Despite human balance maintenance in quiet conditions could seem a trivial motor task, it is not. Recently, the human stance was described through a double link inverted pendulum (DIP) actively controlled at the ankle with an intermittent proportional (P) and derivative (D) control actions based on the sway of a virtual inverted pendulum (VIP) that links the ankle joint with the DIP center of mass. Such description, encompassing both the mechanical model and the intermittent control policy, was referred as the DIP/VIP human stance model, and it showed physiologically plausible kinematic patterns. In this study a mathematical formalization of the Center of pressure (COP) for a DIP structure was developed. Then, it was used in conjunction with an intermittently controlled DIP/VIP model to assess its kinetic plausibility. Three descriptors commonly employed in posturography were selected among six based on their capability to discriminate between young (Y) and elderly (O) adults groups. Then, they were applied to assess whether variations of the P–D parameters affect the synthetic COP. The results showed that DIP/VIP model can reproduce COP trajectories, showing characteristics similar to the Y and O groups. Moreover, it was observed that both P and D parameters increased passing from Y to O, indicating that the COP obtained from the DIP/VIP model is able to highlight differences in balance control between groups. The study hence promote the use of DIP/VIP in posturography, where inferential techniques can be applied to characterize neural control.

Center of pressure plausibility for the double-link human stance model under the intermittent control paradigm / Tigrini, A.; Verdini, F.; Fioretti, S.; Mengarelli, A.. - In: JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS. - ISSN 0021-9290. - STAMPA. - 128:(2021). [10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110725]

Center of pressure plausibility for the double-link human stance model under the intermittent control paradigm

Tigrini A.
Primo
Formal Analysis
;
Verdini F.
Secondo
Conceptualization
;
Fioretti S.
Penultimo
Supervision
;
Mengarelli A.
Ultimo
Conceptualization
2021-01-01

Abstract

Despite human balance maintenance in quiet conditions could seem a trivial motor task, it is not. Recently, the human stance was described through a double link inverted pendulum (DIP) actively controlled at the ankle with an intermittent proportional (P) and derivative (D) control actions based on the sway of a virtual inverted pendulum (VIP) that links the ankle joint with the DIP center of mass. Such description, encompassing both the mechanical model and the intermittent control policy, was referred as the DIP/VIP human stance model, and it showed physiologically plausible kinematic patterns. In this study a mathematical formalization of the Center of pressure (COP) for a DIP structure was developed. Then, it was used in conjunction with an intermittently controlled DIP/VIP model to assess its kinetic plausibility. Three descriptors commonly employed in posturography were selected among six based on their capability to discriminate between young (Y) and elderly (O) adults groups. Then, they were applied to assess whether variations of the P–D parameters affect the synthetic COP. The results showed that DIP/VIP model can reproduce COP trajectories, showing characteristics similar to the Y and O groups. Moreover, it was observed that both P and D parameters increased passing from Y to O, indicating that the COP obtained from the DIP/VIP model is able to highlight differences in balance control between groups. The study hence promote the use of DIP/VIP in posturography, where inferential techniques can be applied to characterize neural control.
2021
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