제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집

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Improvement of Equilibrium Sensory of the Elderly Using A Virtual Bicycle Training System

  • Jeong, Sung-Hwan (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Piao, Yong-Jun (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Chong, Woo-Suk (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Yook (Center for Healthcare Technology Developments, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kwon, Tae-Kyu (Division of Bionics and Bioinformatics, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Hong, Chul-Un (Division of Bionics and Bioinformatics, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Nam-Gyun (Division of Bionics and Bioinformatics, Chonbuk National University)
  • Published : 2005.06.02
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the effectives of a virtual bicycle system in improving the ability of equilibrium sense of normal healthy adults. Experiments were performed to find the factors related to the training of equilibrium sense. The subjects consisted of young and elderly people and the group of young people was compared against the group of elderly people. We investigated three different running modes of virtual bicycle system with two successive sets in total. W measured the parameters related to the running time, the velocity, the weight movement, the degree of the deviation from the road, and the location of the center of pressure (COP). The results showed that the running capability of the elderly became much better after repeated training. In addition, it was found out that the ability to control postural balance and the capability of equilibrium sensory were improved with the presentation of the visual feedback information of the distribution of weight. We also found that the running time and the running velocity reduced when there was no visual feedback information. From the results, our newly developed bicycle system seems to be effective in the diagnosis of equilibrium sense as well as in the improvement of the sense of sight, and vestibular function of the elderly in the field of rehabilitation training.

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