A Standing Balance Evaluation Method Based on Largest Lyapunov Exponent.
- Author:
Kun LIU
;
Hongrui WANG
;
Jinzhuang XIAO
;
Qing ZHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Acceleration;
Biomechanical Phenomena;
Humans;
Models, Biological;
Motion;
Nonlinear Dynamics;
Postural Balance;
physiology
- From:
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
2015;32(6):1212-1216
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In order to evaluate the ability of human standing balance scientifically, we in this study proposed a new evaluation method based on the chaos nonlinear analysis theory. In this method, a sinusoidal acceleration stimulus in forward/backward direction was forced under the subjects' feet, which was supplied by a motion platform. In addition, three acceleration sensors, which were fixed to the shoulder, hip and knee of each subject, were applied to capture the balance adjustment dynamic data. Through reconstructing the system phase space, we calculated the largest Lyapunov exponent (LLE) of the dynamic data of subjects' different segments, then used the sum of the squares of the difference between each LLE (SSDLLE) as the balance capabilities evaluation index. Finally, 20 subjects' indexes were calculated, and compared with evaluation results of existing methods. The results showed that the SSDLLE were more in line with the subjects' performance during the experiment, and it could measure the body's balance ability to some extent. Moreover, the results also illustrated that balance level was determined by the coordinate ability of various joints, and there might be more balance control strategy in the process of maintaining balance.
