Patent ID: 8900165
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A balance training system for improving postural control of a user by providing visual feedback regarding the user's center of mass (CoM) to the user on a display, the balance training system comprising: a balance improvement module connected to the display; and a first sensor which captures information about a position of the user with respect to a platform of the balance training system on which platform the user is moving and which provides the captured information to the balance improvement module, wherein the balance improvement module is configured to extract CoM information of the user from the captured information, to compare the extracted CoM information with a target area for the user's CoM located on the platform, and to provide results of the comparison to the display for displaying the results to the user, wherein the first sensor captures the information about the position of the user by tracking movement of a marker affixed to the user and provides the captured information to the balance improvement module, and the balance improvement module periodically provides a current position of the user's CoM to the display with respect to the target area based on a current detected position of the marker.