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Step Length Estimation Using the RSSI Method in Walking and Jogging Scenarios.

Zanru Yang¹, Le Chung Tran¹, Farzad Safaei¹

¹School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.

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Summary

This study estimates human step length using wireless channel properties and received signal strength indicator (RSSI). A novel filtering technique based on on-ankle path loss histograms achieves highly accurate step length estimation.

Keywords:

RSSI data histogram distance estimation gait speed on-ankle path loss step length estimation strike length estimation two-term Gaussian distribution

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Area of Science:

Wearable technology
Biomedical engineering
Signal processing

Background:

Accurate human step length estimation is crucial for gait analysis and health monitoring.
Existing methods often rely on inertial sensors or complex infrastructure.
Wireless channel properties offer a novel, unobtrusive approach.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a method for estimating human step length using wireless channel properties.
To introduce a new filtering technique for improving the accuracy of step length estimation.
To assess the performance of the proposed method across various walking and jogging scenarios.

Main Methods:

Utilized wearable transceivers to measure received signal strength indicator (RSSI) between ankles.
Converted RSSI to on-ankle path loss and analyzed its histogram, identifying two distinct humps.
Developed a two-term Gaussian fitting curve model and a novel filtering technique to set path loss thresholds for step length estimation.

Main Results:

The histogram of on-ankle path loss exhibited two humps, with the second related to maximum path loss and step length.
The proposed filtering technique effectively removed path loss outliers, establishing accurate upper and lower thresholds.
Achieved high accuracy in step length estimation with errors as low as 4.40 mm (indoor jogging).

Conclusions:

Wireless channel properties, specifically on-ankle path loss, can be reliably used for human step length estimation.
The novel filtering technique significantly enhances the accuracy of step length estimation.
The developed method demonstrates potential for practical applications in gait analysis and wearable health monitoring.