... Abstract For proper balance assessment during a physical rehabilitation program, clinicians typically rely on rubric-oriented battery tests to score a patient’s physical capabilities, which can lead to subjectivity. While approaches have been taken to increase the objectivity of physical...

... Abstract The main balance mechanism in legged systems is the control of the Center of Pressure (COP) over the Base of Support (BOS). The BOS dimensions are therefore strictly related to the control authority of the COP and are typically associated to foot dimensions. This geometrical BOS...

... of multiple warning design parameters, including the modality and the temporal aspects of the warning stimulus, on balance maintenance during a simulated hard braking event. Two warning stimuli were used — an auditory stimulus and a visual stimulus. We investigated the effect of the timing of the warning...

... Abstract Tipping is an instrumental aspect of multi-phase contact situations that arise during common tasks such as the locomotion of legged systems. Despite its importance in balance recovery, tipping is often ignored in trajectory optimization due to the lack of existing methods that are able...