# US 2017/0281069 A1 · Methods and Systems for Determining Sensory Motor Performance Based on Non-Postural Information > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0281069 A1 - Document ID: US20170281069A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/510,396 - Filed: 2015-09-11 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2014-09-12 - Assignees: Emory University; Georgia Tech Research Corporation - Applicants: Emory University; Georgia Tech Research Corporation - Inventors: Russell K. Gore; Michelle LaPlaca; David W. Wright; Tamara Espinoza; Shean Phelps; Brian Liu; Stephen Smith; Nicole Kosoris; Alessio Medda; Courtney Crooks - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170281069A1 ## CPC - A61B 5/4023: {Evaluating sense of balance} - A61B 5/1116: {Determining posture transitions} - A61B 5/1124: {Determining motor skills} - A61B 5/7475: {User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick} - A61B 5/1113: {Local tracking of patients, e.g. in a hospital or private home} - A61B 5/1114: {Tracking parts of the body} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract Methods and systems relate to determining sensory motor performance based on user non-postural movements within a generated dynamic virtual environment. The generated environment requires users to: (i) utilize primary sensor inputs (e.g., vision, vestibular sensation and somatosensation); (ii) assess the dynamic virtual environment; and (iii) integrate and translate those inputs into movement to control the dynamic virtual environment. The methods may include receiving non-postural user input with respect to a state of one or more attributes of a dynamic virtual environment provided on a user interface for one or more sessions, the one or more attributes including a control object and a target which moves with respect to the control object; determining performance information based on the user input and the state of the one or more attributes for the one or more sessions; and determining sensory motor performance information from the performance information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of determining balance performance, comprising: receiving performance information with respect to a dynamic virtual environment, the performance information including user input data with respect to a state of one or more attributes of a dynamic virtual environment provided on a user interface for one or more sessions and the state of the one or more attributes, the one or more attributes including a control object that is moved directly based on user input and a target which moves with respect to and based on a movement of the control object, the user input relating to non-postural movement; determining one or more performance variables based on the performance information; and determining sensory motor performance information from the one or more performance variables. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: generating the dynamic virtual environment according to a testing condition; the one or more attributes of the dynamic virtual environment being fixed and/or dynamic based on the selected testing condition; and providing the dynamic virtual environment to the user interface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the one or more attributes further include a visual surround and a target zone to which the control object is moved, further comprising: generating the dynamic virtual environment for a session, wherein the one or more attributes are fixed and/or dynamic during the session; and detecting user input with respect to the state of the one or more attributes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according claim 1, further comprising: generating the dynamic virtual environment based on one or more testing conditions and/or one or more levels of difficulty; wherein each of the testing conditions includes a fixed and/or dynamic attributes. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the sensory motor performance information is a quantitative and/or qualitative assessment of the user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the sensory motor performance information includes a sensory motor performance score. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the non-postural movement relates to inputs with respect to head and/or neck movements of the user with respect to the dynamic virtual environment. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more performance variables includes a response error that is based on the position of the target with respect to the target zone. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: determining whether there is a response error based on the performance information, the response error being based on the position of the target with respect to the target zone; if the response error is determined, determining whether there is one or more user response errors based on the user input data during the response error; and modifying the dynamic virtual environment based on the determination of the user response error. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the one or more user response errors include first corrective head tilt, tilt error (or non-corrective response), response variability, response jerkiness, index measures of user control, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 11 A system for determining balance performance, comprising: at least one processor; and a memory, wherein the processor is configured to cause: receiving performance information with respect to a dynamic virtual environment, the performance information including user input data with respect to a state of one or more attributes of a dynamic virtual environment provided on a user interface for one or more sessions and the state of the one or more attributes, the one or more attributes including a control object that is moved directly based on user input and a target which moves with respect to and based on a movement of the control object, the user input relating to non-postural movement; determining one or more performance variables based on the performance information; and determining sensory motor performance information from the one or more performance variables. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to cause: generating the dynamic virtual environment according to a testing condition; the one or more attributes of the dynamic virtual environment being fixed and/or dynamic based on the selected testing condition; and providing the dynamic virtual environment to the user interface. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system according to claim 12, wherein the one or more attributes further include a visual surround and a target zone to which the control object is moved, and the processor is further configured to cause: generating the dynamic virtual environment for a session, wherein the one or more attributes are fixed and/or dynamic during the session; and detecting user input with respect to the state of the one or more attributes. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The system according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to cause: generating the dynamic virtual environment based on one or more testing conditions and/or one or more levels of difficulty; wherein each of the testing conditions includes a fixed and/or dynamic attributes. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The system according to claim 11, wherein the sensory motor performance information is a quantitative and/or qualitative assessment of the user. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The system according to claim 11, wherein the sensory motor performance information includes a sensory motor performance score. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The system according to claim 11, wherein the non-postural movement relates to inputs with respect to head and/or neck movements of the user with respect to the dynamic virtual environment. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The system according to claim 11, wherein the one or more performance variables includes a response error that is based on the position of the target with respect to the target zone. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The system according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to cause: determining whether there is a response error based on the performance information, the response error being based on the position of the target with respect to the target zone; if the response error is determined, determining whether there is one or more user response errors based on the user input data during the response error; and modifying the dynamic virtual environment based on the determination of the user response error. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The system according to claim 19, wherein the one or more user response errors include first corrective head tilt, tilt error (or non-corrective response), response variability, response jerkiness, index measures of user control, or a combination thereof.