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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2017
Bertec Corporation, Columbus, OH (US);
Necip Berme, Worthington, OH (US);
Jaswandi Tushar Pitale, Hilliard, OH (US);
Scott Zerkle Barnes, Thornville, OH (US);
Qian Wang, Plain City, OH (US);
Bertec Corporation, Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
A balance and/or gait perturbation system is disclosed herein. The balance and/or gait perturbation system includes a balance and/or gait perturbation device and a data processing device. The balance and/or gait perturbation device includes one or more displaceable components configured to be displaced at a plurality of different positions, and having one or more surfaces for receiving one or more respective limbs of the person; and one or more first actuators coupled to the one or more displaceable components to adjust the displacement position of the one or more displaceable components. The data processing device is configured to generate a stochastic signal for introducing a perturbation to the one or more displaceable components, and to control the displacement position of the one or more displaceable components using the stochastic signal such that the one or more displaceable components perturb a balance and/or gait of the person.