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. 2017 May 11;12(5):e0175951. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175951

Table 2. List of features extracted from the vertical ground reaction force data.

Features Description
Coefficient of Variation (CV) of swing time CVswing = (mean/standard deviation) * 100
Coefficient of Variation (CV) of stride time CVstride = (mean/standard deviation) * 100
Mean Center of Pressure (CoP) of x-coordinate (Newton) MeanofCOPx=insix*f(six)inf(six)
where n is the number of sensors, six is x-coordinate of that sensor, and f(six) is the VGRF value of sensor i in N
Standard deviation of Center of Pressure (CoP) of x-coordinate (Newton) StandardDeviationofCOPx=insix*f(six)inf(six)
where n is the number of sensors, six is x-coordinate of that sensor, and f(six) is the VGRF value of sensor i in N
Mean Center of Pressure (CoP) of y-coordinate (Newton) MeanofCOPy=insiy*f(siy)inf(siy)
where n is the number of sensors, siy is y-coordinate of that sensor and f(siy) is the VGRF value of sensor i in N
Standard deviation of Center of Pressure (CoP) of y-coordinate (Newton) StandardDeviationofCOPy=insiy*f(siy)inf(siy)
where n is the number of sensors, sjy is y-coordinate of that sensor, and f(siy) is the VGRF value of sensor i in N
Mean peak force at heel strike (Newton) Mean of maximum value of VGRF force of sensors beneath heel for first five sample points in stance phase
Mean peak force at toe strike (Newton) Mean of maximum value of VGRF force of sensors beneath toe for last five sample points in stance phase
Standard deviation of peak forces at heel strike (Newton) STD of maximum value of VGRF force of sensors beneath heel for first five sample points in stance phase
Standard deviation of peak forces at toe strike (Newton) STD of maximum value of VGRF force of sensors beneath heel for first five sample points in stance phase
Mean kurtosis (Second) Mean kurtosis of the gait cycle duration
Mean skewness (Second) Mean skewness of the gait cycle duration
Mean Peak power of VGRF signal (Decibel) Mean maximum power from Power Spectral Density analysis of a VGRF gait cycle