Design of Drop foot correction based on microcontroller

Abstract

There are some people suffering from dropping foot problem, a weakness in the communication between the nerve center of the brain and nerves in the foot, leading to difficulty in lifting the foot when walking then failure walking the right way. Drop foot correction help patients by generating electrical pulses at given amplitude, duration and frequency directed to the foot nerves and help to walk. The FES device is designed to tow sensors are placed inside the shoe sole which are connected to a stimulator device by wireless in order to avoid the difficulty of using the wires while on the move. The device is designed on the basis of low power consumption and low costing standard microcontroller, standard electronic equipment’s and standard wireless components were used which are easily found in the market.