International Journal of Engineering and Technology

In this paper, the development of Instrumentation system for diagnosing the condition of bone quality is discussed. The conventionally available method for the assessment of bone mineral density and its related disease is through DEXA SCAN and cost of this machine is more for every scan which is not affordable for all people . This work is based on vibration analysis from impulse input on human leg bone. Two commercial MEMS accelerometers are attached on the shaft (long vertical leg bone) at appropriate locations where vibrations are predominant. The proposed system consists of a MEMS accelerometer sensor ADXL335 from Analog Devices is used as a detection sensor that measures vibrations in terms of acceleration produced by mild impulsive force applied on the diaphysis of left tibia and interfaced with Data Acquisition Card (DAQ) and displayed in the PC. The experiment was performed on human subjects by applying impulsive force using automated hammer in order to excite the bone with uniform force consistently in all trials. The time and the frequency domain analysis of the obtained output signals (analog voltages proportional to the accelerations from two sensors) gives the useful information about the BMD of the human subjects. The results have shown that the accelerations obtained in terms of voltages from the excitations of bone is different for men and women with different age groups .The information acquired and analyzed is used to evaluate the quality of the bone.