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Emotion classification using gait biomechanics and machine learning.

Angeloh Stout¹, Justin Macneal Cadenhead¹, Mrigank Maharana¹

¹Department of Bioengineering, Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA.

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Summary

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Recognizing emotions from walking patterns is feasible using 3D gait biomechanics and machine learning. This approach offers a novel method for emotion recognition, with potential applications in mental health.

Keywords:

Biomechanics Emotion recognition Emotions Gait Machine learning Pattern recognition

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Area of Science:

Biomechanics
Machine Learning
Affective Computing

Background:

Emotions influence walking patterns, making gait a potential data source for emotion recognition.
Gait-based emotion detection offers advantages over traditional methods like facial expressions due to reduced manipulation susceptibility.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine the feasibility of recognizing emotional states using 3D gait biomechanics and machine learning algorithms.

Main Methods:

Fifteen healthy adults recalled memories to elicit emotions (anger, sadness, joy, fear, neutral) during gait trials.
A 3D optoelectronic motion capture system recorded gait biomechanics, extracting 155 variables.
Five machine learning algorithms were evaluated using cross-validation and techniques to address class imbalance.

Main Results:

Machine learning models achieved higher-than-chance accuracy (59%) in classifying emotional states.
eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) demonstrated the highest performance (59% accuracy) using the top 20 biomechanical variables.
Sadness was the most accurately detected emotion (66% accuracy).

Conclusions:

3D gait analysis combined with machine learning shows promise as an alternative method for emotion recognition.
This research provides foundational evidence for developing tools to detect emotional fluctuations in mental health conditions.