Application of Big Data Analysis and Internet of Things to the Intelligent Active Robotic Prosthesis for Transfemoral Amputees

Abstract

With the advent and rising usage of Internet of Things (IoT) eco-systems, there is a consequent, parallel rise in opportunities where technology can find its place to improve a number of human conditions. However, this is nothing new - we have been perfecting the usage of tools to aid our daily living throughout history. The true evolution lies in the interaction between us and the tools we create. Tools are now smart devices, yielding an opportunity where human-device interaction is giving us the very knowledge on how to improve that particular synthesis. From improving our fitness to detecting bradycardia and response of traumatic brain injury patient, we have come to a point where we are able to gain actionable insight into a lot of aspects of our health and condition. This creates a certain autonomy in understanding the unique make-up of every single person, in addition to yielding information that can be used by health practitioners to help in diagnosis, determination of medical approach and right recovery and follow-up methods. All of this supported by two major factors: IoT platforms and Big Data Analysis (BDA). This paper takes a deep dive into exemplary set-up of IoT platform and BDA framework necessary to support the improvement of human condition. Our SmartLeg prosthetic device integrates advanced prosthetic and robotic technology with the state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms capable of adapting the working of the prosthesis to the optimal gait and power consumption patterns, which provide means to customize the device to a particular user.