December 04, 2024

SMILING – Self Mobility Improvement in the eLderly by counteractING falls (FP7-ICT)

SMILING – Self Mobility Improvement in the eLderly by counteractING falls (FP7-ICT)

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The SMILING system is an innovative training device aimed at the prevention of falls in elderly people by training of walking. The SMILING system in its present format is a complete system for walking assessment and training and it consists of four main modules: i) a motorized pair of shoes, ii) a user friendly portable control unit, iii) a set of PC based algorithms for ad hoc perturbation generation, iv) a complete facility for walking assessment.

The project was completed September 2011

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