Title :
Force platform for postural balance analysis
Author :
Boukhenous, Samir ; Attari, Mokhtar ; Remram, Youcef
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Instrum., USTHB, Algiers, Algeria
Abstract :
In clinical practice, postural stability is commonly evaluated by scored balance performance of body sway on a platform. In this work, a platform with reaction force measurement is realized for postural balance analysis. A Microsystems based on microcontroller was built in order to drive the instrumentation and a graphical user interface has also realized. After calibration, experimentation test of postural balance conducted by subject has been carried.
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; force measurement; gait analysis; microcontrollers; body sway; calibration; force platform; graphical user interface; microcontroller; postural balance analysis; postural stability; reaction force measurement; scored balance performance; Biomechanics; Force; Force measurement; Instruments; Sensors; Stability analysis; Strain; center of gravity; neuromuscular; platform; postural balance; postural stability; reaction force;
Conference_Titel :
Information Science, Signal Processing and their Applications (ISSPA), 2012 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0381-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0380-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISSPA.2012.6310673
