Evaluating Large Language Models for Gait Classification Using Text-Encoded Kinematic Waveforms
Background: Machine learning (ML) enhances gait analysis but often lacks the level of interpretability desired for clinical adoption. Large Language Models (LLMs) may offer explanatory capabilities and confidence-aware outputs when applied to structured kinematic data. This study therefore evaluated whether general-purpose LLMs can classify continuous gait kinematics when represented as textual numeric sequences and how their performance compares to conventional ML approaches. Methods: Lower-body kinematics were recorded from 20 participants performing seven gait patterns. A supervised KNN classifier and a class-independent One-Class SVM (OCSVM) were compared against zero-shot LLMs (GPT-5...
| Authors | Carlo Dindorf, Jonas Dully, Rebecca Keilhauer et al. |
|---|---|
| Primary category | cs.LG |
| Published | 4 March 2026 |
| Last updated at source | 4 March 2026 |
Silytics shows public metadata from arXiv and links to the original. Information may be incomplete or out of date. Last refreshed 17 October 2026. Licenses and terms of the original apply to the work itself. Not financial, legal or professional advice.