本研究利用微機電系統之技術，將壓力計結合在撓性基板上，完成穿戴式撓性感測器之概念，改善以往穿戴式輔具只是單純扮演輔助的角色，其並無法直接由自身求得足底壓力分佈，必須藉由外部的感測器，例如壓力板，藉以得到足部壓力、地面反射力以及足部重心的位置之方法，利用此種方式可直接量測患者的足部壓力，並對於足部穿戴式感測器與電腦端之連結上做一改善，避免因為穿戴式感測器之訊號影響整個系統，使之判斷造成誤差。

In the past, the distribution of the sole pressure cannot be measured by the wearable appliance in gait analysis. The sole pressure, the reaction force, and the center of gravity of body even the physical movement can only be got by an outside sensor, for instance, the pressure board. If we wanted to get the physical movement of body, we had to use the camera to capture the image and analysis. This study will use the concept of wearable sensor that using flexible sensor using Micro Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) to measure the distribution of the sole pressure and motion of body. Then we improve the problems of connection with the control computer. The monitoring computer could avoid receiving the error signal.

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