arch index analysis module

58‧‧‧ Walking Analysis Module

59‧‧‧Automatic diagnostic unit

60‧‧‧ Login Verification Unit

61‧‧‧Information filing unit

62‧‧‧Data management unit

53‧‧‧Double-foot load-bearing analysis module

901‧‧‧Electronic device

Claims (9)

An automated foot detection and analysis system capable of analyzing a foot symptom of a subject, and comprising: a pressure sensing device capable of sensing the pedaling of the two feet of the subject and correspondingly outputting a foot pressure Data; an output device; and an analysis device, wherein the signal is connected to the pressure sensing device and the output device, and includes a database, a foot pressure analysis unit, and an automatic diagnosis unit, wherein the database has a plurality of internal components Corresponding to the diagnosis suggestion information of different foot symptoms, each diagnosis suggestion data is set with a full pressure characteristic parameter, and the foot pressure analysis unit can receive and analyze the foot pressure data to obtain at least one foot pressure characteristic parameter, and the automatic diagnosis unit The diagnostic suggestion data corresponding to the at least one foot pressure characteristic parameter can be compared from the database, and the output device is driven to output the diagnostic suggestion data content for viewing by the subject. The automated foot detection and analysis system of claim 1, wherein the analysis device further comprises a graphical unit capable of graphically mapping the foot pressure data to establish a foot pressure distribution map, the foot pressure distribution map having two The left and right foot pressure maps respectively represent the left and right feet of the subject, and the graphical unit drives the output device to output the foot pressure distribution map for viewing by the subject. The automated foot detection and analysis system of claim 2, wherein the foot pressure analysis unit comprises a standing center of gravity analysis module, wherein the standing center of gravity analysis module can analyze the one-sided foot pressure map to obtain a left foot center of gravity a position, a position of the center of gravity of the right foot, and a position of the center of gravity of the whole body, and the position of the center of gravity of the left foot, the position of the center of gravity of the right foot, and the position of the center of gravity of the whole body are marked in the foot pressure distribution map, and the position of the center of gravity of the left foot is analyzed, The relative positional relationship between the position of the center of gravity of the right foot and the position of the center of gravity of the whole body, and outputting the at least one foot pressure characteristic parameter representing the state of the body posture deflection. The automatic foot detection and analysis system of claim 3, wherein the foot pressure analysis unit outputs a plurality of foot pressure characteristic parameters, and the foot pressure analysis unit further comprises a standing balance analysis module, the standing balance feeling The analysis module analyzes the shift of the position of the center of gravity of the left foot and the position of the center of gravity of the right foot in the forward and backward directions, and the corresponding output, in an analysis time in which the subject stands still on the pressure sensing device. A foot pressure characteristic parameter representing a sense of standing balance, the automatic diagnosis unit compares all corresponding diagnosis suggestion materials from the database according to the foot pressure characteristic parameters, and drives the output device to output the diagnostic suggestion materials. The automated foot detection and analysis system of claim 4, wherein the foot pressure analysis unit further comprises a two-legged load-bearing analysis module, wherein the two-legged load-bearing analysis module can analyze the one-sided foot pressure maps to obtain a The foot pressure characteristic parameter representing the relative bearing weight ratio relationship between the left and right feet. The automated foot detection and analysis system of claim 4, wherein the foot pressure analysis unit further comprises a standing posture analysis module, wherein the posture analysis module analyzes and obtains a heel of each one-sided foot pressure map. a trailing edge and a centerline of the foot extending forwardly and backwardly through the trailing edge of the heel, and the center line of the foot and a measuring bottom line extending to the trailing edge of the heel are indicated in the foot pressure distribution map. And two standard lines extending forward and backward through the heel trailing edge and perpendicular to the bottom line, the stance analysis module analyzes the angle between the center line of each foot and the respective standard line, and corresponds to A foot pressure characteristic parameter representing the standing posture of the subject is output. The automated foot detection and analysis system of claim 4, wherein the foot pressure analysis unit further comprises an arch index analysis module, the arch index analysis module extending along the front and back of each one-sided foot pressure map Direction, the unilateral foot pressure map is divided into a forefoot region, a midfoot region and a posterior region, and the midfoot region is calculated relative to the forefoot region, the midfoot region and the posterior region The image area ratio is corresponding to the output of a foot pressure characteristic parameter representing the arch index of the one-sided foot pressure map. The automatic foot detection and analysis system of claim 4, wherein the foot pressure analysis unit further comprises a walking posture analysis module, wherein the posture analysis module can step on the pressure sensing device by walking on the subject During the period, a pressure center movement trajectory of each unilateral foot pressure map is analyzed, and a foot pressure characteristic parameter representing a walking posture is outputted for the equal pressure center movement trajectory. The automated foot detection and analysis system of claim 2 is configured to allow the subject to log in via an electronic device with an account/password connection, wherein the analysis device further includes a data archiving unit and a login verification unit. And a data management unit, wherein the data shaping unit outputs the foot pressure data of the foot sensing device to the foot pressure data and the foot pressure analysis unit corresponding to the foot pressure data output The at least one foot pressure characteristic parameter, and the automatic diagnosis unit compares the diagnostic suggestion data corresponding to the at least one foot pressure characteristic parameter into a personal foot disease data, and pre-enter the personal foot disease data with the subject An account association is bound and stored in the database, and the data management unit compares all the individuals bound to the account from the database when the login verification unit verifies that the account/secret is correct. Medical information.