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In this study, we evaluated the sensitivity of events detection to the wavelet scale of the algorithm, when walking at different speeds, in order to optimize its selection. A single inertial sensor recorded the lumbar vertical acceleration of 20 subjects walking at three different self-selected speeds (slow, normal, and fast) in a motion analysis lab. The scale of the wavelet method was varied. ICs were generally accurately detected in a wide range of wavelet scales under all the walking speeds. FCs detection proved highly sensitive to scale choice. Different gait speeds required the selection of a different scale for accurate detection and timing, with the optimal scale being strongly correlated with subjects\u2019 step frequency. The best speed-dependent scales of the algorithm led to highly accurate timing in the detection of IC (RMSE &lt; 22 ms) and FC (RMSE &lt; 25 ms) across all speeds. Our results pave the way for the optimal adaptive selection of scales in future applications using this algorithm.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s19081869","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,4,22]],"date-time":"2019-04-22T03:15:53Z","timestamp":1555902953000},"page":"1869","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Optimizing the Scale of a Wavelet-Based Method for the Detection of Gait Events from a Waist-Mounted Accelerometer under Different Walking Speeds"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Carlotta","family":"Caramia","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Engineering, Roma Tre University, via Vito Volterra 62, 00146 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Cristiano","family":"De Marchis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Engineering, Roma Tre University, via Vito Volterra 62, 00146 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3380-6994","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maurizio","family":"Schmid","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Engineering, Roma Tre University, via Vito Volterra 62, 00146 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,4,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1349","DOI":"10.1093\/brain\/122.7.1349","article-title":"Comparative analysis of gait in Parkinson\u2019s disease, cerebellar ataxia and subcortical arteriosclerotic encephalopathy","volume":"122","author":"Ebersbach","year":"1999","journal-title":"Brain"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Caramia, C., Torricelli, D., Schmid, M., Munoz, A., Gonzalez, J., Grandas, F., and Pons, L. 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