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The development of a new training system for improving equilibrium sense using a virtual bicycle simulator

  • Sung Hwan Jeong*
  • , Yong Jun Piao
  • , Woo Suk Chong
  • , Yong Yook Kim
  • , Sang Min Lee
  • , Tae Kyu Kwon
  • , Chul Un Hong
  • , Nam Gyun Kim
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Jeonbuk National University

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Abstract

In this paper, a new rehabilitation training system was developed to improve equilibrium sense control by combining virtual reality technology with a fixed exercise bicycle. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the training system, twenty normal healthy adults participated as test subjects in the investigation of the influence of different the parameters on equilibrium sensory control. Several factors including path deviation, cycling time, cycling velocity, center of pressure were evaluated and analyzed quantitatively. Also, we investigated the usefulness of virtual feedback information for weight shift on the improvement of the effect of equilibrium training. After conducting repeated tests, we found improvements not only in of the ability to controlling balance and weight shift but also in the overall cycling capabilities such as cycling speed. Therefore, the new training system utilizing an excise bike and a virtual reality system is found to be effective on the improvement of equilibrium sense, and the technology we have developed seems to have a good prospect in the rehabilitation field.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2005 27th Annual International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, IEEE-EMBS 2005
Pages2567-2570
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2005
Event2005 27th Annual International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, IEEE-EMBS 2005 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 2005.09.12005.09.4

Publication series

NameAnnual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
Volume7 VOLS
ISSN (Print)0589-1019

Conference

Conference2005 27th Annual International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, IEEE-EMBS 2005
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period05.09.105.09.4

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Computer Science & Information Systems
  • Medicine
  • Data Science
  • Biological Sciences

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