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Biomechanical human performance metrics of coordination and balance for operational decision-making

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Fineman, Richard A.(Richard Andres)
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Harvard--MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology.
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Leia A. Stirling.
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Abstract
The overall goal of this work is to develop a series of biomechanically-driven human performance metrics that aid operational decision-making. By quantifying inter-limb coordination and balance, we enable decoupling motor patterns without direct visual observation, providing objective feedback to decision-makers on the quality of human motion. To effectively develop and validate metrics for coordination and balance, we take a human-centered approach, contextualizing and evaluating in specific domains of interest. This work will focus on two: clinical geriatrics and aerospace spacesuit assembly (SSA) design. While these domains might seem distinct, both require a detailed understanding of nominal human motion and are interested in measuring deviation from desired motor patterns. To this end, we will test the hypothesis that we can augment decision-making in two domains of interest through the development and validation of biomechanically-driven human performance metrics for coordination and balance.
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This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
 
Thesis: Ph. D., Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, 2019
 
Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.
 
Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-210).
 
Date issued
2019
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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/122088
Department
Harvard--MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology; Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Harvard--MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology.

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