Case study

Foot Allign Capstone

Foot Allign is a biomechanics capstone project that detects excessive out-toeing during walking and provides corrective haptic feedback. The build combined embedded sensing, IMU calibration, and validation against reference motion data.

RoleCapstone co-developer (biomedical engineering)

TimelineCapstone term

FocusWearable Biomechanics

Wearable device prototypingBiomechanics validationEmbedded sensingSignal analysis

Gait biomechanicsDomain

Engineering capstoneFormat

Wearable prototype + posterOutput

The brief

Challenge

Excessive out-toeing can increase joint stress and injury risk, but practical real-time corrective tools are limited.

Approach

What we made

Developed a compact wearable concept that tracks gait angle and triggers haptic feedback when out-toeing exceeds a calibrated threshold.

Designed a wearable approach for detecting out-toeing gait behavior and prompting corrective action.
Built and validated prototype outputs against reference motion capture data.
Presented full capstone poster with system architecture, device logic, and test outcomes.

Outcome

Results

Delivered a validated capstone prototype and full technical presentation demonstrating feasibility for real-time gait behavior feedback.

IMUESP32ArduinoData analysisPrototype fabrication

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Out-Toe Gait Correction (ESP32 + IMU)

Paired ESP32 boards with BNO055 IMUs that measure relative foot rotation, stream over ESP-NOW, and trigger LED or vibration feedback when out-toeing exceeds threshold.

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