IMU-Based Gait Recognition and Analysis: Emerging Methods and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) have become widely used tools for gait analysis, enabling accurate, low-cost, and portable assessment of human movement in both controlled and real-world environments. The possibility to obtain continuous kinematic data enhanced applications from clinical gait evaluation to sports performance, rehabilitation, and daily activity monitoring. This Special Issue, “IMU-Based Gait Recognition and Analysis: Emerging Methods and Applications,” aims at collecting original research and reviews focusing on methodological innovations, data-driven approaches, and interdisciplinary applications of IMU technology in the study of human gait.

The topic aligns closely with the scope of Biomechanics by addressing quantitative movement analysis and its underlying mechanical principles through wearable sensing technologies. IMU-based gait analysis integrates experimental biomechanics, computational modeling, and data science, promoting new insights into human motion, motor control, and musculoskeletal function.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Biomechanics.

Dr. Emahnuel Troisi Lopez
Guest Editor

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