Determining Postural Stability
AssigneesMassachusetts Institute of Technology, President and Fellows of Harvard College
InventorsErez Lieberman, Katharine E. Forth, William H. Paloski
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Abstract
A method for determining postural stability of a person can include acquiring a plurality of pressure data points over a period of time from at least one pressure sensor. The method can also include the step of identifying a postural state for each pressure data point to generate a plurality of postural states. The method can include the step of determining a postural state of the person at a point in time based on at least the plurality of postural states.
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A method for determining postural stability of a person, the method comprising:
- acquiring a plurality of pressure data points over a period of time from at least one pressure sensor;
- identifying a postural state for each pressure data point to generate a plurality of postural states;
- and
- determining a postural state of the person at a point in time based on at least the plurality of postural states.
A method for determining postural stability, the method comprising:
- acquiring at least a first pressure data point and a second pressure data point from at least one pressure sensor;
- identifying a first postural state and a second postural state based on the first and second pressure data points;
- and
- determining a postural state at a point in time based on at least the first postural state and the second postural state.
A system for determining postural stability of a person comprising:
- at least one pressure sensor coupled to the person that acquires a plurality of pressure data points over a period of time;
- means for identifying a postural state for each pressure data point;
- means for generating a plurality of postural states of the person over the period of time;
- and
- means for determining a postural state of the person at a point in time based on the plurality of postural states.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.