Design and Validation of a Tripping-Eliciting Platform Based on Compliant Random Obstacles.

ABSTRACT: Goal: The experimental study of the stumble phenomena is essential to develop novel technological solutions to limit harmful effects in at-risk populations. A versatile platform to deliver realistic and unanticipated tripping perturbations, controllable in their strength and timing, would be beneficial for this field of study. Methods: We built a modular tripping-eliciting system based on multiple compliant trip blocks that deliver unanticipated tripping perturbations. The system was validated with a study with 9 healthy subjects. Results: The system delivered 33 out of 34 perturbations (a minimum of 3 per subject) during the desired gait phase, and 31 effectively induced a tripping event. The recovery strategies adopted after the perturbations were qualitatively consi

SUBMITTER: Anselmino E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11655105 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature