STABIL - a System to advance Technology and Assessment of Balance, Impact, and Loading

目前的建议是要求一个强大的机械扰动系统，以提供精确控制的动态刺激，以支持一组研究人员，他们共同专注于与人类稳定性、肌肉骨骼负荷和移动性相关的基础研究。该基础设施被称为Stabil(先进技术和平衡、冲击和负载评估系统)，由三个一般要素组成，包括由直线电机驱动的动态扰动平台、安装在平台上的力板系统和适当的安全设备。Stabil将提供独特和必要的方法，推动NSERC资助的13名科学家在三个互补研究主题上的研究计划。在“平衡和移动”的主题下，Stabil将对促进对全身平衡和移动的神经机械控制的基本理解至关重要，包括对机器人和两足动物运动建模的关注。关于“冲击和加载生物力学”的主题，Stabil将支持新的研究，以增强我们对冲击生物力学的基本理解，以及在应对机械干扰时控制节段和关节的稳定性。最后，Stabil将成为“传感器和辅助技术”主题的一个组成部分，该主题将开发和评估新的传感器(可穿戴和固定的)和辅助技术，以评估/影响全身运动的动力学和运动学。除了支持世界级的研究外，Stabil还将通过支持具有工程背景的HQP与生命科学实习生在学科综合团队中协同工作的研究环境，提供新的培训机会。总体而言，这种动态扰动系统的可用性，以及我们目前可用的测量技术(脑电、肌电、眼球跟踪器、运动分析)，将支持最新的科学研究计划，并为来自不同学科的所有级别的HQP提供独特的培训机会。

The current proposal is a request for a robust mechanical perturbation system to provide precisely controlled dynamic stimuli to support a group of researchers with a shared focus on fundamental research linked to human stability, musculoskeletal loading, and mobility. The infrastructure, referred to as STABIL (System to advance Technology and Assessment of Balance, Impact and Loading), comprises three general elements including a dynamic perturbation platform driven by linear motors, a system of force plates mounted to the platform, and appropriate safety equipment. STABIL will afford unique and essential methods to advance the research programs of 13 NSERC-funded scientists in three complementary research themes. Under the theme of 'Balance and Mobility', STABIL will be critical for advancing fundamental understanding of neuromechanical control of whole body balance and mobility including a focus on robotics and modeling of bipedal movement. Regarding the theme of 'Impact and Loading Biomechanics', STABIL will support novel research that enhances our basic understanding of impact biomechanics and control of segment and joint stability in response to mechanical disturbances. Finally, STABIL will be an integral element of the 'Sensor and Assistive Technologies' theme which will develop and evaluate new sensors (wearable and fixed) and assistive technologies to assess/influence kinetics and kinematics of whole body movement. In addition to supporting world-class research, STABIL would afford novel training opportunities by supporting a research environment where HQP with engineering backgrounds work in concert with life sciences trainees within discipline-integrated teams. Collectively, the availability of this dynamic perturbation system, along with our currently available measurement technologies (EEG, EMG, eye-tracker, motion analysis), will support state-of-the-science research programs and provide unique training opportunities for all levels of HQP from different disciplines.