| BoS | base of support |
| MIMU | magneto-inertial measurement unit |
| Infrared time-of-flight | infrared time of flight |
| SP | stereophotogrammetric system |
| DS | distance sensor(s) |
| f(t) | specific force |
| a(t) | acceleration |
| df(t) | distance recorded by the front DS attached to the instrumented shoe |
| dr(t) | distance recorded by the rear DS attached to the instrumented shoe |
| CSS | MIMU coordinate system |
| CSE | Earth coordinate system |
| CSG | global coordinate system |
| CSSP | SP coordinate system |
| t0 and tf | flat-foot instants of the instrumented foot that determine the beginning and the end of the considered generic gait cycle |
| t1 and t2 | first and last instants in which at least a DS records a distance different from zero within the same gait cycle |
| V1, V2, V3, and V4 | vertices of the footprint of the instrumented foot |
| V5, V6, V7, and V8 | vertices of the footprint of the non-instrumented foot |
| R | generic point of the medial side of the non-instrumented foot detected by the front DS |
| F | generic point of the medial side of the non-instrumented foot detected by the rear DS |