Quantification of sensory information in human balance control

Herman van der Kooij, Hubertus F.J.M. Koopman, R. Jacobs, Thomas Mergner, H.J. Grootenboer

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Abstract

A human balance control model is developed, which includes the different sensory systems as well as neural time delays. The model is based on optimal control theory. Platform perturbation experiments were done to quantify the precision of the different sensory systems by matching model predictions with experimental results. The precision of the sensors was quantified by the variances of sensor noise. The noise to signal ratios for the muscle spindles are 3-7% and for vision 11-14%. For the vestibular organs unambiguous noise to signal ratios could not be found. To find the noise to signal ratios of the vestibular organs the method of identification of sensory information has to be modified
Original languageUndefined
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2th annual IEEE-EMBS conference
Place of PublicationHong Kong
PublisherIEEE
PagesV2393-2396
ISBN (Print)0-7803-5164-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Oct 1998
Event20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 1998 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Duration: 29 Oct 19981 Nov 1998
Conference number: 20

Publication series

Name
PublisherIEEE
Volume5

Conference

Conference20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 1998
Abbreviated titleEMBC
Country/TerritoryHong Kong
CityHong Kong
Period29/10/981/11/98

Keywords

  • METIS-145172
  • IR-32896

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