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. 2020 Oct 20;10:17785. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-73215-9

Table 5.

Description of the features extracted from the IMU sensor data.

Variable Unit Description
Stride timing Stride duration s Duration of one complete stride cycle
Stance duration Period of ground contact (weightbearing) of an individual limb
Stride frequency Hz Number of repetitions of the stride unit per second
Duty factor (relative stance duration) Duration of stance phase as a proportion of the total limb cycle duration
Interlimb timing Diagonal advance placement % of stride duration Temporal dissociation at hoof contact between diagonal limb pairs
Lateral advance placement Temporal dissociation at hoof contact between ipsilateral limb pairs
Minimum number of limbs on the ground Minimum number of limbs on the ground per stride
Maximum number of limbs on the ground Maximum number of limbs on the ground per stride
Median number of limbs on the ground Median number of limbs on the ground per stride
Quardupedal stance % of stride duration Time of simultaneous stance of four limbs
Tripedal stance Time of simultaneous stance of tree limbs
Bipedal stance Time of simultaneous stance of two limbs
Single limb stance Time of simultaneous stance of one limb
Suspension Airborne phase of stride where all four limbs are in swing phase and free from weightbearing
Limb pair overlap LF-RF Period of synchronous ground contact between LF and RF limbs
Limb pair overlap LH-RH Period of synchronous ground contact between LH and RH limbs
Limb pair overlap LF-LH Period of synchronous ground contact between LF and LH limbs
Limb pair overlap RF-RH Period of synchronous ground contact between RF and RH limbs
Limb pair overlap LF-RH Period of synchronous ground contact between LF and RH limbs
Limb pair overlap RF-LH Period of synchronous ground contact between RF and LH limbs

LF Left front limb, RF Right front limb, LH Left hind limb, RH Right hind limb.