Patent Publication Number: US-11026599-B2

Title: Method for assessing fall risk based on tracking data of a moving target

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a 371 national stage application of PCT Application No. PCT/US16/47258, filed Aug. 17, 2016, and claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Appln. 62/205,894, filed Aug. 17, 2015, and U.S. Provisional Appln 62/316,278, filed Mar. 31, 2016, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein, under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e). 
    
    
     STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL INTEREST 
     This invention was made with government support under Grant Number AG028747 awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The government has certain rights in the invention. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND 
     Bipedal standing balance is inherently unstable and requires coordinated interactions between various systems of a subject including sensorimotor and multi-segment musculoskeletal systems. As adults age, their sensorimotor and musculoskeletal systems gradually deteriorate which predisposes some aging adults to an increased risk of fall. 
     SUMMARY 
     It is here recognized that conventional methods for assessing fall risk are deficient, since they employ subjectively-determined scales which do not lend themselves to quantitative analysis. Additionally, many conventional methods for assessing fall risk encompass a narrow range of performance and thus exhibit floor and ceiling (switch and saturation) effects for those whose performance falls outside of this range. Additionally, conventional methods for assessing fall risk focus exclusively on balance assessment rather than a combination of tracking and balance assessment. Also, conventional methods for assessing fall risk are limited to balance assessment using involuntary perturbations and do not consider balance assessment based on volitional perturbations. 
     In a first set of embodiments, a method is provided for assessing a risk of fall based on tracking data of a moving target. The method includes obtaining movement data for the moving target and determining tracking data of a first subject to the moving target including a position of a body segment tracking the moving target and a position of a body center of mass. The method includes characterizing a response of the first subject to the moving target based on the movement data of the moving target and the tracking data of the first subject. The method includes determining tracking data of a second subject to the moving target including a body segment position tracking the moving target and a position of a body center of mass and determining a risk of fall of the second subject based on the response of the first subject and the tracking data of the second subject. 
     In a second set of embodiments, a method is provided for assessing a risk of fall based on tracking a moving target. The method includes determining tracking data of a first subject to the moving target based on sensors attached to a body of the first subject that measure a position of one or more body segments at incremental time increments over a time period. The method includes characterizing a response of the first subject to the moving target based on the tracking data of the first subject. The method includes determining tracking data of a second subject to the moving target based on sensors attached to a body of the second subject that measure a position of one or more body segments at each time increment over the time period. The method includes determining a risk of fall of the second subject based on the response of the first subject and the tracking data of the second subject. 
     In other embodiments, a computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions is provided, where execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform one or more steps of the above methods, or an apparatus or system is configured to perfume one or more steps of the above methods. 
     Still other aspects, features, and advantages are readily apparent from the following detailed description, simply by illustrating a number of particular embodiments and implementations, including the best mode contemplated for carrying out the invention. Other embodiments are also capable of other and different features and advantages, and its several details can be modified in various obvious respects, all without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature, and not as restrictive. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Embodiments are illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements and in which: 
         FIG. 1A  is a block diagram that illustrates an example of a biomechanical model of a human subject, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 1B  is a front view that illustrates an example of a system for assessing a fall risk of a subject based on tracking data of the subject and a moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 1C  is a block diagram that illustrates an example of a base of support between the feet of the subject in the system of  FIG. 1B , according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 1D  is a block diagram that illustrates an example of the system of  FIG. 1B , according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 2  is a flow diagram that illustrates an example of a method for assessing a fall risk based on tracking data of a moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 3A  is a graph that illustrates an example of root mean square error (RMSE) between a body segment and the moving target in the system of  FIG. 1B , according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 3B  is a graph that illustrates an example of a root mean square deviation (RMSD) between a body center of mass and a center of the base of support of  FIG. 1C , according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 3C  is a graph that illustrates an example of a time delay between a body segment and the moving target in the system of  FIG. 1B , according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 3D  is a graph that illustrates an example of a time delay between a body center of mass and the moving target in the system of  FIG. 1B , according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 4A  is a graph that illustrates an example of a position of a body segment and the moving target in a medial-lateral (ML) direction, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 4B  is a graph that illustrates an example of a position of a body segment and the moving target in a superior-inferior (SI) direction, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 4C  is a graph that illustrates an example of a position of a body center of mass and the moving target in a medial-lateral (ML) direction, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 4D  is a graph that illustrates an example of a position of a body center of mass and the moving target in an anterior-posterior (AP) direction, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 4E  is a graph that illustrates an example of a frequency spectrum of the body segment and a frequency spectrum of the moving target in the medial-lateral (ML) direction, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 4F  is a graph that illustrates an example of a frequency spectrum of the body segment and a frequency spectrum of the moving target in a superior-inferior (SI) direction, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 4G  is a graph that illustrates an example of a frequency spectrum of the body center of mass and a frequency spectrum of the moving target in a medial-lateral (ML) direction, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 4H  is a graph that illustrates an example of a frequency spectrum of the body center of mass and a frequency spectrum of the moving target in an anterior-posterior (AP) direction, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 5A  is a graph that illustrates an example of a root mean square error (RMSE) and a normalized root mean square error (NRMSE) between a body segment and the moving target in a medial-lateral (ML) direction as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 5B  is a graph that illustrates an example of a root mean square error (RMSE) and a normalized root mean square error (NRMSE) between a body segment and the moving target in a superior-inferior (SI) direction as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 5C  is a graph that illustrates an example of a root mean square deviation (RMSD) between a body center of mass and a center of a base of support in a medial-lateral (ML) direction as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 5D  is a graph that illustrates an example of a root mean square deviation (RMSD) between a body center of mass and a center of a base of support in an anterior-posterior (AP) direction as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 6  is a block diagram that illustrates an example of a length between the center of mass (CoM) and joint center of rotation (CoR) in each segment of the biomechanical model of  FIG. 1A , according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 7A to 7G  are block diagrams that illustrate forces and torques imparted at the CoM and CoR of each segment of the biomechanical model of  FIG. 1A , according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 8A to 8F  are graphs that illustrate an example of a normalized force imparted on joints of lower extremity (LE) body segments in a healthy subject and a position of the moving target in a medial-lateral (ML) direction, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 8G to 8L  are graphs that illustrate an example of a normalized force imparted on joints of upper extremity (UE) body segments in a healthy subject and a magnitude of the XYZ position of the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 9A to 9F  are graphs that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the normalized force imparted on joints of LE body segments in a healthy subject and a frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 9G to 9L  are graphs that illustrates an example of a frequency spectrum of the normalized force imparted on joints of the UE body segments in a healthy subject and a frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 10A to 10F  are graphs that illustrate an example of a normalized force imparted on joints of lower extremity (LE) body segments in a second subject and a position of the moving target in a medial-lateral (ML) direction, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 10G to 10L  are graphs that illustrate an example of a normalized force imparted on joints of upper extremity (UE) body segments in a second subject and a magnitude of the XYZ position of the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 11A to 11F  are graphs that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the normalized force imparted on joints of LE body segments in a second subject and a frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 11G to 11L  are graphs that illustrates an example of a frequency spectrum of the normalized force imparted on joints of the UE body segments in a second subject and a frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 12A to 12F  are graphs that illustrate an example of a normalized force imparted on joints of lower extremity (LE) body segments in a second subject after training and a position of the moving target in a medial-lateral (ML) direction, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 12G to 12L  are graphs that illustrate an example of a normalized force imparted on joints of upper extremity (UE) body segments in a second subject after training and a magnitude of the XYZ position of the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 13A to 13F  are graphs that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the normalized force imparted on joints of LE body segments in a second subject after training and a frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 13G to 13L  are graphs that illustrates an example of a frequency spectrum of the normalized force imparted on joints of the UE body segments in a second subject after training and a frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 14A  is a graph that illustrates an example of a ratio of an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the body segment and an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the medial-lateral (ML) direction as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 14B  is a graph that illustrates an example of a ratio of an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the body segment and an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the superior-inferior (SI) direction as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 14C  is a graph that illustrates an example of a ratio of an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the body center of mass and an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the medial-lateral (ML) direction as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 15A  is a graph that illustrates an example of a phase lag of the frequency spectrum of the body segment and the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the medial-lateral (ML) direction as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 15B  is a graph that illustrates an example of a phase lag of the frequency spectrum of the body segment and the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the superior-inferior (SI) direction as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 15C  is a graph that illustrates an example of a phase lag of the frequency spectrum of the body center of mass and the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the medial-lateral (ML) direction as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 16  is a graph that illustrates an example of a step response of the body segment and the body center of mass based on moving the target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 17  is a graph that illustrates an example of a normalized root mean square error (NRMSE) between a body segment and the moving target as a function of phase lag between the frequency spectrum of the body segment and the frequency spectrum of the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 18A to 18B  are graphs that illustrate an example of a position of a body segment and the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 18C to 18D  are graphs that illustrate an example of a position of a body center of mass and the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 18E to 18F  are graphs that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the body segment and a frequency spectrum of the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 18G to 18H  are graphs that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the body center of mass and a frequency spectrum of the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 19A to 19B  are graphs that illustrate an example of a position of a body segment and the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 19C to 19D  are graphs that illustrate an example of a position of a body center of mass and the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 19E to 19F  are graphs that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the body segment and a frequency spectrum of the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 19G to 19H  are graphs that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the body center of mass and a frequency spectrum of the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 20A to 20B  are graphs that illustrate an example of a position of a body segment and the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 20C to 20D  are graphs that illustrate an example of a position of a body center of mass and the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 20E to 20F  are graphs that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the body segment and a frequency spectrum of the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 20G to 20H  are graphs that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the body center of mass and a frequency spectrum of the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 21A to 21B  are graphs that illustrate an example of a position of a body segment and the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 21C to 21D  are graphs that illustrate an example of a position of a body center of mass and the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 21E to 21F  are graphs that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the body segment and a frequency spectrum of the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 21G to 21H  are graphs that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the body center of mass and a frequency spectrum of the moving target, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 22  is a block diagram that illustrates a computer system upon which an embodiment of the invention may be implemented; 
         FIG. 23  is a block diagram that illustrates a chip set upon which an embodiment of the invention may be implemented; 
         FIG. 24A  is a graph that illustrates an example of a root mean square error (RMSE) as a function of root mean square deviation (RMSD) for a plurality of subject groups, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 24B  is a graph that illustrates an example of a root mean square error (RMSE) as a function of root mean square deviation (RMSD) for a plurality of subject groups, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 25A  is a graph that illustrates an example of a mean force magnitude of a left joint as a function of a mean force magnitude of a right joint over the time period for a plurality of subject groups, according to an embodiment; and 
         FIG. 25B  is a graph that illustrates an example of an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized force of a UE body segment joint as a function of the frequency spectrum of the moving target for a plurality of subject groups, according to an embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     A method is described for assessing a fall risk based on tracking data of a subject who is tracking a moving target. In the following description, for the purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the present invention. 
     Notwithstanding that the numerical ranges and parameters setting forth the broad scope are approximations, the numerical values set forth in specific non-limiting examples are reported as precisely as possible. Any numerical value, however, inherently contains certain errors necessarily resulting from the standard deviation found in their respective testing measurements at the time of this writing. Furthermore, unless otherwise clear from the context, a numerical value presented herein has an implied precision given by the least significant digit. Thus a value 1.1 implies a value from 1.05 to 1.15. The term “about” is used to indicate a broader range centered on the given value, and unless otherwise clear from the context implies a broader range around the least significant digit, such as “about 1.1” implies a range from 1.0 to 1.2. If the least significant digit is unclear, then the term “about” implies a factor of two, e.g., “about X” implies a value in the range from 0.5× to 2×, for example, about 100 implies a value in a range from 50 to 200. Moreover, all ranges disclosed herein are to be understood to encompass any and all sub-ranges subsumed therein. For example, a range of “less than 10” can include any and all sub-ranges between (and including) the minimum value of zero and the maximum value of 10, that is, any and all sub-ranges having a minimum value of equal to or greater than zero and a maximum value of equal to or less than 10, e.g., 1 to 4. 
     Some embodiments of the invention are described below in the context of assessing a fall risk of a subject based on tracking data of the subject who is tracking a moving target. However, the invention is not limited to this context. In other embodiments the system is used to determine a robotic assist for a subject in order to achieve better tracking or balance or some combination. In other embodiments, the system is used to assess a fall risk of a subject based on tracking data of the subject to a moving target while the subject is instructed to keep their feet in place during the assessment. In other embodiments, the moving target travels beyond the reach of the subject and the subject is instructed to step, when necessary, to maintain tracking of the moving target. This embodiment allows precise determination of the limits of the subject&#39;s standing balance as a function of a reaching direction. 
     In other embodiments, the tracking data is analyzed in real time as part of an adaptive staircase algorithm to assess the subject&#39;s performance. In this embodiment, when the subject demonstrates proficiency in tracking the moving target at a given excursion amplitude, the amplitude is increased, making the tracking more difficult and challenging the subject to perform at the limits of their balance. In other embodiments, the moving target travels in three dimensions and the subject wears virtual reality goggles while tracking the moving target. In other embodiments, the tracking data is measured as the subject walks on a treadmill. 
     In other embodiments, the tracking data is measured as the subject stands on a low cost and portable force sensitive pad (e.g. Zeno Walkway® System). In other embodiments, the tracking data is measured as the subject stands on low cost and portable foot pressure sensors (e.g. Medilogic® Foot Pressure Measuring System). In other embodiments, the tracking data is measured by low cost and portable three dimensional accelerometers (e.g. Noraxon MyoMotion® Accelerometer System). 
     In other embodiments, the tracking data is measured by a machine-vision system including charge-coupled device (CCD) cameras. In this embodiment, each CCD camera captures the subject&#39;s body motion from a different perspective and identifies each body segment and its respective location and orientation in 3D coordinates throughout the subject movement. In this embodiment, a mass and a location of a center of mass (COM) for each body segment are computed using anthropometric data and combined to give whole-body mass and a center of mass for the body. In other embodiments, the tracking data is measured by a low cost machine-vision system that employs three ASUS Xtion PRO LIVE® motion sensing systems. 
     1. Overview 
       FIG. 1A  is a block diagram that illustrates an example of a biomechanical model  101  of a human subject  190 , according to an embodiment. In an example embodiment, the model  01  includes 13 rigid segments and 12 joints as listed in Table 1 below: 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Biomechanical model segments and joint centers of rotation 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 Segment Index 
                 Segment 
                 Joint 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 1. 
                 Right Foot 
                 Right Ankle 
               
               
                 2. 
                 Right Shank 
                 Right Knee 
               
               
                 3. 
                 Right Thigh 
                 Right Hip 
               
               
                 4. 
                 Left Foot 
                 Left Ankle 
               
               
                 5. 
                 Left Shank 
                 Left Knee 
               
               
                 6. 
                 Left Thigh 
                 Left Hip 
               
               
                 7. 
                 Lower Trunk 
                 L5/S1 a   
               
               
                 8. 
                 Trunk 
                 C7/T1 b   
               
               
                 9. 
                 Head 
               
               
                 10. 
                 Right Upper Arm 
                 Right Shoulder 
               
               
                 11. 
                 Right Forearm &amp; 
                 Right Elbow 
               
               
                   
                 Hand 
               
               
                 12. 
                 Left Upper Arm 
                 Left Shoulder 
               
               
                 13. 
                 Left Forearm &amp; 
                 Left Elbow 
               
               
                   
                 Hand 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     However, in other embodiments, a biomechanical model of a subject need not include all of the segments listed in Table 1 and  FIG. 1A  and can include fewer or more than those depicted in  FIG. 1A  and listed in Table 1. A local coordinate system  102  (x j y j z j ) is assigned to each body segment j (1≤j≤13 in the illustrated embodiment) with its origin at the segment&#39;s center of mass (CoM) and is oriented in the manner indicated in  FIG. 1A . With the subject  190  standing in the position shown in  FIG. 1A , each local coordinate system  102  x j y j  plane is parallel to the subject&#39;s  190  (and segment&#39;s) frontal plane, while the y j z j  plane is parallel to the segment&#39;s sagittal plane. For the feet, which are assumed to remain in contact with the ground, the y j  axis points vertically upward. For the shanks, thighs, trunk, upper arms, forearms, and hands, the y j  axis is directed along a line joining the proximal and distal joint centers of rotation (CoRs), which composes these segments&#39; end points. In an example embodiment, the hands are splinted so there is no motion at the wrist, and the hand therefore is functionally an extension of the forearm. The local coordinate system  102  is fixed with respect to their associated segments and move in the same manner as the segments. A fixed global coordinate system  104  (x 0 y 0 z 0 ) is located between the two feet approximately in the middle of a base of support (BOS) area between the feet. 
       FIG. 1B  is a front view that illustrates an example of a system  100  for assessing a fall risk of the subject  190  based on tracking data of the subject  190  and a moving target  110 , according to an embodiment. Although the subject  190  is depicted for purposes of illustration, the subject is not part of the system  100 . A screen  103  is positioned approximately one arm length (AL) in front of the subject  190  and is aligned approximately perpendicular to the anterior-posterior (AP) direction or z 0  axis of the global coordinate system  104 . A target  110 , such as an image of a disk, is projected onto the screen  103  by a projector (not shown) and follows a path that defines target motion  111 . In an example embodiment, the screen  103  is a 6′×10′ reverse projection screen and the projector is a high resolution digital projector. Although  FIG. 1B  depicts that the target  110  is an image of an object (e.g., an image of a disk), in an example embodiment the target  110  is a moving object, such as a suspended object operated by servo motors or a drone or some other remotely controlled vehicle. In various embodiments, the target motion is controlled by a controller and the target motion is described by target tracking data that is either used to control the target or sensed as the target moves in response to unknown commands. 
     A tracking sensor is attached to a body segment of the subject  190 , which segment is used to most closely track the target  110 . In the example embodiment of  FIG. 1B , the tracking sensor is a finger sensor  112  attached to a finger of the subject  190  that the subject  190  uses to track the target  110  as it moves across the screen  103 . The tracking sensor (e.g., finger sensor  112 ) measures the position of the finger in the global coordinate system  104  for each time increment over a time period. 
     Although the system  100  depicts moving the target  110  along a two-dimensional (2D) screen  103 , the invention is not limited to this arrangement and encompasses a system in which a target is moved in three-dimensional (3D) space, such as on a curved screen. The target is an object or an image of an object in various embodiments. In an example embodiment, the target has a limited excursion from the subject, such as one arm length or one step from the subject. In one example embodiment of the 3D system, the subject is not permitted to step during the tracking. In another example embodiment of the 3D system, the subject is permitted to step during the tracking. 
     A position of the target  110  or target motion  111  is described by a medial-lateral (ML) or X position in the global coordinate system  104  and in a superior-inferior (SI) or Y position in the global coordinate system  104  at time t. In an example embodiment, the position of the target  110  is driven to follow a spatial track defined by a sum of 14 sine functions: 
                       X   ⁡     (   t   )       =       ∑     i   =   1     14     ⁢           ⁢       1     2   ⁢           ⁢   π   ⁢           ⁢     f   i         ⁢     sin   ⁡     (     2   ⁢           ⁢   π   ⁢           ⁢     f   i     ⁢   t     )             ,     
     ⁢       Y   ⁡     (   t   )       =       ∑     i   =   1     14     ⁢           ⁢       1     2   ⁢           ⁢   π   ⁢           ⁢     f   i         ⁢       sin   ⁡     (       2   ⁢           ⁢   π   ⁢           ⁢     f   i     ⁢   t     +     ϕ   i       )       .                   (   1   )               
where f i  is the frequency of the sine function with index i and ϕ i  is a randomly selected phase shift of the i th  sine function. As provided in equation 1, the amplitude of the i th  sine function is inversely proportional to the magnitude of the frequency f i . In an example embodiment, the randomly selected phase shift ϕ i  is applied to the SI component of the target motion  111 , to remove any visible correlation between the SI component and the ML component of the target motion  111 . In the example embodiment, the frequencies f i  are selected (see Table 2) within a range (0.05≤f i ≤3.0 Hz). In another example embodiment, the frequencies f i  are selected as either multiples of each other (right column, Table 2), resulting in predictable target motion  111  or frequencies f i  not multiples of each other (left column, Table 2), resulting in unpredictable target motion  111 . In other embodiments, other frequency components and phases are used.
 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Disk motion parameters 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                 Unpredictable Frequency Set 
                 Predictable Frequency Set 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 f i   
                 Period 
                 ϕ i   
                 f i   
                 Period 
                 ϕ i   
               
               
                 (Hz) 
                 (sec) 
                 (deg) 
                 (Hz) 
                 (sec) 
                 (deg) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 0.024 
                 41.67 
                 90 
                 0.024 
                 41.67 
                 90 
               
               
                 0.056 
                 17.86 
                 284 
                 0.048 
                 20.83 
                 76 
               
               
                 0.104 
                 9.62 
                 76 
                 0.096 
                 10.42 
                 192 
               
               
                 0.184 
                 5.43 
                 215 
                 0.192 
                 5.21 
                 238 
               
               
                 0.296 
                 3.38 
                 122 
                 0.288 
                 3.47 
                 99 
               
               
                 0.344 
                 2.91 
                 99 
                 0.336 
                 2.98 
                 145 
               
               
                 0.488 
                 2.05 
                 330 
                 0.480 
                 2.08 
                 261 
               
               
                 0.584 
                 1.71 
                 145 
                 0.576 
                 1.74 
                 30 
               
               
                 0.712 
                 1.40 
                 261 
                 0.720 
                 1.39 
                 168 
               
               
                 0.824 
                 1.21 
                 238 
                 0.816 
                 1.23 
                 284 
               
               
                 0.904 
                 1.11 
                 168 
                 0.912 
                 1.10 
                 215 
               
               
                 1.432 
                 0.70 
                 192 
                 1.416 
                 0.71 
                 307 
               
               
                 2.104 
                 0.48 
                 30 
                 2.184 
                 0.46 
                 330 
               
               
                 2.936 
                 0.34 
                 53 
                 2.928 
                 0.34 
                 122 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Overall excursion amplitudes: 0.5, 0.6563, 0.8125, .09688, 1.25 arm lengths (ALs) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In an example embodiment, an amplitude of the target motion  111  is determined based on the AL of the subject  190 . In an example embodiment, the AL is measured by a sensor (not shown) between a tip of the pointing index finger and the acromion process, with the arm extended in front of the body. An advantage of this arrangement is that the target motion  111  is customized to each subject  190  based on the AL of the subject  190 . In an example embodiment, the amplitude of the target motion  111  is based on a plurality of multiples of the AL, such as the multiples listed at the bottom of Table 2. In an example embodiment, for each AL-multiple that is used to determine the amplitude of the target motion  111 , the subject  190  tracks the target  110  over two time periods—one time period for the set of unpredictable frequencies (left column, Table 2) and another time period for the set of predictable frequencies (right column, Table 2). An advantage of this approach is that the target moves in a fashion (e.g. the range of amplitudes) that is at or just beyond the ability of a healthy subject to track the target while maintaining balance. In the example embodiment of Table 2, with five AL-multiples to determine the amplitude of the target motion  111 , the subject  190  tracks the target  110  over a total of ten time periods (e.g. two time periods for each of the five target motion amplitudes). In an example embodiment, where each time period is approximately 90 seconds, the total time that the subject  190  tracks the target  110  is approximately 15 minutes. An advantage of these durations is that the subject is tested for a wide range of motions without causing exhaustion of a healthy or typical subject. The numerical parameters of target motion  111 , including the frequencies f i  and AL-multiples listed in Table 2 are merely examples and the frequencies and AL-multiples used to determine the amplitude of target motion  111  are not limited to those listed in Table 2. 
     In some embodiments, the system  100  also includes body segment sensors  108  that are attached to each body segment of the subject  190  listed in Table 1. In other embodiments, the body segment sensors  108  are attached to zero or fewer or more body segments than those listed in Table 1. The body segment sensors  108  are located at a position of the CoM of each body segment and measure the position of the CoM of each body segment in the global coordinate system  104 , as the subject  190  tracks the target  110 . In an example embodiment, the body segment sensors  108  are initially positioned at the CoM of each segment, which is determined based on a location of the CoRs of each body segment which are related to a height of the subject  190 , which are both measured by a sensor (not shown). The mass of each body segment is determined, in the example embodiment, based on a weight of the subject  190  that is measured by a platform  106  on which the subject  190  stands. In some embodiments, the platform  106  includes force plates that measure a force and torque applied by the feet of the subject  190  in the global coordinate system  104 . In an example embodiment, the force plate is a triaxial force plate such as AMTI Optima series, Advanced Mechanical Technology Inc., Watertown, Mass. For example, in an example embodiment, the height and weight of the subject  190  are used to determine a length and a mass of each body segment, based on gender-specific anthropometric data of the length and mass of each body segment according to an average height and an average weight of human subjects. In an example embodiment, the body segment sensor  108  is a triangular rigid body with infrared emitting diodes (IREDs) positioned at each vertices of the rigid body to form the local coordinate system  102  of each body segment. 
     A body center of mass  114  of the subject  190  is calculated at each time increment of the time period that the subject  190  tracks the target  110 . The body center of mass  114  is a weighted sum of the CoM of each body segment, as measured by the body segment sensors  108  for position of the body segment and the pre-determined mass of the body segment. In an example embodiment, a weighting coefficient of each body segment in the weighted sum is a ratio of the body segment&#39;s mass to the total body mass. At each time increment of the time period, the body center of mass  114  is calculated in the global coordinate system  104  and a projection  124  of the body center of mass  114  is determined in the xz plane (the floor plane), as discussed below. 
       FIG. 1C  is a block diagram that illustrates an example of a base of support  122  between the feet of the subject  190  in the system  100  of  FIG. 1B , according to an embodiment. Foot sensors  120  are positioned in a left shoe  121  and right shoe  123 , to measure a location and an area or a base of support  122  between the left and right feet. In an example embodiment, the foot sensors  120  are positioned in the left and right shoes  121 ,  123  to measure a location of a fifth metatarsal joint and a lateral outside of a heel of each foot. These four points define vertices of a quadrilateral that defines the base of support  122  and is used to calculate a center  125  of the base of support  122 . As previously discussed, the projection  124  of the body center of mass  114  in the xz plane is determined by removing the y component from the body center of mass  114 . A deviation between the center  125  of the base of support  122  and the projection  124  of the body center of mass is used to assess the subjects  190  balance as they track the target  110 . In an example embodiment, the subject  190  is instructed to move their feet as little as possible, to minimize variation in the base of support  122 . 
       FIG. 1D  is a block diagram that illustrates an example of the system  100  of  FIG. 1B , according to an embodiment. A controller  130  includes a process  140  that determines the target motion  111  in the ML (X) position and in the SI (Y) position and subsequently causes the target  110  to move in accordance with the determined target motion  111 . In the example embodiment of  FIG. 1B , the process  140  determines the target motion  111  of the image of the disk along the screen  103  and the controller  130  causes the image of the disk to move along the screen  103  in accordance with the target motion  111 . In an example embodiment, the controller  130  transmits the target motion  111  data to the projector after which the projector causes the image of the disk to move along the screen  103  based on the target motion  111  data received from the controller  130 . The process  140  need not determine the target motion  111  and the controller  130  subsequently cause the target  110  to move in accordance with the target motion  111 , provided that the controller  130  receives the target motion  111  data from a secondary source, including either a separate controller for the target or measurements of the target  110 , or some combination. 
     The tracking sensor (e.g. finger sensor  112 ) transmits the position data of the finger to the controller  130  in the global coordinate system  104 , for each time increment over the time period that the subject  190  tracks the target  110 . In an example embodiment, the finger sensor  112  transmits ML (X) position data of the finger and SI (Y) position data of the finger to the controller  130 , for each time increment over the time period that the subject  190  tracks the target  110 . In an example embodiment, the process  140  compares the position data of the finger to the position data of the target  110  at each time increment over the time period. Although  FIG. 1D  depicts a finger sensor  112 , the system  100  is not limited to the finger sensor  112  and encompasses any tracking sensor that detects a position of the body segment that is tracking the target  110 . In the example embodiment, the time increment is selected in a range from about 0.3 to 20 milliseconds (msec). 
     The body segment sensors  108  transmit the CoM of each body segment to the controller  130  in the global coordinate system  104 , for each time increment over the time period. In an example embodiment, the body segment sensors  108  transmit ML (X) position data and AP (Z) position data of the CoM of each body segment to the controller  130  for each time increment over the time period. The process  140  measures a location of the body center of mass  114  at each time increment based on a weighted sum of the CoM of each body segment. In the example embodiment, the process  140  measures the location of the body center of mass  114  in the ML (X) direction and in the AP (Z) direction, based on a weighted sum of the CoM of each body segment in the ML (X) direction and in the AP (Z) direction. Additionally, the process  140  determines the projection  124  of the body center of mass  114  at each time increment over the time period, by eliminating the y component of the body center of mass  114 . 
     The foot sensors  120  transmit data to the controller  130  indicating the boundaries of the base of support  122  at each time increment over the time period. The process  140  determines the area of the base of support  122  and the center  125  of the base of support  122  at each time increment over the time period, based on this data from the foot sensors  120 . The process  140  compares the projection  124  of the body center of mass  114  and the center  125  of the base of support  122  at each time increment over the time period. In an example embodiment, the process  140  computes a deviation between the projection  124  of the body center of mass and the center  125  of the base of support  122  at each time increment, such as a deviation in one or more of the ML (X) or AP (Z) directions, for example. In various embodiments, the controller  130  and process  140  comprise one or more general purpose computer systems, as depicted in  FIG. 22  or one or more chip sets as depicted in  FIG. 23 , and instructions to cause the computer or chip set to perform one or more steps of the method  200  described below with reference to  FIG. 2 . 
     Although processes, equipment, and data structures are depicted in  FIGS. 1A to 1D  as integral blocks in a particular arrangement for purposes of illustration, in other embodiments one or more processes or data structures, or portions thereof, are arranged in a different manner, on the same or different hosts, in one or more databases, or are omitted, or one or more different processes or data structures are included on the same or different hosts. 
       FIG. 2  is a flow diagram that illustrates an example of a method  200  for assessing a fall risk based on tracking data of the moving target  110 , according to an embodiment. Although steps are depicted in  FIG. 2  as integral steps in a particular order for purposes of illustration, in other embodiments, one or more steps, or portions thereof, are performed in a different order, or overlapping in time, in series or in parallel, or are omitted, or one or more additional steps are added, or the method is changed in some combination of ways. 
     In step  202 , the moving target  110  is commanded to follow movement data that includes the target motion  111  which indicates a position of the moving target  110  at each time increment over the time period. In an example embodiment, in step  202 , the process  140  determines the target motion  111  in the ML (X) position and the SI (Y) position, e.g., using the 14 sine waves of Equation 1, described above, and subsequently the controller  130  causes the target  110  to move in accordance with the determined target motion  111  across the screen  103 . In step  202 , the process  140  determines one or more parameters of the target motion  111 . In an example embodiment, the process  140  determines an amplitude of the target motion  111 , based on one or more multiples of the AL of the subject  190 . In another example embodiment, the process  140  determines a frequency spectrum of the target motion  111 , based on whether the target motion  111  is unpredictable (left side, Table 2) or predictable (right side, Table 2). In some embodiments, the commands come from a different source, and, in step  202 , a sensor measures the movement of the target so a processor can determine the tracking data that describes the motion of the target based on the sensor data. 
     In step  204 , tracking data of a first subject  190  to the moving target  110  is determined based on the body segment sensors  108  and tracking sensor (e.g., finger sensor  112 ) attached to the first subject  190 . During step  204 , the body segment sensors  108  transmit the CoM of each body segment to the controller  130  in the global coordinate system  104 , for each time increment over the time period. In an example embodiment, the body segment sensors  108  transmit ML (X) position data and AP (Z) position data of the CoM of each body segment to the controller  130  for each time increment over the time period. Additionally, during step  204 , the tracking sensor (e.g., finger sensor  112 ) transmits the position data of the tracking segment to the controller  130  in the global coordinate system  104 , for each time increment over the time period that the subject  190  tracks the target  110 . In an example embodiment, the tracking sensor (e.g., finger sensor  112 ) transmits ML (X) position data of the finger and SI (Y) position data of the finger to the controller  130 , for each time increment over the time period that the subject  190  tracks the target  110 . 
     In step  206 , a response is characterized of the first subject  190  to the moving target  110 . In step  206 , the process  140  characterizes the response of the first subject  190  based on the movement data of the moving target  110  from step  202  and the tracking data of the first subject  190  to the moving target  110  from step  204 . 
     In an example embodiment, in step  206 , the response is characterized by comparing the position of the finger of the first subject  190  tracking the moving target  110  and the position of the moving target  110 . In an example embodiment, the process  140  computes a Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) between the position of the finger of the first subject  190  and the position of the moving target  110  in the ML (X) and SI (Y) directions. RMSE x  is defined as the RMSE between the position of the finger of the first subject  190  and the position of the moving target  110  in the ML (X) direction and is expressed as: 
                       RMSE   x     =           ∑     i   =   1       n   x       ⁢           ⁢       [         x   d     ⁡     (   i   )       -       x   f     ⁡     (   i   )         ]     2         n   x           ,           (   2   )               
where x d (i) is the X component of the target  110  at sampling instant i; x f (i) is the X component of the finger of the first subject  190  at sampling instant i; and n x  is the number of data points associated with the X direction. RMSE y  is defined as the RMSE between the position of the finger of the first subject  190  and the position of the moving target  110  in the SI (Y) direction and is defined similarly as RMSE x  in equation 2. A composite error RMSE xy  is defined as the RMSE between the position of the finger of the first subject  190  and the position of the moving target  110  in both the ML (X) and SI (Y) directions and is expressed as:
 
                     RMSE   xy     =             ∑     i   -   1       n   x       ⁢           ⁢       [         x   d     ⁡     (   i   )       -       x   f     ⁡     (   i   )         ]     2         n   x       +         ∑     i   -   1       n   y       ⁢           ⁢       [         y   d     ⁡     (   i   )       -       y   f     ⁡     (   i   )         ]     2         n   y                   (   3   )               
where y d (i) is the Y component of the target  110  at sampling instant i; y f (i) is the Y component of the finger of the first subject  190  at sampling instant i; and n y  is the number of data points associated with the Y direction.
 
       FIG. 3A  is a graph  300  that illustrates an example of RMSE between a body segment and the moving target  110  in the system  100  of  FIG. 1B , according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  302  is the amplitude of the moving target  110 , in units of multiples of AL. The vertical axis  304  is the RMSE in units of centimeters (cm). The graph  300  depicts the RMSE x  in the ML direction (white), the RMSE y  in the SI direction (grey) and the RMSE xy  in both the ML and SI directions (black). As depicted in the graph  300 , the magnitude of the RMSE x , RMSE y  and RMSE xy  rises with increasing amplitude of the moving target  110 . Additionally, as depicted in the graph  300 , the magnitude of RMSE y  in the SI direction is less than the magnitude of the RMSE x  in the ML direction for the same moving target  110  amplitude. 
     In an example embodiment, in step  206 , the response is characterized by comparing the position of the projection  124  of the body center of mass and the center  125  of the base of support  122 . In an example embodiment, the process  140  computes a Root Mean Square Deviation (RMSD) between the projection  124  of the body center of mass and the center  125  of the base of support  122  in the ML (X) and AP (Z) directions. RMSD x  is defined as the RMSD between the position of the projection  124  of the body center of mass and the position of the center  125  of the base of support  122  in the ML (X) direction. RMSD z  is defined as the RMSD between the position of the projection  124  of the body center of mass and the center  125  of the base of support  122  in the AP (Z) direction and is defined similarly as RMSD x . A composite deviation RMSD xz  is defined as the RMSD between the position of the projection  124  of the body center of mass and the position of the center  125  of the base of support  122  in both the ML (X) and AP (Z) directions. In one example embodiment, the RMSD x  and RMSD xz  are expressed as: 
                           ⁢         RMSD   x     =           ∑     i   -   1       n   x       ⁢           ⁢       [         x   BoS     ⁡     (   i   )       -       x   CoM     ⁡     (   i   )         ]     2         n   x           ⁢     
     ⁢       RMSD   xz     =             ∑     i   -   1       n   x       ⁢           ⁢       [         x   BoS     ⁡     (   i   )       -       x   CoM     ⁡     (   i   )         ]     2         n   x       +         ∑     i   -   1       n   z       ⁢           ⁢       [         z   BoS     ⁡     (   i   )       -       z   CoM     ⁡     (   i   )         ]     2         n   z                       (   4   )               
where x BoS (i) is the X component of the center  125  at sampling instant i; x CoM (i) is the X component of the projection  124  at sampling instant i; z BoS (i) is the Z component of the center  125  at sampling instant i; z CoM (i) is the Z component of the projection  124  at sampling instant i; n x  is the number of data points associated with the X direction; and n z  is the number of data points associated with the Z direction. In an example embodiment, the composite deviation RMSD xz  computed in equation 4 can range from zero to values corresponding to a boundary of the base of support  122 , which may indicate a risk of fall.
 
       FIG. 3B  is a graph  310  that illustrates an example of a RMSD between the projection  124  of the body center of mass and the center  125  of the base of support of  FIG. 1C , according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  312  is the amplitude of the moving target  110 , in units of multiples of AL. The vertical axis  314  is the RMSD in units of centimeters (cm). The graph  310  depicts the RMSD x  in the ML direction (white), the RMSD z  in the AP direction (grey) and the RMSD xz  in both the ML and AP directions (black). As depicted in the graph  310 , the magnitude of the RMSD x , RMSD z  and RMSD xz  rises with increasing amplitude of the moving target  110 . Additionally, as depicted in the graph  310 , the magnitude of RMSD z  in AP direction is less than the magnitude of the RMSD x  in the ML direction for the same moving target  110  amplitude. 
     In an example embodiment, in step  206 , the response is characterized by measuring a time delay τ between the position of the finger of the first subject  190  tracking the moving target  110  and the position of the moving target  110 . In an example embodiment, the time delay τ between the position of the finger of the first subject  190  tracking the moving target  110  and the position of the moving target  110  is measured in the ML (X) and SI (Y) directions.  FIG. 3C  is a graph  320  that illustrates an example of a time delay τ between the finger and the moving target  110  in the system  100  of  FIG. 1B , according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  322  is the amplitude of the moving target  110 , in units of multiples of AL. The vertical axis  324  is the time delay τ in units of seconds (secs). The graph  320  depicts the time delay in the ML direction (white), the time delay in the SI direction (grey) and the time delay in both the ML and SI directions (black). As depicted in the graph  320 , the magnitude of the time delay in the ML direction, SI direction and in both the ML and SI directions is relatively constant for a given amplitude of the moving target  110 . Additionally, as depicted in the graph  320 , the magnitude of the time delay in the ML direction, the SI direction and in both the ML and SI directions are relatively constant over a range of amplitudes of the moving target  110 . In an example embodiment, for a group of 32 young healthy subjects  190 , an average time delay in the ML and SI directions across all amplitudes of the moving target  110  is approximately 0.51±0.056 seconds. 
     In an example embodiment, in step  206 , the response is characterized by measuring a time delay τ between the position of the projection  124  of the body center of mass and the position of the moving target  110 . In an example embodiment, the time delay τ between the position of the projection  124  and the position of the moving target  110  is measured in the ML (X) and AP (Z) directions.  FIG. 3D  is a graph  330  that illustrates an example of a time delay τ between the projection  124  and the moving target  110  in the system  100  of  FIG. 1B , according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  332  is the amplitude of the moving target  110 , in units of multiples of AL. The vertical axis  334  is the time delay τ in units of seconds (secs). The graph  330  depicts the time delay in the ML direction (white), the time delay in the AP direction (grey) and the time delay in both the ML and AP directions (black). As depicted in the graph  330 , the magnitude of the time delay in the ML direction, AP direction and in both the ML and AP directions is relatively constant for a given amplitude of the moving target  110 . Additionally, as depicted in the graph  330 , the magnitude of the time delay in the ML direction, the AP direction and in both the ML and AP directions are relatively constant over a range of amplitudes of the moving target  110 . In an example embodiment, for a group of 32 young healthy subjects  190 , an average time delay in the ML and AP directions across all amplitudes of the moving target  110  is approximately 0.92±0.039 seconds. 
     In an example embodiment, in step  206 , the response is characterized by comparing a frequency spectrum of the moving target  110  with a frequency spectrum of the position of the finger of the first subject  190  tracking the moving target  110 . In an example embodiment, in step  202 , the frequency spectrum of the target motion  111  is determined and includes discrete frequencies f i  for each sine function of index i expressed in equation 1. The frequency spectrum of the position of the finger of the first subject  190  is obtained by performing a Fourier Transform of the position of the finger of the first subject  190  at each time increment over the time period.  FIG. 4A  is a graph  400  that illustrates an example of a position of the finger and the moving target in the ML (X) direction, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  402  is time in units of second (sec). The left vertical axis  404  is the ML position of the finger in units of centimeters (cm) and the right vertical axis  406  is the ML position of the target  110  in units of centimeter (cm). The graph  400  depicts the ML position of the finger (black plot), the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the ML position of the finger (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±2.96 cm of the ML positions of the finger depicted in graph  400 .  FIG. 4B  is a graph  410  that illustrates an example of a position of the finger and the moving target in the SI (Y) direction, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  412  is time in units of second (sec). The left vertical axis  414  is the SI position of the finger in units of centimeters (cm) and the right vertical axis  416  is the SI position of the target  110  in units of centimeter (cm). The graph  410  depicts the SI position of the finger (black plot), the SI position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the SI position of the finger (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±1.39 cm of the SI positions of the finger depicted in graph  410 . 
       FIG. 4E  is a graph  450  that illustrates an example of a frequency spectrum of the finger and a frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  452  is frequency in units of Hertz (Hz), the left vertical axis  454  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the finger in the ML direction in units of centimeters (cm) and the right vertical axis  456  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction in units of centimeters (cm). In an example embodiment, the frequency spectrum of the finger in the ML direction is obtained by performing a Fourier transform of the position of the finger in the ML direction in graph  400  of  FIG. 4A , where the values of the frequency spectrum are set to zero for all frequencies except the discrete frequencies f i  of the moving target  110 . The graph  450  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the finger in the ML direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. In an example embodiment, during step  206 , the controller  130  automatically determines a ratio of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the finger to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction for each discrete frequency f i . In the example embodiment, the ratio is calculated for each multiple of the AL that is used to determine the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110 . In an example embodiment, where a group of young healthy subject  190  track the moving target  110 , the ratio is at least 0.9 for the six lowest frequencies f i  of the moving target  110 . 
       FIG. 4F  is a graph  460  that illustrates an example of a frequency spectrum of the finger and a frequency spectrum of the moving target in the SI direction, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  452  is frequency in units of Hertz (Hz), the left vertical axis  464  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the finger in the SI direction in units of centimeters (cm) and the right vertical axis  466  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the SI direction in units of centimeters (cm). In an example embodiment, the frequency spectrum of the finger in the SI direction is obtained by performing a Fourier transform of the position of the finger in the SI direction in the graph  410  of  FIG. 4A , where the values of the frequency spectrum are set to zero for all frequencies except the discrete frequencies f i  of the moving target  110 . The graph  460  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the finger in the SI direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the SI direction (grey) for each discrete frequency fi of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. In an example embodiment, during step  206 , the controller  130  automatically determines a ratio of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the finger to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the SI direction for each discrete frequency f i . In the example embodiment, the ratio is calculated for each multiple of the AL that is used to determine the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110 . In an example embodiment, where a group of young healthy subject  190  track the moving target  110 , the ratio is at least 0.9 for the six lowest frequencies f i  of the moving target  110 . 
     In an example embodiment, in step  206 , the response is characterized by comparing a frequency spectrum of the moving target  110  with a frequency spectrum of the projection  124  of the body center of mass. In an example embodiment, in step  202 , the frequency spectrum of the target motion  110  is determined and includes discrete frequencies f i  for each sine function of index i expressed in equation 1. The frequency spectrum of the position of the projection  124  of the body center of mass is obtained by performing a Fourier Transform of the position of the projection  124  of the body center of mass at each time increment over the time period.  FIG. 4C  is a graph  420  that illustrates an example of a position of the projection  124  of the body center of mass in the ML (X) direction, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  422  is time in units of second (sec). The left vertical axis  424  is the ML position of the projection  124  in units of centimeters (cm) and the right vertical axis  426  is the ML position of the target  110  in units of centimeter (cm). The graph  420  depicts the ML position of the projection  124  (black plot), the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the ML position of the projection  124  (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±1.49 cm of the ML positions of the projection  124  depicted in graph  420 .  FIG. 4D  is a graph  430  that illustrates an example of a position of the projection  124  in the AP (Z) direction, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  432  is time in units of second (sec). The left vertical axis  434  is the AP position of the projection  124  in units of centimeters (cm) and the right vertical axis  436  is a magnitude of the XYZ position of the target  110  in units of centimeter (cm). The graph  430  depicts the AP position of the projection  124  (black plot), the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the AP position of the projection  124  (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±1.35 cm of the AP positions of the projection  124  depicted in graph  430 . 
       FIG. 4G  is a graph  470  that illustrates an example of a frequency spectrum of the projection  124  and a frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  452  is frequency in units of Hertz (Hz), the left vertical axis  474  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  in the ML direction in units of centimeters (cm) and the right vertical axis  476  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction in units of centimeters (cm). In an example embodiment, the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  in the ML direction is obtained by performing a Fourier transform of the position of the projection  124  in the ML direction in graph  420  of  FIG. 4C , where the values of the frequency spectrum are set to zero for all frequencies except the discrete frequencies f i  of the moving target  110 . The graph  470  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  in the ML direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. In an example embodiment, during step  206 , the controller  130  automatically determines a ratio of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction for each discrete frequency f i . In the example embodiment, the ratio is calculated for each multiple of the AL that is used to determine the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110 . In an example embodiment, where a group of young healthy subject  190  track the moving target  110 , the ratio is at least 0.2 for the six lowest frequencies f i  of the moving target  110 . 
       FIG. 4H  is a graph  480  that illustrates an example of a frequency spectrum of the projection  124  and a frequency spectrum of the moving target in the AP direction, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  452  is frequency in units of Hertz (Hz), the left vertical axis  484  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  in the AP direction in units of centimeters (cm) and the right vertical axis  486  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the XYZ direction in units of centimeters (cm). In an example embodiment, the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  in the AP direction is obtained by performing a Fourier transform of the position of the projection  124  in the AP direction in the graph  430  of  FIG. 4D , where the values of the frequency spectrum are set to zero for all frequencies except the discrete frequencies f i  of the moving target  110 . The graph  480  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  in the AP direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the XYZ direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. In an example embodiment, during step  206 , the controller  130  automatically determines a ratio of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the AP direction for each discrete frequency f i . In the example embodiment, the ratio is calculated for each multiple of the AL that is used to determine the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110 . 
     In an example embodiment, in step  206 , an RMSE i  is determined that is a RMSE between the position of the moving target  110  and the position of the finger, as a function of each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110 . Additionally, in an example embodiment, a normalized RMSE i  (NRMSE i ) is determined, which is a ratio of the RMSE i  to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target  110  for the discrete frequency f i . In an example embodiment, the RMSE i  and the NRMSE i  are determined by: 
                       RMSE   ⁡     (     f   i     )       =       a   i     ⁢         1   +     g   i   2     -     2   ⁢           ⁢     g   i     ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢     χ   i         2           ,     
     ⁢       NRMSE   ⁡     (     f   i     )       =         RMSE   ⁡     (     f   i     )         a   i       =         1   +     g   i   2     -     2   ⁢           ⁢     g   i     ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢     χ   i         2           ,           (   5   )               
where g is the ratio of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the finger to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target for each discrete frequency f i ; χ i  is a phase lag between the discrete frequency f i  component of the frequency spectrum of the finger and the discrete frequency f i  component of the frequency spectrum of the moving target; and a i  is the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target  110  for the discrete frequency f i .  FIG. 5A  is a graph  500  that illustrates an example of the RMSE i    506  and the NRMSE i    508  between the finger and the moving target  110  in the ML direction, as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  502  is target frequency f i  in units of hertz (Hz) and the vertical axis  504  is ML error in units of centimeters (cm).  FIG. 5B  is a graph  550  that illustrates an example of the RMSE i    556  and the NRMSE i    558  between the finger and the moving target  110  in the SI direction as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  552  is target frequency f i  in units of hertz (Hz) and the vertical axis  554  is SI error in units of centimeters (cm). As depicted in graphs  500 ,  550 , the RMSE i  generally decreases for target frequencies &lt;1 Hz, whereas the NRMSE i  generally increases for target frequencies &lt;1 Hz.
 
     In step  208 , tracking data of a second subject is determined using the system  100  in the same manner as the tracking data of the first subject  190  was obtained in step  204 . In an example embodiment, the body segment sensors  108  and the tracking sensor (e.g. finger sensor  112 ) are placed on the second subject to determine the tracking data of the subject in response to the movement of the target  110 . 
     In step  210 , a risk of fall is determined of the second subject, based on the response of the first subject determined in step  206  and the tracking data of the second subject determined in step  208 . In an example embodiment, the risk of fall is determined using any statistical method known to one skilled in the art to assess a significance of a deviation between the tracking data of the second subject and the response of the first subject. In one example embodiment, where tracking data of a group of first subjects  190  is obtained in step  204 , the response of the group of first subjects  190  is characterized in step  206 . In this example embodiment, in step  210  any statistical method, such as 95% confidence interval of the group response of the first subjects  190  is used to assess a deviation between the tracking data of the second subject and the response of the first subjects  190 . If a deviation between the tracking data of the second subject and the response of the first subjects  190  is outside of the 95% confidence interval range, the tracking data of the second subject is significantly different than the group response of the first subjects  190 . If the group of first subjects  190  are a group of young healthy subjects and the tracking data of the second subject is significantly different than the group response, a positive risk of fall is determined. However, the invention is not limited to the first subject or the second subject being characterized in a specific group, such as the first subject being a young healthy subject and the second subject being an at-risk subject. In one example embodiment, the first subject is an at-risk subject and the response of the first subject determined in step  206  is used to assess if the second subject is also at-risk, based on whether the tracking data of the second subject is statistically similar to the response of the first subject  190 . In an example embodiment, the fall risk is determined based on one or more discrete categories, such as high or low. In an example embodiment, the fall risk is determined based on a continuous measure of fall risk. In an example embodiment, the continuous measure of fall risk is determined based on at least one of the RMSE and RMSD. In an example embodiment, the continuous measure of fall risk is determined based on the composite RMSE xy  from equation 4 and the composite RMSD xz  from equation 5. 
     In some embodiments, in step  210 , a relationship is determined between the risk of fall of the second subject and a quantity derived from one or more measures of the response of the first subject from step  206 . In some embodiments, the relationship is determined between the risk of fall of the second subject and a quantity derived from a plurality of responses of a respective plurality of groups of first subjects from step  206 . In an example embodiment, the group of first subjects includes one or more of a group of young healthy subjects, a group of aged subjects and a group of stroke subjects. 
     For example, in one embodiment, in step  210 , a relationship is determined between the risk of fall of the second subject and a quantity based on the RMSE and RMSD of a plurality of groups of first subjects from step  206 .  FIG. 24A  is a graph  2400  that illustrates an example of a root mean square error (RMSE) as a function of root mean square deviation (RMSD) for a plurality of subject groups, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  2402  is RMSD in units of centimeters (cm). The vertical axis  2404  is RMSE in units of centimeters (cm). For each group of first subjects, a data cluster of the RMSE and RMSD of the response in step  206  is plotted on the graph  2400 . A first cluster  2406  of RMSE and RMSD for a group of stroke subjects, a second cluster  2408  of RMSE and RMSD for a group of aged subjects and a third cluster  2410  of RMSE and RMSD for a group of young healthy subjects is shown on the graph  2400 . These clusters  2406 ,  2408 ,  2410  demonstrate an inverse relationship between the RMSE and RMSD for the plurality of groups of subjects. 
     In an embodiment, the risk of fall of the second subject is determined by associating the tracking data of the second subject with the response of one of the groups of first subjects. In the example embodiment, the risk of fall of the second subject is determined by associating the RMSE and RMSD for the second subject with the RMSE and RMSD for one of the groups of first subjects. In an example embodiment, where the RMSE and RMSD  2416  of the second subject corresponds to the second cluster  2408  of RMSE and RMSD of the group of aged subjects, the risk of fall of the second subject is assigned the same risk of fall as the group of aged subjects. 
     In some embodiments, the risk of fall of each group of subjects is quantified, using an absolute measure (e.g. a percentage) that depends on a comparison with control groups of known fall risk, e.g., based on pre measurement or post measurement logs of fall events. In some of these embodiments, the risk of fall of each group is quantified, by determining whether each subject of the group experienced a fall after the response was measured in step  206 . In some embodiments, the determination of whether the subject fell is performed at one or more time lengths after the response was measured in step  206 . In one example embodiment, each subject is contacted (e.g. telephone) to determine whether they experienced a fall. The risk of fall of each group is then quantified, based on the fall data obtained from the subjects of the group. The fall risk can be quantified in any way, such as the number of falls per week averaged over the group during the period of logging such events. In an example embodiment, where the group of aged subjects has thirty-four subjects over ten weeks and 100 falls were experienced, the quantified risk of fall is 29% per week. In these embodiments, the second subject with the RMSE and RMSD  2416  is assigned the quantified fall risk of the group of aged subjects (e.g. 29%), since the RMSE and RMSD  2416  of the second subject corresponds to the second cluster  2408  of RMSE and RMSD of the group of aged subjects. 
     In other embodiments, the quantified risk of fall for each group of subjects is used to generate a best fit curve  2412 . In an example embodiment, the best fit curve  2412  is a least square curve determined from the RMSD and RMSE of each data cluster  2406 ,  2408 ,  2410  as well as the calculated quantified risk (e.g. from the fall data) associated with each data cluster  2406 ,  2408 ,  2410 . In an example embodiment, the best fit curve  2412  provides an estimate of the quantified risk of fall of a second subject, based on an input of the RMSE and RMSD  2414  of a second subject. Even though the RMSE and RMSD  2414  of a second subject does not correspond with any of the clusters  2406 ,  2408 ,  2410  of the groups of first subjects, the best fit curve  2412  provides an estimate of the quantified risk of fall of the second subject. 
     In an example embodiment, the risk of fall of each group of subjects is a comparative fall risk and provides a relative risk of fall of the group as compared with the risk of fall of another group. In these embodiments, the comparative risk of fall of each group is determined, based on the quantified risk of fall of each group. A group with a higher quantified risk of fall has a greater comparative risk of fall than a group with a lower quantified risk of fall. In these embodiments, the second subject with the RMSE and RMSD  2416  is assigned a comparative risk of fall that is lower than a risk of fall of a stroke subject yet higher than the risk of fall of a young healthy subject, since the RMSE and RMSD  2416  of the second subject corresponds to the second cluster  2408  of RMSE and RMSD of the group of aged subjects. 
     In other embodiments, in step  206 , a response is determined from a plurality of groups where each group has a large number of subjects, e.g. larger than the groups depicted in  FIG. 24A .  FIG. 24B  is a graph  2450  that illustrates an example of a root mean square error (RMSE) as a function of root mean square deviation (RMSD) for a plurality of subject groups, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  2452  is RMSD in units of centimeters (cm). The vertical axis  2454  is RMSE in units of centimeters (cm). In some embodiments, where the group of healthy subjects includes a larger number of subjects, the data cluster  2410  divided into a plurality of distinct data clusters  2410   a ,  2410   b . In an example embodiment, the RMSE and/or RMSD of the data clusters  2410   a ,  2410   b  overlap. In an example embodiment, the data clusters  2410   a ,  2410   b  represent distinct subgroups of healthy subjects, based on data of a large number of healthy subjects. In an example embodiment, data cluster  2410   a  represents a lower age range of the young healthy subjects whereas data cluster  2410   b  represents an upper age range of the young healthy subjects. Similarly, where the group of aged subjects includes a larger number of subjects, the data cluster  2408  is divided into a plurality of data clusters  2408   a ,  2408   b  and where the group of stroke subjects include a large number of subjects, the data cluster  2406  is divided into a plurality of data clusters  2406   a ,  2406   b . In some embodiments, the quantified risk of each group is determined by subsequently obtaining fall data from each subject of the group, in the same manner as previously discussed. Additionally, the quantified risk of each group is used to generate a best fit curve that is used to estimate a risk of fall of a second subject, in the same manner as previously discussed. The data clusters of  FIGS. 24A and 24B  are merely one example of data clusters for the plurality of groups of first subjects and different data clusters would result based on different fall data and/or different groups of subjects. 
     In some embodiments, in step  210 , a relationship is determined between the risk of fall of the second subject and one or more measures of the response of the first subject from step  206 , using a similar approach as discussed above with respect to the RMSE and RMSD measures of the response. In an example embodiment, a mean magnitude of a normalized left joint force (e.g. left hip) and a mean magnitude of a normalized right joint force (e.g. right hip) is determined over the time period for the plurality of subject groups.  FIG. 25A  is a graph  2500  that illustrates an example of a mean force magnitude of a left joint as a function of a mean force magnitude of a right joint over the time period for a plurality of subject groups, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  2502  is the mean magnitude of the normalized left joint force (unitless). The vertical axis  2504  is the mean magnitude of the normalized right joint force (unitless). In an example embodiment, the mean magnitude of the left and right normalized joint forces over the time period are within a range of each other ( FIGS. 8A and 8B ) in a healthy subject, due to a relative symmetric distribution of force between the left and right joints over the time period. In an example embodiment, the mean magnitude of the left and right normalized joint forces over the time period are not within a range of each other ( FIGS. 11A and 11B ) in an aged subject, due to a relative asymmetric distribution of force between the left and right joints over the time period. A first data cluster  2506  of a group of stroke subjects indicates that the mean magnitude of the right joint force is far greater than the mean magnitude of the left joint force. A second data cluster  2508  of a group of aged subjects indicates that the mean magnitude of the left joint force is greater than the mean magnitude of the right joint force. A third data cluster  2510  of a group of young healthy subjects indicates that the mean magnitude of the left joint force is approximately equal or at least within a range of, the mean magnitude of the right joint force. In an example embodiment, the data clusters  2506 ,  2508 ,  2510  are used to quantify fall risk and determine a risk of fall of a second subject, in a similar manner as discussed above with regard to the data clusters of  FIGS. 24A and 24B . 
     In an example embodiment, the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized force of a UE body segment (e.g. L5/S1) for one or more discrete frequencies (e.g. high discrete frequency &gt;1 Hz) is determined for the plurality of subject groups.  FIG. 25B  is a graph  2550  that illustrates an example of an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized force of a UE body segment joint (e.g. L5/S1) as a function of the frequency spectrum of the moving target for a plurality of subject groups, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  2552  is frequency in units of Hertz (Hz). The vertical axis  2554  is the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint of a UE body segment (unit less). In an example embodiment, the graph  2550  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum for a high discrete frequency  2553  (e.g. &gt;1 Hz). In an example embodiment, the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint of a UE body segment (e.g. L5/S1) is relatively large for a high discrete frequency  2553  ( FIG. 9L  for frequencies &gt;1 Hz) in a healthy subject. In an example embodiment, the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint of a UE body segment (e.g. L5/S1) is relatively small for a high discrete frequency  2553  ( FIG. 11L  for frequencies &gt;1 Hz) in an aged subject. A first data cluster  2556  of a group of stroke subjects indicates that the amplitude of the frequency spectrum at the high discrete frequency  2553  is very low. A second data cluster  2558  of a group of aged subjects indicates that the amplitude of the frequency spectrum at the high discrete frequency  2553  is low, although greater than the amplitude of the first data cluster  2556 . A third data cluster  2560  of a group of young healthy subjects indicates that the amplitude of the frequency spectrum at the high discrete frequency  2553  is relatively large. In an example embodiment, the data clusters  2556 ,  2558 ,  2560  are used to quantify fall risk and determine a risk of fall of a second subject, in a similar manner as discussed above with regard to the data clusters of  FIGS. 24A and 24B . A graph that is similar to the graph  2550  can be generated using the frequency spectrums of the normalized force of any joint of the UE body segments and LE body segments, at one or more discrete frequencies, in order to generate data clusters between the plurality of groups of first subjects. The data clusters of  FIGS. 25A and 25B  are merely one example of data clusters for the plurality of groups of first subjects and different data clusters would result based on different fall data and/or different groups of subjects. 
     In some embodiments, the clusters are not defined over just two dimensions at a time, as in  FIG. 24A  through  FIG. 25B , but in multidimensional space. Then the combination of two or more parameters most likely to distinguish the clusters can be determined objectively. 
     In step  212 , the risk of fall or a result based on the risk of fall is output on a display device. In an example embodiment, the display device outputs the risk of fall and/or a recommended treatment plan based on the risk of fall. Additionally, in some embodiments, one or more additional steps is performed, such as providing treatment to the second subject, based on the risk of fall. For example, in some embodiments, the risk of fall is used to affect the movement provided by an external or internal robotic apparatus, such as a boot or ankle-bot. For example, if the risk of fall is low or negligible, the robotic apparatus does not engage or assist the subject; but, if the risk is greater than negligible, the response of the robotic apparatus increases with the amount of risk determined. 
     2. Example Embodiments 
       FIG. 6  is a block diagram that illustrates an example of a length between the center of mass (CoM) and joint center of rotation (CoR) in each segment of the biomechanical model of  FIG. 1A , according to an embodiment. The length between the CoM and CoR is expressed as a ratio of the length of the respective body segment. In an example embodiment, a length  602  between a top of the head segment and the CoM of the head segment is approximately 0.502 (male) or 0.4841 (female) times the length L H  of the head segment. In an example embodiment, a length  604  between a CoR and the CoM of the trunk segment is approximately 0.50703 (male) or 0.4965 (female) times the length L Tr  of the trunk segment. In an example embodiment, a length  606  between a CoR and the CoM of the upper arm segment is approximately 0.5774 (male) or 0.5772 (female) times the length L UA  of the upper arm segment. In an example embodiment, a length  608  between a CoR and the CoM of the lower trunk segment is approximately 0.6115 (male) or 0.4920 (female) times the length L LT  of the lower trunk segment. In an example embodiment, a length  610  between a CoR and the CoM of the forearm segment is approximately 0.6766 (male) or 0.6751 (female) times the length L FAH  of the forearm segment. In an example embodiment, a length  612  between a CoR and the CoM of the thigh segment is approximately 0.4095 (male) or 0.3612 (female) times the length L T  of the thigh segment. In an example embodiment, a length  614  between a COR and the CoM of the shank segment is approximately 0.4395 (male) or 0.4352 (female) times the length L S  of the shank segment. Table 3 below provides an example embodiment of a mass of each body segment (M seg ), expressed as a ratio of a mass (M) of a human subject and a length (L seg ) of each body segment, expressed as a ratio of a height (H) of a human subject, including respective ratios for male and female subjects. Additionally, Table 3 below provides an example embodiment of a length between the CoM and CoR (y com ) expressed as a ratio of the length (L seg ) of each body segment for male and female subjects. Additionally, Table 3 provides an example embodiment of a radius of gyration about the x-axis (ρ xx ), a radius of gyration about the y-axis (ρ yy ) and a radius of gyration about the z-axis (ρ zz ), each expressed as a ratio of the length (L seg ) of each body segment for male and female subjects. 
                             TABLE 3                          Men                                             Body Segment   End Points   M seg  (kg)   L seg  (mm)   y CoM  (mm) 1     ρ xx  (mm)   ρ yy  (mm)   ρ zz  (mm)               1. Head (Hd)   Vertex   0.0694 M   0.1395 H   0.5002 L Hd      0.303 L Hd      0.261 L Hd      0.315 L Hd              Cervicale       2. Upper   Cervicale   0.1596 M   0.1391 H   0.5066 L UTr          0.505 L UTr         0.465 L UTr         0.320 L UTr         Trunk (UTr)   Xyphion       3. Middle   Xyphion   0.1633 M   0.1238 H   0.4502 L MTr      0.482 L MTr      0.468 L MTr      0.383 L MTr         Trunk (MTr)   Omphalion       4. Lower   Omphalion   0.1117 M   0.0084 H   0.6115 L LTr     0.615 L LTr     0.587 L LTr     0.551 L LTr         Trunk (LTr)   Hip Jnt Ctr       5. Thigh (T)   Hip Jnt Ctr   0.1416 M   0.2425 H   0.4095 L T      0.329 L T      0.149 L T      0.329 L T              Knee Jnt Ctr       6. Shank (S)   Knee Jnt Ctr   0.0433 M   0.2529 H   0.4395 L S     0.251 L S      0.102 L S      0.246 L S              Ankel Jnt Ctr       7. Foot (Ft)   Ankel Jnt Ctr   0.0137 M           0.257 L F      0.124 L F      0.245 L F              Ground       8. Upper   Shldr Jnt Ctr   0.0271 M   0.1618 H   0.5772 L UA     0.285 L UA     0.158 L UA     0.269 L UA         Arm (UA)   Elbow Jnt Ctr       9. Forearm   Elbow Jnt Ctr   0.0162 M   0.1545 H   0.4574 L FA      0.276 L FA      0.121 L FA      0.265 L FA          (FA)   Wrst Jnt Ctr       10. Hand   Wrst Jnt Ctr   0.0061 M   0.0495 H   0.7900 L Hnd      0.628 L Hnd      0.401 L Hnd      0.513 L Hnd         (Hnd)   3 rd             Metacarpale       11. Trunk (Tr)   Cervicale   0.3229 M   0.2628 H   0.5073 L Tr      0.248 L Tr     0.332 L Tr     0.175 L Tr             Omphalion       12. Forearm/   Elbow Jnt Ctr   0.0223 M   0.2040 H    0.5112 L FAHnd         0.195 L FAHnd         0.097 L FAHnd         0.183 L FAHnd         Hand   3 rd         (FAHnd)   Metacarpale                                 Women                                             Body Segment   End Points   M seg  (kg)   L seg (mm)   y CoM  (mm) 1     ρ xx  (mm)   ρ yy  (mm)   ρ zz  (mm)               1. Head (Hd)   Vertex   0.0668 M   0.1405 H   0.4841 L Hd      0.271 L Hd      0.261 L Hd      0.295 L Hd              Cervicale       2. Upper   Cervicale   0.1545 M   0.1314 H   0.5050 L UTr          0.466 L UTr         0.449 L UTr         0.314 L UTr         Trunk (UTr)   Xyphion       3. Middle   Xyphion   0.1465 M   0.1183 H   0.4512 L MTr      0.433 L MTr      0.415 L MTr      0.354 L MTr         Trunk (MTr)   Omphalion       4. Lower   Omphalion   0.1247 M   0.1046 H   0.4920 L LTr     0.433 L LTr     0.444 L LTr     0.402 L LTr         Trunk (LTr)   Hip Jnt Ctr       5. Thigh (T)   Hip Jnt Ctr   0.1478 M   0.2124 H   0.3612 L T      0.369 L T      0.162 L T      0.364 L T              Knee Jnt Ctr       6. Shank (S)   Knee Jnt Ctr   0.0481 M   0.2528 H   0.4352 L S     0.267 L S      0.092 L S      0.263 L S              Ankel Jnt Ctr       7. Foot (Ft)   Ankel Jnt Ctr   0.0129 M           0.299 L F      0.139 L F      0.279 L F              Ground       8. Upper   Shldr Jnt Ctr   0.0255 M   0.1586 H   0.5754 L UA     0.278 L UA     0.148 L UA     0.260 L UA         Arm (UA)   Elbow Jnt Ctr       9. Forearm   Elbow Jnt Ctr   0.0138 M   0.1523 H   0.4559 L FA      0.261 L FA      0.094 L FA      0.257 L FA          (FA)   Wrst Jnt Ctr       10. Hand   Wrst Jnt Ctr   0.0056 M   0.0045 H   0.7474 L Hnd      0.531 L Hnd      0.335 L Hnd      0.454 L Hnd         (Hnd)   3 rd             Metacarpale       11. Trunk (Tr)   Cervicale   0.3010 M   0.2497 H   0.4966 L Tr      0.227 L Tr     0.322 L Tr     0.246 L Tr             Omphalion       12. Forearm/   Elbow Jnt Ctr   0.0194 M   0.1973 H    0.5225 L FAHnd         0.182 L FAHnd         0.278 L FAHnd         0.176 L FAHnd         Hand   3 rd         (FAHnd)   Metacarpale                    
However, in other embodiments, the lengths and masses of each body segment are not limited to the ratios expressed in Table 3, and are assigned a length and mass using any convention that is known to one skilled in the art. In some embodiments, the lengths and masses of each body segment are selected within a range of ±10% of the ratios expressed in Table 3. Additionally, in other embodiments, the distances between the CoM and CoR of each body segment are not limited to the ratios expressed in Table 3, and are assigned a length and mass using any convention that is known to one skilled in the art.
 
       FIGS. 7A to 7G  are block diagrams that illustrate forces and torques imparted at the CoM and CoR of each segment of the biomechanical model of  FIG. 1A , according to an embodiment. For each block diagram, the force at each body segment CoR is represented by F ojk , the torque at each body segment CoR is represented by T ojk , the body segment weight at each CoM is represented by W oj  and the position vector from the CoM to each body segment CoR is represented by r ojk , where o is the index of the global coordinate system  104  that each vector is measured with respect to; j is an index of the segment (see Table 1) and k is an index of the CoR of the segment (p, d, r, l, m, etc).  FIG. 7A  is a block diagram that illustrates forces and torques imparted at the ankle  702  CoR of the left and right foot  700  body segments (e.g. j=1, 4), according to an embodiment. In some embodiments, the joint forces F ojd  imposed on a distal CoR (e.g. ball joint) of the foot  700  are ground reaction forces that are measured by the force plates in the platform  106  at each time increment of the time period.  FIG. 7B  is a block diagram that illustrates forces and torques imparted at the hip  704  CoR and knee  706  CoR of the left and right shank/thigh  703  body segments (e.g. j=2, 3, 5, 6), according to an embodiment.  FIG. 7C  is a block diagram that illustrates forces and torques imparted at the CoR of the lower trunk  707  body segment (e.g. j=7), according to an embodiment.  FIG. 7D  is a block diagram that illustrates forces and torques imparted at the CoR of the mid/upper trunk  710  body segment (e.g. j=8), according to an embodiment.  FIG. 7E  is a block diagram that illustrates forces and torques imparted at the CoR of the head  712  body segment (e.g. j=9), according to an embodiment.  FIG. 7F  is a block diagram that illustrates forces and torques imparted at the shoulder  708  CoR of the left and right upper arm  714  body segments (e.g. j=10, 12), according to an embodiment.  FIG. 7G  is a block diagram that illustrates forces and torques imparted at the elbow  710  CoR of the left and right forearm  716  body segments (e.g. j=11, 13), according to an embodiment. 
     In some embodiments, one or more joint forces F ojk  at each time increment are determined using the positions of the CoM and CoR of each body segment from the tracking data of step  204 , as well as the estimated length of the body segment and estimated mass of the body segment. Any method appreciated by one skilled in the art is used to determine the joint forces F ojk  at each time increment using the position data of the CoM and CoR of each body segment, the estimated length of the body segment and the estimated mass of the body segment. In an example embodiment, the joint force F ojk  is determined by initially determining a net force F ojc  (e.g. vector sum of the joint forces F ojk  and weight W oj ) at each body segment, based on the position of the CoM and CoR from the tracking data of step  204 , as well as the estimated length and estimated mass of the body segment. The joint forces F ojk  are then determined by subtracting the weight W oj  from the net force F ojc . 
     In some embodiments, a vector sum of the forces at each body segment in  FIGS. 7A-7G  is represented by:
 
 F   01p   +F   01d   +W   01   =F   01c   =m   1   ·a   01c  
 
 F   02p   +F   02d   +W   02   =F   02c   =m   2   ·a   02c  
 
 F   03p   +F   03d   +W   03   =F   03c   =m   3   ·a   03c  
 
 F   04p   +F   04d   +W   04   =F   04c   =m   4   ·a   04c  
 
 F   05p   +F   05d   +W   05   =F   05c   =m   5   ·a   05c  
 
 F   06p   +F   06d   +W   06   =F   06c   =m   6   ·a   06c  
 
 F   07r   +F   07m   +F   07l   +W   07   =F   07c   =m   7   ·a   07c  
 
 F   08p   +F   08d   +F   08r   +F   08l   +W   08   =F   08c   =m   8   ·a   08c  
 
 F   09p   +W   09   =F   09c   =m   9   ·a   09c  
 
 F   10p   +F   10d   +W   10   =F   10c   =m   10   ·a   10c  
 
 F   11p   +W   11   =F   11c   =m   11   ·a   11c  
 
 F   12p   +F   12d   +W   12   =F   12c   =m   12   ·a   12c  
 
 F   13p   +W   13   =F   13c   =m   13   ·a   13c   (6)
 
where F 0jc  is the net force on the body segment CoM of index j, a ojc  is the net acceleration of the body segment CoM of index j and m j  is the mass of the body segment of index j. The net force and net acceleration are measured with respect to the global coordinate system  104 . Additionally, in some embodiments, the vector sum of the net torques at each body segment in  FIGS. 7A to 7G  is represented by:
 
                     ⁢     (   7   )                         r     01   ⁢           ⁢   p       ×     F     01   ⁢           ⁢   p         +       r     01   ⁢           ⁢   d       ×     F     01   ⁢           ⁢   d         +     T     01   ⁢           ⁢   d         =       T     01   ⁢           ⁢   c       =         [     I     01   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     α     01   ⁢           ⁢   c         +       ω     01   ⁢           ⁢   c       ×       [     I     01   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     ω     01   ⁢           ⁢   c                 ,     
     ⁢           r     02   ⁢           ⁢   p       ×     F     02   ⁢           ⁢   p         +       r     02   ⁢           ⁢   d       ×     F     02   ⁢           ⁢   d         +     T     02   ⁢           ⁢   p       +     T     02   ⁢           ⁢   d         =       T     02   ⁢           ⁢   c       =         [     I     02   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     α     02   ⁢           ⁢   c         +       ω     02   ⁢           ⁢   c       ×       [     I     02   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     ω     02   ⁢           ⁢   c                 ,     
     ⁢           r     03   ⁢           ⁢   p       ×     F     03   ⁢           ⁢   p         +       r     03   ⁢           ⁢   d       ×     F     03   ⁢           ⁢   d         +     T     03   ⁢           ⁢   p       +     T     03   ⁢           ⁢   d         =       T     03   ⁢           ⁢   c       =         [     I     03   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     α     03   ⁢           ⁢   c         +       ω     03   ⁢           ⁢   c       ×       [     I     03   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     ω     03   ⁢           ⁢   c                 ,     
     ⁢           r     04   ⁢           ⁢   p       ×     F     04   ⁢           ⁢   p         +       r     04   ⁢           ⁢   d       ×     F     04   ⁢           ⁢   d         +     T     04   ⁢           ⁢   d         =       T     04   ⁢           ⁢   c       =         [     I     04   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     α     04   ⁢           ⁢   c         +       ω     04   ⁢           ⁢   c       ×       [     I     04   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     ω     04   ⁢           ⁢   c                 ,     
     ⁢           r     05   ⁢           ⁢   p       ×     F     05   ⁢           ⁢   p         +       r     05   ⁢           ⁢   d       ×     F     05   ⁢           ⁢   d         +     T     05   ⁢           ⁢   p       +     T     05   ⁢           ⁢   d         =       T     05   ⁢           ⁢   c       =         [     I     05   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     α     05   ⁢           ⁢   c         +       ω     05   ⁢           ⁢   c       ×       [     I     05   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     ω     05   ⁢           ⁢   c                 ,     
     ⁢           r     06   ⁢           ⁢   p       ×     F     06   ⁢           ⁢   p         +       r     06   ⁢           ⁢   d       ×     F     06   ⁢           ⁢   d         +     T     06   ⁢           ⁢   d       +     T     06   ⁢           ⁢   d         =       T     06   ⁢           ⁢   c       =         [     I     06   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     α     06   ⁢           ⁢   c         +       ω     06   ⁢           ⁢   c       ×       [     I     06   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     ω     06   ⁢           ⁢   c                 ,     
     ⁢           r     07   ⁢           ⁢   r       ×     F     07   ⁢           ⁢   r         +       r     07   ⁢           ⁢   m       ×     F     07   ⁢           ⁢   m         +       r     07   ⁢           ⁢   l       ×     F     07   ⁢           ⁢   l         +     T     07   ⁢           ⁢   r       +     T     07   ⁢           ⁢   m       +     T     07   ⁢           ⁢   l         =       T     07   ⁢           ⁢   c       =         [     I     07   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     α     07   ⁢           ⁢   c         +       ω     07   ⁢           ⁢   c       ×       [     I     07   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     ω     07   ⁢           ⁢   c                 ,     
     ⁢           r     08   ⁢           ⁢   p       ×     F     08   ⁢           ⁢   p         +       r     08   ⁢           ⁢   d       ×     F     08   ⁢           ⁢   d         +       r     08   ⁢           ⁢   r       ×     F     08   ⁢           ⁢   r         +     r     08   ⁢           ⁢   l       +     F     08   ⁢           ⁢   l       +     T     08   ⁢           ⁢   p       +     T     08   ⁢           ⁢   d       +     T     08   ⁢           ⁢   r       +     T     08   ⁢           ⁢   l         =       T     08   ⁢           ⁢   c       =         [     I     07   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     α     07   ⁢           ⁢   c         +       ω     07   ⁢           ⁢   c       ×       [     I     07   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     ω     07   ⁢           ⁢   c                 ,     
     ⁢           r     09   ⁢           ⁢   p       ×     F     09   ⁢           ⁢   p         +     T     09   ⁢           ⁢   p         =       T     09   ⁢           ⁢   c       =         [     I     09   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     α     09   ⁢           ⁢   c         +       ω     09   ⁢           ⁢   c       ×       [     I     09   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     ω     09   ⁢           ⁢   c                 ,     
     ⁢           r     010   ⁢           ⁢   p       ×     F     010   ⁢           ⁢   p         +       r     010   ⁢           ⁢   d       ×     F     010   ⁢           ⁢   d         +     T     010   ⁢           ⁢   p       +     T     010   ⁢           ⁢   d         =       T     010   ⁢           ⁢   c       =         [     I     010   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     α     010   ⁢           ⁢   c         +       ω     010   ⁢           ⁢   c       ×       [     I     010   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     ω     010   ⁢           ⁢   c                 ,     
     ⁢           r     011   ⁢           ⁢   p       ×     F     011   ⁢           ⁢   p         +     T     011   ⁢           ⁢   p         =       T     011   ⁢           ⁢   c       =         [     I     011   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     α     011   ⁢           ⁢   c         +       ω     011   ⁢           ⁢   c       ×       [     I     011   ⁢   c       ]     ·     ω     011   ⁢           ⁢   c                 ,     
     ⁢           r     012   ⁢           ⁢   p       ×     F     012   ⁢           ⁢   p         +       r     012   ⁢           ⁢   d       ×     F     012   ⁢           ⁢   d         +     T     012   ⁢           ⁢   p       +     T     012   ⁢           ⁢   d         =       T     012   ⁢           ⁢   c       =         [     I     012   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     α     012   ⁢           ⁢   c         +       ω     012   ⁢           ⁢   c       ×       [     I     012   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     ω     012   ⁢           ⁢   c                 ,     
     ⁢           r     013   ⁢           ⁢   p       ×     F     013   ⁢           ⁢   p         +     T     013   ⁢           ⁢   p         =       T     013   ⁢           ⁢   c       =         [     I     013   ⁢           ⁢   c       ]     ·     α     013   ⁢           ⁢   c         +       ω     013   ⁢           ⁢   c       ×       [     I     013   ⁢   c       ]     ·       ω     013   ⁢           ⁢   c       .                     
where T 0jc  is the net torque imparted about the body segment of index j, α ojc  is the net angular acceleration of the body segment CoM of index j and I ojc  is the moment of inertia of the body segment of index j. The net torque and net angular acceleration are measured with respect to the global coordinate system  104 . Since forces and torques at adjoining body segment joints are equal and opposite:
 
                                (8)                             F 01p  + F 02d  = 0   F 07m + F 08p = 0       T 01p  + T 02d  = 0   T 07m  + T 08p  = 0           F 02p  + F 03d  = 0   F 08d  + F 09p  = 0   T 02p  + T 03d  = 0   T 08d  + T 09p  = 0       F 03p  + F 07r  = 0    F 08r  + F 010p  = 0   T 03p  + T 07r  = 0        T 08r  + T 010p  = 0       F 04p  + F 05d  = 0       F 08l  + F 012p  = 0   T 04p  + T 05d  = 0       T 08l  + T 012p  = 0       F 05p  + F 06d  = 0   F 010d  + F 011p  = 0   T 05p  + T 06d  =0    T 010d  + T 011p  = 0       F 06p  + F 07l  = 0   F 012d  + F 013p  = 0   T 06p  + T 07l  = 0    T 012d  + T 013p  = 0                    
In an example embodiment, forces and torques pertaining to a non-pointing elbow are not considered in equation 8. In this example embodiment, for right-handed subjects the equations in 8 including F 013p  and T 013p  (e.g. joint forces and joint torques of the left-elbow) are not considered and for left-handed subjects, the equations in 8 including F 011p  and T 011p  (e.g. joint forces and joint torques of the right-elbow) are not considered.
 
     In some embodiments, during step  206 , one or more net forces F ojc  and net torques T ojc  at the body segment CoM are determined at each time increment over the time period. The weight W oj  of each body segment is estimated, based on the estimated body segment mass that is based on a ratio of the body mass M of the subject. As shown in  FIG. 7A , the joint forces F 0jd  of the left and right foot (j=1, 4) are ground reaction forces imposed on the foot. In some embodiments, these ground reaction forces are measured by the force plates in the platform  106  at each time increment over the time period. Moving known terms to the right side of equation 6 yields:
 
 F   01p   =F   01c   −F   01d   −W   01  
 
 F   02p   +F   02d   =F   02c   −W   02  
 
 F   03p   +F   03d   =F   03c   −W   03  
 
 F   04p   =F   04c   −F   04d   −W   04  
 
 F   05p   +F   05d   =F   05c   −W   05  
 
 F   06p   +F   06d   =F   06c   −W   06  
 
 F   07r   +F   07m   +F   07l   =F   07c   −W   07  
 
 F   08p   +F   08d   +F   08r   +F   08l   =F   08c   −W   08  
 
 F   09p   =F   09c   −W   09  
 
 F   10p   +F   10d   =F   10c   −W   10  
 
 F   11p   =F   11c   −W   11  
 
 F   12p   +F   12d   =F   12c   −W   12  
 
 F   13p   =F   13c   −W   13   (9)
 
Additionally, moving known terms to the right side of equation 7 yields:
 
                           ⁢               r   _       01   ⁢           ⁢   p       ·     F     01   ⁢           ⁢   p         +     T     01   ⁢           ⁢   p         =       T     01   ⁢           ⁢   c       -         r   _       01   ⁢           ⁢   d       ·     F     01   ⁢           ⁢   d         -     T     01   ⁢           ⁢   d           ,     
     ⁢           ⁢             r   _       02   ⁢           ⁢   p       ·     F     02   ⁢           ⁢   p         +         r   _       02   ⁢           ⁢   d       ·     F     02   ⁢           ⁢   d         +     T     02   ⁢           ⁢   p       +     T     02   ⁢           ⁢   d         =     T     02   ⁢           ⁢   c         ,     
     ⁢           ⁢             r   _       03   ⁢           ⁢   p       ·     F     03   ⁢           ⁢   p         +         r   _       03   ⁢           ⁢   d       ·     F     03   ⁢           ⁢   d         +     T     03   ⁢           ⁢   p       +     T     03   ⁢           ⁢   d         =     T     03   ⁢           ⁢   c         ,     
     ⁢           ⁢             r   _       04   ⁢           ⁢   p       ·     F     04   ⁢           ⁢   p         +     T     04   ⁢           ⁢   p         =       T     04   ⁢           ⁢   c       -         r   _       04   ⁢           ⁢   d       ·     F     04   ⁢           ⁢   d         -     T     04   ⁢           ⁢   d           ,     
     ⁢           ⁢             r   _       05   ⁢           ⁢   p       ·     F     05   ⁢           ⁢   p         +         r   _       05   ⁢           ⁢   d       ·     F     05   ⁢           ⁢   d         +     T     05   ⁢           ⁢   p       +     T     05   ⁢           ⁢   d         =     T     05   ⁢           ⁢   c         ,     
     ⁢           ⁢             r   _       06   ⁢           ⁢   p       ·     F     06   ⁢           ⁢   p         +         r   _       06   ⁢           ⁢   d       ·     F     06   ⁢           ⁢   d         +     T     06   ⁢           ⁢   p       +     T     06   ⁢           ⁢   d         =     T     06   ⁢           ⁢   c         ,     
     ⁢             r   _       07   ⁢           ⁢   r       ·     F     07   ⁢           ⁢   r         +         r   _       07   ⁢           ⁢   m       ·     F     07   ⁢           ⁢   m         +         r   _       07   ⁢           ⁢   l       ·     F     07   ⁢           ⁢   l         +     T     07   ⁢           ⁢   r       +     T     07   ⁢           ⁢   m       +     T     07   ⁢           ⁢   l         =     T     07   ⁢           ⁢   c         ,     
     ⁢             r   _       08   ⁢           ⁢   p       ·     F     08   ⁢           ⁢   p         +         r   _       08   ⁢           ⁢   d       ·     F     08   ⁢           ⁢   d         +         r   _       08   ⁢           ⁢   r       ·     F     08   ⁢           ⁢   r         +         r   _       08   ⁢           ⁢   l       ·     F     08   ⁢           ⁢   l         +     T     08   ⁢           ⁢   p       +     T     08   ⁢           ⁢   d       +     T     08   ⁢           ⁢   r       +     T     08   ⁢           ⁢   l         =     T     08   ⁢           ⁢   c         ,     
     ⁢           ⁢             r   _       09   ⁢           ⁢   p       ·     F     09   ⁢           ⁢   p         +     T     09   ⁢           ⁢   p         =     T     09   ⁢           ⁢   c         ,     
     ⁢           ⁢             r   _       010   ⁢           ⁢   p       ·     F     010   ⁢           ⁢   p         +         r   _       010   ⁢           ⁢   d       ·     F     010   ⁢           ⁢   d         +     T     010   ⁢           ⁢   p       +     T     010   ⁢           ⁢   d         =     T     010   ⁢           ⁢   c         ,     
     ⁢           ⁢             r   _       011   ⁢           ⁢   p       ·     F     011   ⁢           ⁢   p         +     T     011   ⁢           ⁢   p         =     T     011   ⁢           ⁢   c         ,     
     ⁢           ⁢             r   _       012   ⁢           ⁢   p       ·     F     012   ⁢           ⁢   p         +         r   _       012   ⁢           ⁢   d       ·     F     012   ⁢           ⁢   d         +     T     012   ⁢           ⁢   p       +     T     012   ⁢           ⁢   d         =     T     012   ⁢           ⁢   c         ,     
     ⁢           ⁢             r   _       013   ⁢           ⁢   p       ·     F     013   ⁢           ⁢   p         +     T     013   ⁢           ⁢   p         =       T     013   ⁢           ⁢   c       .                 (   10   )               
where the joint torques T 0jd  of the left and right foot (j=1, 4) are ground reaction torques imposed on the foot and measured by the force plates in the platform  106  at each time increment over the time period;
 
and where r 0jk  is a 3×3 skew-symmetric matrix of a position vector [x, y, z] from the CoM to each body segment CoR in the global coordinate system  104  as defined by:
 
                       r   ojk     _     =     [         0         -   z         y           z       0         -   x               -   y         x       0         ]             (   11   )               
As shown in  FIG. 7A , the position vectors r 0jd  for the left and right foot (j=1, 4) from the CoM to the distal CoR (e.g. ball joint) are determined at each time increment, based on the position data of the CoM and CoR from step  204 . After determining one or more net forces F ojc  and net torques T ojc  at the body segment CoM at each time increment, equations 9 and 10 are used to determine one or more joint forces F ojk  on the left side of equations 9 and 10 at each time increment over the time period.
 
     In some embodiments, during step  206 , one or more net forces F ojc  and net torques T ojc  at the body segment CoM are determined at each time increment over the time period. In these embodiments, a velocity and acceleration of the CoM of the body segment at each time increment is initially determined based on the tracking data from step  204 . In some embodiments, the velocity and acceleration includes one or more of a linear velocity, a linear acceleration, an angular velocity and an angular acceleration. In some embodiments, a direction cosine matrix R ij  between the (x o , y o , z o ) axes of the global coordinate system  104  and the respective (x i , y j , z j ) axes of the local coordinate system  102  for each body segment, is defined as: 
                     R   ij     =       [           r   11           r   12           r   13               r   21           r   22           r   23               r   31           r   32           r   33           ]     =     [           cos   ⁡     (       x   j     ,     x   o       )             cos   ⁡     (       x   j     ,     y   o       )             cos   ⁡     (       x   j     ,     z   o       )                 cos   ⁡     (       y   j     ,     x   o       )             cos   ⁡     (       y   j     ,     y   o       )             cos   ⁡     (       y   j     ,     z   o       )                 cos   ⁡     (       z   j     ,     x   o       )             cos   ⁡     (       z   j     ,     y   o       )             cos   ⁡     (       z   j     ,     z   o       )             ]               (   12   )               
where (a, b) is defined as an angle between the a and b axes. The position of the CoM and CoR of each body segment from the tracking data of step  204  provides the respective (x i , y j , z j ) axes for each body segment, at each time increment. The axes (x o , y o , z o ) axes of the global coordinate system  104  are fixed and known. Based on the known axes (x i , y j , z j ) and (x o , y o , z o ) at each time increment from the tracking data of step  204 , the matrix values of equation 12 are determined at each time increment.
 
     Additionally, in some embodiments, the direction cosine matrix R ij  of equation 12 is expressed as: 
                     R   ij     =       [           r   11           r   12           r   13               r   21           r   22           r   23               r   31           r   32           r   33           ]     =             [           cos   ⁢           ⁢   ϕ   ⁢           ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢   θ           sin   ⁢           ⁢   ϕ   ⁢           ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢   θ             -   sin     ⁢           ⁢   θ                   -   sin     ⁢           ⁢   ϕ   ⁢           ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢   ψ     +     cos   ⁢           ⁢   ϕ   ⁢           ⁢   sin   ⁢           ⁢   θ   ⁢           ⁢   sin   ⁢           ⁢   ψ                     cos   ⁢           ⁢   ϕ   ⁢           ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢   ψ     +               sin   ⁢           ⁢   ϕ   ⁢           ⁢   sin   ⁢           ⁢   θ   ⁢           ⁢   sin   ⁢           ⁢   ψ                 cos   ⁢           ⁢   θ   ⁢           ⁢   sin   ⁢           ⁢   ψ                 sin   ⁢           ⁢   ϕ   ⁢           ⁢   sin   ⁢           ⁢   ψ     +     cos   ⁢           ⁢   ϕ   ⁢           ⁢   sin   ⁢           ⁢   θ   ⁢           ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢   ψ                       -   cos     ⁢           ⁢   ϕ   ⁢           ⁢   sin   ⁢           ⁢   ψ     +               sin   ⁢           ⁢   ϕ   ⁢           ⁢   sin   ⁢           ⁢   θ   ⁢           ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢   ψ                 cos   ⁢           ⁢   θ   ⁢           ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢   ψ           ]     .                 (   13   )               
where (ψ, θ, ϕ) are Euler angles used to define the local coordinate system  102  based on the global coordinate system  104 . Using the Euler angles (ψ, θ, ϕ), the local coordinate system  102  is determined by initially rotating the global coordinate system  104  by the angle ϕ in a counter-clockwise (ccw) direction about the z o  axis (in the x o y o  plane), subsequently rotated by the angle θ in the ccw direction about the rotated y o  axis and subsequently rotated by the angle ψ in the ccw direction about the twice-rotated x o  axis. In some embodiments, the Euler angles (ψ, θ, ϕ) for each body segment coordinate system  102  are determined, based on the position of the CoM (e.g. origin of the local coordinate system  102 ) of each body segment provided by the sensors  108 . In other embodiments, equations 12 and 13 are used to solve for the Euler angles, in terms of elements of the direction cosine matrix R ij :
 
                     θ   =       tan   2     -   1       (       -     r   13         +       1   -     r   13   2             )       ,           ⁢     ϕ   =       tan   2     -   1       ⁡     (       r   12       r   11       )         ,           ⁢     ψ   =       tan   2     -   1       ⁡     (       r   23       r   33       )         ,           (   14   )               
In some embodiments, where the matrix values r 11  and r 12  in equation 12 are both zero, equation 14 is simplified to:
 
                   θ   =           ±     π   2       ⁢           ⁢   ϕ     +   ψ     =       tan   2     -   1       ⁡     (       -     r   32         -     r   22         )                 (   15   )               
where tan 2   −1  is the two-argument arc-tangent function. In an example embodiment, equation 15 is used to solve for ψ by setting ϕ to zero degrees.
 
     In some embodiments, the Euler angles defined in equation 14 or 15 are solved by substituting the determined matrix values of equation 12 into equation 14 or 15. The Euler angles are solved for each time increment over the time period, resulting in time-based functions ψ(t), θ(t), ϕ(t) for each Euler angle. 
     In some embodiments, a first time derivative [{dot over (ϕ)}, {dot over (θ)}, {dot over (ψ)}] and second time derivative [{umlaut over (ψ)}, {umlaut over (θ)}, {umlaut over (ϕ)}] of each Euler angle are obtained using stencil equations: 
                       dx   dt     ≈         x     t   -   2       -     8   ⁢           ⁢     x     t   -   1         +     8   ⁢           ⁢     x     t   +   1         -     x     t   +   2           12   ⁢   Δ   ⁢           ⁢   t         ,     
     ⁢           d   2     ⁢   x       dt   2       ≈           -     x     t   -   2         +     16   ⁢           ⁢     x     t   -   1         -     30   ⁢           ⁢     x   t       +     16   ⁢           ⁢     x     t   +   1         -     x     t   +   2           12   ⁢   Δ   ⁢           ⁢     t   2         .               (   16   )               
where x is a placeholder function; dx/dt is a first time derivative of the function; d 2 x/dt 2  is a second time derivative of the function; Δt is a length of the time increment over the time period; x t  is a value of the function x at time increment t over the time period; x t−2  is a value of the function x at the time increment t−2; x t−1  is a value of the function x at the time increment t−1; x t+1  is a value of the function x at the time increment t+1; x t+2  is a value of the function x at the time increment t+2. In an example embodiment, the tracking data of step  204  is measured at 60 Hz and thus the time increment is 1/60 seconds (sec). In an example embodiment, the stencil equations 16 are used to compute the first time derivative and second time derivative at each time increment over the time period.
 
     In some embodiments, the first time derivative [{dot over (ϕ)}, {dot over (θ)}, {dot over (ψ)}] and second time derivative [{umlaut over (ψ)}, {umlaut over (θ)}, {umlaut over (ϕ)}] of each Euler angle are generated by substituting each Euler angle time-based function for the placeholder function x in the stencil equations 16. In an example embodiment, the first and second time derivatives of the Euler angles are determined at each time increment over the time period. In other embodiments, the first time derivative [{dot over (ϕ)}, {dot over (θ)}, {dot over (ψ)}] and second time derivative [{umlaut over (ψ)}, {umlaut over (θ)}, {umlaut over (ϕ)}] of the Euler angle time-based functions are generated using any method appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art. 
     In some embodiments, the position of each body segment CoM is represented by point P ij  [P x , P y , P z ] in the global coordinate system  104 , where the values of P x , P y , and P z  at each time increment are determined from the tracking data of step  204 . In some embodiments, a linear velocity or first time derivative [v x , v y , v z ] and linear acceleration or second time derivative [a x , a y , a z ] of the position of each body segment CoM is obtained by substituting each of the time-based functions P x , P y  and P z  into the placeholder function x in the stencil equations 16. 
     An angular velocity [ω x , ω y , ω z ] of the body segment CoM with respect to the global coordinate axis  104  is provided by: 
                       [           ω     x   i                 ω     y   i                 ω     z   i             ]     =       [             -   sin     ⁢           ⁢   θ         0       1             cos   ⁢           ⁢   θ   ⁢           ⁢   sin   ⁢           ⁢   ψ           cos   ⁢           ⁢   ψ         0             cos   ⁢           ⁢   θ   ⁢           ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢   ψ             -   sin     ⁢           ⁢   ψ         0         ]     ⁡     [           ϕ   .               θ   .               ψ   .           ]         ,           (   17   )               
where ϕ, θ and ϕ are the Euler angles defined above in equation 14 or 15 and {dot over (ϕ)}, {dot over (θ)} and {dot over (ψ)} is the first time derivative of the Euler angles determined from equations 14-16
 
Additionally, an angular acceleration [α x , α y , α z ] of the body segment CoM with respect to the global coordinate axis  104  is determined by:
 
                     [             (     α   ij     )       x   i                   (     α   ij     )       y   i                   (     α   ij     )       z   i             ]     =       [             (       ω   .     ij     )       x   i                   (       ω   .     ij     )       y   i                   (       ω   .     ij     )       z   i             ]     =             [               -     ϕ   ¨       ⁢   sin   ⁢           ⁢   θ     -       ϕ   .     ⁢     θ   .     ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢   θ     +     ψ   ¨                     ϕ   ¨     ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢   θ   ⁢           ⁢   sin   ⁢           ⁢   ψ     +       θ   ¨     ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢   ψ     -       ϕ   .     ⁢     θ   .     ⁢   sin   ⁢           ⁢   θ   ⁢           ⁢   sin   ⁢           ⁢   ψ     +       ϕ   .     ⁢     ψ   .     ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢   θ   ⁢           ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢   ψ     -       θ   .     ⁢     ψ   .     ⁢   sin   ⁢           ⁢   ψ                     ϕ   ¨     ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢   θ   ⁢           ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢   ψ     -       θ   ¨     ⁢   sin   ⁢           ⁢   ψ     -       ϕ   .     ⁢     θ   .     ⁢   sin   ⁢           ⁢   θ   ⁢           ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢   ψ     -       ϕ   .     ⁢     ψ   .     ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢   θ   ⁢           ⁢   sin   ⁢           ⁢   ψ     -       θ   .     ⁢     ψ   .     ⁢   cos   ⁢           ⁢   ψ             ]     .                 (   18   )               
where {dot over (ϕ)}, {dot over (θ)} and {dot over (ψ)} is the first time derivative of the Euler angles determined from equations 14-16; {umlaut over (ψ)}, {umlaut over (θ)}, and {umlaut over (ϕ)} is the second time derivative of the Euler angles determined from equations 14-16 and {dot over (ω)} x , {dot over (ω)} y , and {dot over (ω)} z  are the respective time rates of change of the angular velocity components ω x , ω y , ω z .
 
     Where the body segment CoM is represented by point P ij  [P x , P y , P z ] in the global coordinate system  104 , then the velocity of the body segment CoM in the global coordinate system  104  can be expressed as:
 
 {dot over (P)}   ij   =W   ij   P   ij ,  (19)
 
where {dot over (P)} ij  is the velocity of point P ij  in the global coordinate system  104  and W ij  is a velocity matrix defined as:
 
                       W   ij     =       [         0         -     ω   z             ω   y           v   x               ω   z         0         -     ω   x             v   y               -     ω   y             ω   x         0         v   z             0       0       0       0         ]     =     [                                                                             ω   _     ij                       v   ij                                                                 0       0       0       0         ]         ,           (   20   )               
where ω x , ω y , and ω z  are the angular velocity values from equation 17; v x , v y , v z  are linear velocity values of the CoM determined from equation 16;
 
and ω ij  is a 3×3 skew-symmetric matrix of the angular velocity [ω x , ω y , ω z ]. Generally, a 3×3 skew-symmetric matrix of any vector S [s 1 , s 2 , s 3 ] is defined as:
 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     The acceleration of the body segment CoM in the global coordinate system  104  is obtained by differentiating equation 19 to obtain: 
                               P   ¨     ij     =       ⁢           W   .     ij     ⁢     P   ij       +       W   ij     ⁢       P   .     ij           ,                 =       ⁢           W   .     ij     ⁢     P   ij       +       W   ij     ⁢     W   ij     ⁢     P   ij           ,                 =       ⁢       (         W   .     ij     +     W   ij   2       )     ⁢     P   ij         ,               =       ⁢       H   ij     ⁢       P   ij     .                     (   22   )               
where {dot over (W)} ij  is the time rate of change of the velocity matrix in equation 20 and H ij  is an acceleration matrix including linear and angular accelerations of the CoM of the j th  body segment, defined as:
 
                           H   ij     =       ⁢         W   .     ij     +     W   ij   2                     =       ⁢       [         0         -       ω   .     z               ω   .     y             v   .     x                 ω   .     z         0         -       ω   .     x               v   .     y               -       ω   .     y               ω   .     x         0           v   .     z             0       0       0       0         ]     +       [                   ⁢   0             -     ω   z       ⁢                     ω   y     ⁢                     v   x     ⁢                               ⁢     ω   z           0           -     ω   x       ⁢                   v   y                       ⁢     -     ω   y                       ⁢     ω   x                     ⁢   0             v   z     ⁢                     0       0       0       0         ]     2         ,                 =       ⁢     [             -     ω   y   2       -     ω   z   2                 ω   x     ⁢     ω   y       -       ω   .     z                 ω   x     ⁢     ω   z       +       ω   .     y                 ω   y     ⁢     v   z       -       ω   z     ⁢     v   y       +     a   x                     ω   x     ⁢     ω   y       +       ω   .     z               -     ω   x   2       -     ω   z   2                 ω   y     ⁢     ω   z       -       ω   .     x                 -     ω   x       ⁢     v   z       +       ω   z     ⁢     v   x       +     a   y                     ω   x     ⁢     ω   z       -       ω   .     y                 ω   y     ⁢     ω   z       +       ω   .     x               -     ω   x   2       -     ω   y   2                 ω   x     ⁢     v   y       -       ω   y     ⁢     v   x       +     a   z               0       0       0       0         ]       ;                 =       ⁢     [                                                                               ω   .     _     +       ω   _     2                           a   o     +       ω   _     ⁢     v   o                                                                     0       0       0       0         ]       ,                 (   23   )               
where [a x , a y , a z ] are components of the linear acceleration of the CoM determined from equation 16,  {dot over (ω)}  is a skew-symmetric matrix of the time rate of change of the angular velocity;  ω  is a skew-symmetric matrix of the angular velocity; a o  is the linear acceleration [a x , a y , a z ] of the CoM in the global coordinate system  104  determined from equation 16 and v o  is the linear velocity [v x , v y , v z ] of the CoM in the global coordinate system  104  determined from equation 16.
 
     An action matrix Φ is defined as: 
                   Φ   =         FP   T     -     PF   T       =             [                                                       ⁢     f   x                               fp   T     -     pf   T                         f   y                                                           ⁢     f   z                 -     f   x             -     f   y             -     f   z           0         ]     =       [                   ⁢   0             -     t   z       ⁢                     t   y     ⁢                     f   x     ⁢                               ⁢     t   z           0           -     t   x       ⁢                   f   y                       ⁢     -     t   y                       ⁢     t   x                     ⁢   0             f   z     ⁢                       -     f   x             -     f   y             -     f   z           0         ]     .                   (   24   )               
where f is the net force F ojc  vector [f x , f y , f z ], p is the position vector [p x , p y , p z ] of the body segment CoM in the global coordinate system  104 ; F is [f x , f y , f z , 0], P is [p x , p y , p z , 1] and [t x , t y , t z ] is the net torque T ojc  vector. Using Newton&#39;s second law (e.g. F=ma) and equation 22, F=mHP, which is substituted into equation 24 to yield:
 
Φ =mHPP   T   −PmPP   T   H   T ,
 
= HJ−JH   T ,  (25)
 
where J is a Pseudo-Inertial matrix that is defined as:
 
                   J   =       mPP   T     =       [                   ⁢     J   xx               J   xy     ⁢                     J   xz     ⁢                     m   ⁢           ⁢     x   CG       ⁢                               ⁢     J   yx             J   yy             J   yz     ⁢                   m   ⁢           ⁢     y   CG                         ⁢     J   zx             J   zy                   ⁢     J   zz               m   ⁢           ⁢     z   CG       ⁢                       m   ⁢           ⁢     x   CG             m   ⁢           ⁢     y   CG             m   ⁢           ⁢     z   CG           m         ]     =             [                                                       ⁢                                 J                                                                                                                                       m         ]     .                   (   26   )               
where J xx  is the pseudo moment of inertia about the x o  axis; J y , is the pseudo moment of inertia about the y o  axis; J zz  is the pseudo moment of inertia about the z o  axis; J xy  is the pseudo product of inertia about the x o y o  axes; J xz  is the pseudo product of inertia about the x o z o  axes; J y x is the pseudo product of inertia about the y o x o  axes; J yz  is the pseudo product of inertia about the y o z o  axes; J zx  is the pseudo product of inertia about the z o x o  axes; J zy  is the pseudo product of inertia about the z o y o  axes; m is the mass of the body segment; x cg  is an x-component of the body segment CoM in the global coordinate system  104 ; y cg  is a y-component of the body segment CoM in the global coordinate system  104 ; and z cg  is a z-component of the body segment CoM in the global coordinate system  104 . The elements of matrix in equation 26 are given by:
 
                         J   =       ⁢     [           J   xx           J   xy           J   xz               J   yx           J   yy           J   yz               J   zx           J   zy           J   zz           ]                   =       ⁢     [           ∫       x   2     ⁢   dm             ∫   xydm           ∫   xzdm               ∫   xydm           ∫       y   2     ⁢   dm             ∫   yzdm               ∫   xzdm           ∫   zydm           ∫       z   2     ⁢   dm             ]       ,                 =       ⁢     [               -     I   xx       +     I   yy     +     I   zz       2           I   xy           I   xz               I   xy               I   xx     -     I   yy     +     I   zz       2           I   yz               I   xz           I   yz               I   xx     +     I   yy     -     I   zz       2           ]       ,                 (   27   )               
where I xx  is the moment of inertia about the x o  axis; I yy  is the moment of inertia about the y o  axis; I zz  is the moment of inertia about the z o  axis; I xy  is the product of inertia about the x o y o  axes; I xz  is the product of inertia about the x o z o  axes; and I yz  is the product of inertia about the y o z o  axes.
 
In these embodiments, since the elements of the acceleration matrix in equation 23 are known from the tracking data in step  204  and since the elements of the Inertial matrix in equation 26 are known, the action matrix Φ of equation 25 is solved. After solving for the action matrix Φ in equation 25, the net force F ojc  [f x , f y , f z ] and net torque T ojc  [t x , t y , t z ] values are extracted from the action matrix Φ using equation 24.
 
     After determining the net force F ojc  and net torque T ojc  at each time increment, equations 9 and 10 are used to determine one or more joint forces F ojk  (on the left side of equations 9 and 10) at each time increment over the time period. In some embodiments, the net force F ojc  and net torque T ojc  at each body segment CoM is determined at each time increment, after which equations 9 and 10 are used to determine each body segment joint force F ojk  at each time increment. In some embodiments, the process  140  incorporates at least equations 9, 10, 23, 24, 25, 26. During step  206 , the process  140  determines the body segment joint force F ojk  at each time increment, based on the tracking data from step  204 . In other embodiments, the process  140  incorporates equations other than equations 9, 10, 23, 24, 25, 26, in order to determine the body segment joint force F ojk  at each time increment, based on the tracking data from step  204 . In an example embodiment, the process  140  initially determines the net force F ojc  at each time increment, based on the tracking data from step  204 , the estimated length of the body segment from Table 3 and the estimated mass of the body segment from Table 3. In this example embodiment, the process  140  then subsequently determines the body segment joint force F ojk  based on a difference between the net force F ojc  and the weight W oj  of the body segment. 
     In an example embodiment, in step  206 , the response is characterized by comparing a frequency spectrum of the moving target  110  with a frequency spectrum of one or more joint forces F ojk  of a healthy subject tracking the moving target  110 . In an example embodiment, in step  202 , the frequency spectrum of the target motion  111  is determined and includes discrete frequencies f i  for each sine function of index i expressed in equation 1. The frequency spectrum of the joint force F ojk  of the first subject  190  is obtained by performing a Fourier Transform of the joint force F ojk  of the first subject  190  at each time increment over the time period.  FIGS. 8A to 8F  are graphs that illustrate an example of a normalized force imparted on joints of lower extremity (LE) body segments in a healthy subject and a position of the moving target  110  in the ML direction, according to an embodiment. For each graph, the horizontal axis  802  is time in units of second (sec). The left vertical axis  804  is normalized force defined as a ratio of the joint force F ojk  to the subject body weight (unit less) and the right vertical axis  806  is the ML position of the target  110  in units of centimeters (cm). The graph  800  of  FIG. 8A  depicts the normalized joint force of the left hip (black plot) and the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  810  of  FIG. 8B  depicts the normalized joint force of the right hip (black plot) and the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  820  of  FIG. 8C  depicts the normalized joint force of the left knee (black plot) and the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  830  of  FIG. 8D  depicts the normalized joint force of the right knee (black plot) and the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  840  of  FIG. 8E  depicts the normalized joint force of the left ankle (black plot) and the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  850  of  FIG. 8F  depicts the normalized joint force of the right ankle (black plot) and the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot). 
       FIGS. 9A to 9F  are graphs that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the normalized force imparted on joints of LE body segments in a healthy subject and a frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction, according to an embodiment. For each graph, the horizontal axis  902  is frequency in units of Hertz (Hz), the left vertical axis  904  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force (unit less) and the right vertical axis  906  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction in units of centimeters (cm). In an example embodiment, the frequency spectrums of the normalized joint forces in the graphs of  FIGS. 9A-9F  are obtained by performing a Fourier transform of the normalized joint forces in the respective graphs of  FIGS. 8A to 8F . The graph  900  of  FIG. 9A  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the left hip (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. The graph  910  of  FIG. 9B  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the right hip (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  920  of  FIG. 9C  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the left knee (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  930  of  FIG. 9D  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the right knee (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  940  of  FIG. 9E  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the left ankle (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  950  of  FIG. 9F  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the right ankle (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . 
     In an example embodiment, during step  206 , for each joint of the LE body segments in the healthy subject, the process  140  automatically determines a bandwidth of the joint corresponding to a range of the frequency spectrum of the moving target within the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force. During step  206 , the process  140  determines that each joint of the LE body segments has a low frequency bandwidth and responds to low frequency components of the moving target (e.g. low discrete frequencies f i  in Table 2). 
       FIGS. 8G to 8L  are graphs that illustrate an example of a normalized force imparted on joints of upper extremity (UE) body segments in a healthy subject and a magnitude of the XYZ position of the moving target  110 , according to an embodiment. For each graph, the horizontal axis  802  is time in units of second (sec). The left vertical axis  804  is normalized force defined as a ratio of joint force F ojk  to the subject body weight (unit less) and the right vertical axis  808  is the magnitude of the XYZ position of the moving target  110  in units of centimeters (cm). The graph  855  of  FIG. 8G  depicts the normalized joint force of the C7/T1 joint (black plot) and the magnitude of the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  860  of  FIG. 8H  depicts the normalized joint force of the left shoulder (black plot) and the magnitude of the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  865  of  FIG. 8I  depicts the normalized joint force of the right shoulder (black plot) and the magnitude of the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  870  of  FIG. 8J  depicts the normalized joint force of the left elbow (black plot) and the magnitude of the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  875  of  FIG. 8K  depicts the normalized joint force of the right elbow (black plot) and the magnitude of the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  880  of  FIG. 8L  depicts the normalized joint force of the L5/S1 joint (black plot) and the magnitude of the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot). 
       FIG. 9G to 9L  are graphs that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the normalized force imparted on joints of the UE body segments in a healthy subject and a frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target, according to an embodiment. For each graph, the horizontal axis  902  is frequency in units of Hertz (Hz), the left vertical axis  904  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force (unit less) and the right vertical axis  908  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target in units of centimeters (cm). In an example embodiment, the frequency spectrums of the normalized joint forces in the graphs of  FIGS. 9G to 9L  are obtained by performing a Fourier transform of the normalized joint forces in the respective graphs of  FIGS. 8G to 8L . The graph  955  of  FIG. 9G  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the C7/T1 joint (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. The graph  960  of  FIG. 9H  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the left shoulder (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  965  of  FIG. 9I  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the right shoulder (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  970  of  FIG. 9J  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the left elbow and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  975  of  FIG. 9K  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the right elbow (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  980  of  FIG. 9L  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the L5/S1 joint (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . 
     In an example embodiment, during step  206 , for each joint of the UE body segments, the process  140  automatically determines a bandwidth of the joint corresponding to a range of the frequency spectrum of the moving target within the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force. During step  206 , the process  140  determines that the shoulder joints, elbow joints and L5/S1 joints of the UE have a high frequency bandwidth and respond to high frequency components of the moving target (e.g. high discrete frequencies f i  in Table 2). Additionally, during step  206 , the process  140  determines that the C7/T1 joint has a broad frequency bandwidth and responds to frequency components throughout the frequency spectrum of the moving target  110 . 
     In an example embodiment, during step  206 , the process  140  determines that joints of the LE body segments primarily respond to low frequency components of the moving target  110  whereas joints of the UE body segments primarily respond to middle and high frequency components of the moving target  110 . In an example embodiment, the process  140  determines that joints of the LE body segments operate as an integrated lower frequency platform unit while joints of the UE body segments operate as a second higher frequency reaching unit. In an example embodiment, the process  140  determines that the L5/S1 joint responds to middle and high frequency components of the moving target  110 , as the L5/S1 joint bends and turns the trunk to bring the pointing arm and hand into proximity with the moving target  110  center. In another example embodiment, the process  140  determines that the C7/T1 joint responds throughout the frequency range of the moving target  110 , as the joint turns the head to follow the moving target  110 . In another example embodiment, the process  140  determines that the pointing shoulder and elbow (e.g. left shoulder and knee, see  FIGS. 9H, 9J ) respond to high frequency components of the moving target  110 , in order to continuously bring the pointing finger into contact with the moving target  110 . 
     In some embodiments, in step  210 , after tracking data of a second subject is determined, a response of the second subject is characterized by comparing a frequency spectrum of the moving target  110  with a frequency spectrum of one or more joint forces F ojk  of the second subject tracking the moving target  110 . In some embodiments, in step  210 , the response of the second subject is characterized in a similar manner as the response of the first subject was characterized in step  206 . In these embodiments, in step  210 , the response of the second subject is then compared with the response of the first subject from step  206 . 
       FIGS. 10A to 10F  are graphs that illustrate an example of a normalized force imparted on joints of lower extremity (LE) body segments in the second subject and a position of the moving target  110  in the ML direction, according to an embodiment. For each graph, the horizontal axis  1002  is time in units of second (sec). The left vertical axis  1004  is normalized force defined as a ratio of joint force F ojk  to the subject body weight (unit less) and the right vertical axis  1006  is the ML position of the target  110  in units of centimeters (cm). The graph  1000  of  FIG. 10A  depicts the normalized joint force of the left hip (black plot) and the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1010  of  FIG. 10B  depicts the normalized joint force of the right hip (black plot) and the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1020  of  FIG. 10C  depicts the normalized joint force of the left knee (black plot) and the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1030  of  FIG. 10D  depicts the normalized joint force of the right knee (black plot) and the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1040  of  FIG. 10E  depicts the normalized joint force of the left ankle (black plot) and the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1050  of  FIG. 10F  depicts the normalized joint force of the right ankle (black plot) and the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot). 
       FIGS. 11A to 11F  are graphs that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the normalized force imparted on joints of LE body segments in the second subject and a frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction, according to an embodiment. For each graph, the horizontal axis  1102  is frequency in units of Hertz (Hz), the left vertical axis  1104  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force (unit less) and the right vertical axis  1106  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction in units of centimeters (cm). In an example embodiment, the frequency spectrums of the normalized joint forces in the graphs of  FIGS. 11A to 11F  are obtained by performing a Fourier transform of the normalized joint forces in the respective graphs of  FIGS. 10A to 10F . The graph  1100  of  FIG. 11A  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the left hip (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. The graph  1110  of  FIG. 11B  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the right hip (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  1120  of  FIG. 11C  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the left knee (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  1130  of  FIG. 11D  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the right knee (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  1140  of  FIG. 11E  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the left ankle (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  1150  of  FIG. 11F  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the right ankle (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . 
       FIGS. 10G to 10L  are graphs that illustrate an example of a normalized force imparted on joints of upper extremity (UE) body segments in the second subject and a magnitude of the XYZ position of the moving target  110 , according to an embodiment. For each graph, the horizontal axis  1002  is time in units of second (sec). The left vertical axis  1004  is normalized force defined as a ratio of joint force F ojk  to the subject body weight (unit less) and the right vertical axis  1008  is the magnitude of the XYZ position of the moving target  110  in units of centimeters (cm). The graph  1055  of  FIG. 10G  depicts the normalized joint force of the C7/T1 joint (black plot) and the magnitude of the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1060  of  FIG. 10H  depicts the normalized joint force of the left shoulder (black plot) and the magnitude of the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1065  of  FIG. 10I  depicts the normalized joint force of the right shoulder (black plot) and the magnitude of the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1070  of  FIG. 10J  depicts the normalized joint force of the left elbow (black plot) and the magnitude of the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1075  of  FIG. 10K  depicts the normalized joint force of the right elbow (black plot) and the magnitude of the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1080  of  FIG. 10L  depicts the normalized joint force of the L5/S1 joint (black plot) and the magnitude of the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot). 
       FIG. 11G to 11L  are graphs that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the normalized force imparted on joints of the UE body segments in the second subject and a frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target, according to an embodiment. For each graph, the horizontal axis  1102  is frequency in units of Hertz (Hz), the left vertical axis  1104  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force (unit less) and the right vertical axis  1108  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target in units of centimeters (cm). In an example embodiment, the frequency spectrums of the normalized joint forces in the graphs of  FIGS. 11G to 11L  are obtained by performing a Fourier transform of the normalized joint forces in the respective graphs of  FIGS. 10G to 10L . The graph  1155  of  FIG. 11G  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the C7/T1 joint (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. The graph  1160  of  FIG. 11H  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the left shoulder (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  1165  of  FIG. 11I  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the right shoulder (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  1170  of  FIG. 11J  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the left elbow (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  1175  of  FIG. 11K  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the right elbow (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  1180  of  FIG. 11L  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the L5/S1 joint (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . 
     In an example embodiment, during step  210 , for each joint of the LE body segments in the second subject, the process  140  automatically determines a bandwidth of the joint corresponding to a range of the frequency spectrum of the moving target within the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force. During step  210 , the process  140  compares the bandwidth of each joint of the LE body segments of the second subject to the bandwidth of each joint of the LE body segments in the healthy subject from step  206 . In some embodiments, in step  210 , the process  140  determines a positive fall risk for the second subject, based on the comparison of the bandwidths of each joint of the LE body segments of the second subject and the healthy subject. 
     In an example embodiment, during step  210 , for each joint of the UE body segments in the second subject, the process  140  automatically determines a bandwidth of the joint corresponding to a range of the frequency spectrum of the moving target within the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force. During step  210 , the process  140  compares the bandwidth of each joint of the UE body segments of the second subject to the bandwidth of each joint of the UE body segments in the healthy subject from step  206 . In some embodiments, in step  210 , the process  140  determines a positive fall risk for the second subject, based on the comparison of the bandwidths of each joint of the UE body segments of the second subject and the healthy subject. 
     In other embodiments, in step  206 , an accuracy of the calculated magnitudes of the body segment joint forces F ojk  using equations 9, 10, 23, 24, 25 and 26 is verified. To verify the accuracy of the calculated magnitudes of the body segment joint forces F ojk , a mean of the joint force magnitude over the time period is compared to a weight of one or more body segments supported by the joint. In an example embodiment, as depicted in  FIG. 1A , the right shoulder joint supports the weight of the right upper arm (j=10) and right forearm/hand segments (j=11). Table 4 below provides an example embodiment of the calculated mean 
                     TABLE 4                  Mean resultant joint forces vs. weight of body segments supported                                     Mean Computed   Supported Segment           Joint   Joint Force (N)   Weight (N)                                             Left &amp; Right Ankle   588.97   589.82           Left &amp; Right Knee   530.95   531.57           Left &amp; Right Hip   353.00   352.59           L5/S1   274.97   277.08           C7/T1   47.11   51.13           Right Shoulder   27.26   27.18           Right Elbow   11.82   11.75           Left Shoulder   27.31   27.19           Left Elbow   11.96   11.75                        
joint force in step  206  (e.g. using equations 9, 10, 23, 24, 25 and 26) and weight of supported body segments, for each joint. In some embodiments, during step  206 , the calculated mean joint force and weight of supported body segments are approximately equal or within ±5% of each other. In some embodiments, in step  206 , the process  140  verifies the accuracy of the calculated magnitudes of the body segment forces (e.g. using equations 9, 10, 23, 24, 25 and 26), based on the calculated mean joint force being within 5% of the weight of the supported body segments.
 
     In other embodiments, in step  206 , a magnitude of the joint force F ojk  of a body segment on a left side of the body is compared to a magnitude of the joint force F ojk  of the body segment on a right side of the body. In some embodiments, the magnitude of the joint force F ojk  is a mean of the magnitude of the joint force computed over the time period. In an example embodiment, in step  206 , the magnitude of the joint force of the left hip ( FIG. 8A ) is compared to the magnitude of the joint force of the right hip ( FIG. 8B ) over the time period. In an example embodiment, in step  206 , the magnitude of the joint force of the left knee ( FIG. 8C ) is compared to the magnitude of the joint force of the right knee ( FIG. 8D ) over the time period. In an example embodiment, in step  206 , the magnitude of the joint force of the left ankle ( FIG. 8E ) is compared to the magnitude of the right ankle ( FIG. 8F ) over the time period. In an example embodiment, in step  206 , the response of a healthy subject is characterized, based on the comparison of the magnitude of the joint force of the body segment on the left side of the body with the magnitude of the joint force of the body segment on the right side of the body. 
     In other embodiments, in step  206 , a frequency spectrum of the joint force F ojk  of a first joint is compared with the frequency spectrum of the joint force F ojk  of a second joint. In an example embodiment, in step  206 , the frequency spectrum of the joint force F ojk  of the C7/T1 joint (e.g.  FIG. 9G ) is compared with the frequency spectrum of the joint force F ojk  of the L5/S1 joint (e.g.  FIG. 9L ). In the example embodiment, the frequency spectrum of the C7/T1 joint is wider than the frequency spectrum of the L5/S1 joint and/or amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the C7/T1 is larger than the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the L5/S1 joint, at low frequencies (e.g. less than 0.5 Hz). In some embodiments, during step  210 , the process  140  determines a positive fall risk based on the comparison of the frequency spectrum of the joint force of the first joint (e.g.  FIG. 11G ) with the frequency spectrum of the joint force of the second joint (e.g.  FIG. 11L ). 
     In some embodiments, in step  212 , a recommended treatment plan is output on the display device, based on the determined fall risk in step  210 . In an example embodiment, the recommended treatment plan is a training program for the second subject that includes tracking the moving target  110  a minimum number of times over a treatment time period. In an example embodiment, the training program includes the treatment time period, a time rate for the subject to track the moving target  110  over the treatment time period and/or a duration of each tracking session of the moving target  110 . However, the training program is not limited to these parameters and can include the minimum number of tracking sessions and duration of each tracking session or any training program parameters appreciated by one skilled in the art to improve the balance of the second subject. In an example embodiment, the treatment time period is eight weeks long, the time rate to track the moving target  110  is twice per week, the minimum number of tracking sessions is sixteen and the duration of each tracking session is 60 minutes. However, in other embodiments, the duration of each tracking session is the time period of the moving target  111  or multiples of the time period of the moving target  111 . In another example embodiment, the duration of each tracking session includes a first time period to track the moving target  110 , a second time period to track the moving target  110  with a recess time period in between the first and second time period. However, the parameters of the training program are not limited to these values. In some embodiments, one or more parameters of the training program are determined based on the risk of fall from step  210 . 
     In some embodiments, the recommended treatment plan includes repeating steps  208  and  210  after performing the training program, to assess whether the risk of fall of the second subject has improved. In some embodiments, after the second iteration of steps  208  and  210 , step  212  is repeated to output an updated risk of fall of the second subject on the display device, after the second subject has completed the training program. In an example embodiment, when step  212  is repeated, a second training program is outputted on the display device. In this example embodiment, after performing the second treatment program, steps  208  and  210  are repeated, to assess whether the risk of fall of the second subject has improved after performing the second training program, as compared to the risk of fall of the second subject after performing the first training program. In some embodiments, this process is continuously repeated to improve the risk of fall of the second subject or until the risk of fall improves to an acceptable level. 
     In some embodiments, in a second iteration of step  208 , tracking data of the second subject is determined after the second subject performs the recommended treatment plan from step  212 . In these embodiments, in a second iteration of step  210 , a response of the second subject after performing the treatment plan is characterized by comparing a frequency spectrum of the moving target  110  with a frequency spectrum of one or more joint forces F ojk  of the second subject tracking the moving target  110 . In these embodiments, the response of the second subject after performing the treatment plan is then compared with the response of the first subject from step  206 . In other embodiments, the response of the second subject after performing the treatment plan (e.g. second iteration of step  210 ) is compared with the response of the second subject prior to performing the treatment plan (e.g. first iteration of step  210 ). 
       FIGS. 12A to 12F  are graphs that illustrate an example of a normalized force imparted on joints of lower extremity (LE) body segments in the second subject after performing the treatment plan and a position of the moving target  110  in the ML direction, according to an embodiment. For each graph, the horizontal axis  1202  is time in units of second (sec). The left vertical axis  1204  is normalized force defined as a ratio of joint force F ojk  to the subject body weight (unit less) and the right vertical axis  1206  is the ML position of the target  110  in units of centimeters (cm). The graph  1200  of  FIG. 12A  depicts the normalized joint force of the left hip (black plot) and the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1210  of  FIG. 12B  depicts the normalized joint force of the right hip (black plot) and the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1220  of  FIG. 12C  depicts the normalized joint force of the left knee (black plot) and the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1230  of  FIG. 12D  depicts the normalized joint force of the right knee (black plot) and the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1240  of  FIG. 12E  depicts the normalized joint force of the left ankle (black plot) and the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1250  of  FIG. 12F  depicts the normalized joint force of the right ankle (black plot) and the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot). 
       FIGS. 13A to 13F  are graphs that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the normalized force imparted on joints of LE body segments in the second subject after performing the treatment plan and a frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction, according to an embodiment. For each graph, the horizontal axis  1302  is frequency in units of Hertz (Hz), the left vertical axis  1304  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force (unit less) and the right vertical axis  1306  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction in units of centimeters (cm). In an example embodiment, the frequency spectrums of the normalized joint forces in the graphs of  FIGS. 13A to 13F  are obtained by performing a Fourier transform of the normalized joint forces in the respective graphs of  FIGS. 12A to 12F . The graph  1300  of  FIG. 13A  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the left hip (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. The graph  1310  of  FIG. 13B  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the right hip (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  1320  of  FIG. 13C  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the left knee (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  1330  of  FIG. 13D  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the right knee (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  1340  of  FIG. 13E  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the left ankle (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  1350  of  FIG. 13F  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the right ankle (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . 
       FIGS. 12G to 12L  are graphs that illustrate an example of a normalized force imparted on joints of upper extremity (UE) body segments in the second subject after performing the treatment plan and a magnitude of the XYZ position of the moving target  110 , according to an embodiment. For each graph, the horizontal axis  1202  is time in units of second (sec). The left vertical axis  1204  is normalized force defined as a ratio of joint force F ojk  to the subject body weight (unit less) and the right vertical axis  1208  is the magnitude of the XYZ position of the moving target  110  in units of centimeters (cm). The graph  1255  of  FIG. 12G  depicts the normalized joint force of the C7/T1 joint (black plot) and the magnitude of the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1260  of  FIG. 12H  depicts the normalized joint force of the left shoulder (black plot) and the magnitude of the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1265  of  FIG. 12I  depicts the normalized joint force of the right shoulder (black plot) and the magnitude of the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1270  of  FIG. 12J  depicts the normalized joint force of the left elbow (black plot) and the magnitude of the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1275  of  FIG. 12K  depicts the normalized joint force of the right elbow (black plot) and the magnitude of the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot). The graph  1280  of  FIG. 12L  depicts the normalized joint force of the L5/S1 joint (black plot) and the magnitude of the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot). 
       FIG. 13G to 13L  are graphs that illustrates an example of a frequency spectrum of the normalized force imparted on joints of the UE body segments in the second subject after performing the treatment plan and a frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target, according to an embodiment. For each graph, the horizontal axis  1302  is frequency in units of Hertz (Hz), the left vertical axis  1304  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force (unit less) and the right vertical axis  1308  is an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target in units of centimeters (cm). In an example embodiment, the frequency spectrums of the normalized joint forces in the graphs of  FIGS. 13G to 13L  are obtained by performing a Fourier transform of the normalized joint forces in the respective graphs of  FIGS. 12G to 12L . The graph  1355  of  FIG. 13G  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the C7/T1 joint (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. The graph  1360  of  FIG. 13H  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the left shoulder (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  1365  of  FIG. 13I  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the right shoulder (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  1370  of  FIG. 13J  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the left elbow and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  1375  of  FIG. 13K  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the right elbow (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . The graph  1380  of  FIG. 13L  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force of the L5/S1 joint (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the magnitude of the position of the moving target (grey) for each discrete frequency f i . 
     In an example embodiment, during the second iteration of step  210 , for each joint of the LE body segments, the process  140  determines the bandwidth of the joint corresponding to the range of the frequency spectrum of the moving target within the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force. During the second iteration of step  210 , the process  140  determines that the bandwidth of each joint of the LE body segments of the second subject after performing the treatment plan has improved (relative to the first iteration of step  210 ). In an example embodiment, during the second iteration of step  210 , the process  140  determines that the bandwidth of each joint in the second subject after performing the treatment plan is closer to the bandwidth of each joint in the healthy subject from step  206 , as compared to the bandwidth of each joint in the second subject prior to performing the treatment plan. 
     In an example embodiment, during the second iteration of step  210 , for each joint of the UE body segments, the process  140  automatically determines the bandwidth of the joint corresponding to the range of the frequency spectrum of the moving target within the frequency spectrum of the normalized joint force. During the second iteration of step  210 , the process  140  determines that the bandwidth of one or more joints of the UE body segments in the second subject has improved, as compared to the first iteration of step  210 . In an example embodiment, the process  140  determines that the bandwidth of the C7/T1 and L5/S1 joints are closer to the bandwidths of the C7/T1 and L5/S1 joints in the healthy subject from step  206 , as compared to the bandwidth of these joints in the second subject prior to performing the treatment plan. 
     In other embodiments, during the second iteration of step  210 , the process  140  compares the frequency spectrum of the joint force F ojk  of the C7/T1 joint (e.g.  FIG. 13G ) to the frequency spectrum of the L5/S1 joint ( FIG. 13L ), as was determined in the first iteration of step  210  ( FIGS. 11G and 11L ). In an example embodiment, during the second iteration of step  210 , the process  140  determines whether the joint frequency spectrums ( FIGS. 13G ,  13 L) from the second iteration of step  210  are less similar than the joint frequency spectrums ( FIGS. 11G, 11L ) from the first iteration of step  210 . 
     In other embodiments, during the second iteration of step  210 , the process  140  determines that the risk of fall has reduced, based on a comparison of the magnitude of the joint force of the left body segment (e.g. left hip, left knee, left ankle) with the magnitude of the joint force of the right body segment (e.g. right hip, right knee, right ankle). 
     In some embodiments, in step  202 , the target  110  is projected onto the screen  103  by the projector at one or more calibration points, whose locations are known in a coordinate system of the projector. A sensor connected to the controller  130 , such as a digital stylus, is used to record the locations of the calibration points in the global coordinate system  104 . Using the recorded locations of the calibration points in the global coordinate system  104 , a function is derived to map the target  110  location from the coordinate system of the projector to the global coordinate system  104 , as appreciated by one skilled in the art. This function is stored in the process  140  and is used to convert the target  110  location in the coordinate system of the projector to the global coordinate system  104 , for purposes of commanding the target  110  to follow the target motion  110  and for determining the position of the target  110  in the global coordinate system  104 , for purposes of calculating the RMSE in equations 2 and 3. 
     In some embodiments, in step  206 , the response of a group of first subjects  190  is characterized. In some embodiments, the ratio of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the finger to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target for each discrete frequency f i  is determined for each first subject  190 . In other embodiments, the ratio of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target for each discrete frequency f i  is determined for each first subject  190 . In some embodiments, the computed ratios of the first subjects  190  are averaged, frequency by frequency, to determine a group ratio for each discrete frequency f i . In some embodiments, the group ratio for each discrete frequency f i  is determined for each multiple of AL that is used to determine the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110 . In some embodiments, during step  208 , the tracking data of the second subject is compared to the response of the group of first subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, in step  208 , the ratios of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the finger to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target for the second subject is compared with the group ratios for the group of first subjects  190  from step  206 . 
     In some embodiments, in step  206 , a group-representative trajectory of the finger (e.g. in SI and ML directions) and a group-representative trajectory of the projection  124  is determined for a group of first subjects  190 , using the group ratios for each discrete frequency f i . In these embodiments, a representative target  110  trajectory is first determined, using an average AL of the group of first subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the average AL of the group of first subjects  190  is 76.5 centimeters (cm). A Fourier transform is then taken of the representative target  110  trajectory to obtain the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the representative target  110  trajectory at each discrete frequency f i . In an example embodiment, the amplitudes of the frequency spectrum of the representative target  110  trajectory are then multiplied by the group ratio of the finger (e.g. in SI or ML direction) for each discrete frequency f i , to obtain a group-representative frequency spectrum of the finger (e.g. in SI or ML direction). In an example embodiment, the amplitudes of the frequency spectrum of the representative target  110  trajectory are then multiplied by the group ratio of the projection  124  (e.g. in AP or ML direction) for each discrete frequency f i , to obtain a group-representative frequency spectrum of the projection  124  (e.g. in AP or ML direction). In an example embodiment, the group-representative trajectory of the finger or projection  124  is then obtained by taking an inverse Fourier transform of the group-representative frequency spectrums of the finger or projection  124 . 
     In some embodiments, in step  206 , the response of the first subject  190  is characterized, by determining a ratio of the trajectory of the position of the finger or the frequency spectrum of the position of the projection  124  that includes the discrete frequencies f i  of the moving target  110 . In these embodiments, after obtaining the frequency spectrum of the position of the finger or projection  124 , and setting the amplitude of the frequency spectrum to zero for all frequencies other than the discrete frequencies f i  of the moving target  110 , an inverse Fourier transform of the frequency spectrum is performed to obtain a revised position of the finger or projection  124  whose frequency spectrum only includes discrete frequencies f i . This revised position of the finger or projection  124  is then compared to the initial position of the finger or projection  124  (e.g. prior to filtering out frequencies other than the discrete frequencies f i ). In an example embodiment, in step  206 , this ratio is expressed as a percentage (% Fit) that is calculated by: 
                     %   ⁢           ⁢   Fit     =       (     1   -         ∑   i     ⁢           ⁢     (       r   i     -       r   ^     i       )           ∑   i     ⁢           ⁢     (       r   i     -     r   _       )           )     ×   100.             (   28   )               
where i is an index over the time period; r i  is the initial position of the finger or projection  124  at the time increment of index i;   is the revised position of the finger or projection  124  at the time increment of index i; and   is a mean of the initial position over the time period. In an example embodiment, equation 28 provides a percentage of the trajectory of the position of the finger or projection  124  over the time period that includes discrete frequencies f i  of the moving target  110 . In an example embodiment, in step  206 , for the position of the finger in the ML direction, the % Fit using equation 28 is approximately 93%. In an example embodiment, in step  206 , for the position of the finger in the SI direction, the % Fit using equation 28 is approximately 94%. In an example embodiment, in step  206 , for the position of the projection  124  in the ML direction, the % Fit using equation 28 is approximately 78%. In an example embodiment, in step  206 , for the position of the projection  124  in the AP direction, the % Fit using equation 28 is approximately 36%. Since the % Fit for the position of the finger in the ML and SI directions is nearly 100%, the trajectory of the finger in the ML and SI directions almost exclusively includes the discrete frequencies f i  of the moving target  110 .
 
     In some embodiments, in step  206 , the ratio of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target for each discrete frequency f i  is determined. Based on the ratio at each discrete frequency f i , an X component of the projection  124  (X COM ) and Z component of the projection  124  (Z COM ) are determined, for each discrete frequency f i  component of the frequency spectrum. In an example embodiment, an inverse Fourier transform is performed of the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  in the ML direction at only the discrete frequency f i , to determine the X component of the projection  124  based on the discrete frequency f i  component of the frequency spectrum. In an example embodiment, an inverse Fourier transform is performed of the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  in the AP direction at only the discrete frequency f i , to determine the Z component of the projection  124  based on the discrete frequency f i . In these embodiments, the RMSD x  and RMSD z  are determined for each discrete frequency f i , using equation 4.  FIG. 5C  is a graph  560  that illustrates an example of RMSD x    566  between the projection  124  and the center  125  of the base of support  122  in a medial-lateral (ML) direction as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  562  is frequency in units of Hertz (Hz). The vertical axis  564  is deviation in units of centimeters (cm).  FIG. 5D  is a graph  570  that illustrates an example of RMSD z    576  between the projection  124  and the center  125  of the base of support  122  in an anterior-posterior (AP) direction as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  572  is frequency in units of Hertz (Hz). The vertical axis  574  is deviation in units of centimeters (cm). In an example embodiment, the RMSD x    566  and RMSD z    576  decrease approximately according to a fitted curve k 1 *f i   k2 +k 3 , where k i  are fitted constants. In an example embodiment, for the RMSD x    566 , a fitted curve is based on k 1 =0.0020, k 2 =−0.94 and k 3 =−0.0014. In an example embodiment, for the RMSDz  576 , a fitted curve is based on k 1 =0.0007, k 2 =−0.28 and k 3 =−0.0005. 
       FIG. 14A  is a graph  1400  that illustrates an example of a ratio of an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the body segment and an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the medial-lateral (ML) direction as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  1402  is frequency in units of Hertz (Hz). The vertical axis  1404  is the ratio and has no units. The computed ratio is shown for each amplitude of motion of the moving target  110 , based on a multiple of the AL. In an example embodiment, the ratio  1410  is shown for the amplitude of motion of the moving target based on 0.5000 AL. In an example embodiment, the ratio  1412  is shown for the amplitude of motion of the moving target based on 0.6563 AL. In an example embodiment, the ratio  1414  is shown for the amplitude of motion of the moving target based on 0.8125 AL. In an example embodiment, the ratio  1416  is shown for the amplitude of motion of the moving target based on 0.9688 AL. In an example embodiment, the ratio  1418  is shown for the amplitude of motion of the moving target based on 1.125 AL. 
       FIG. 14B  is a graph  1420  that illustrates an example of a ratio of an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the body segment and an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the SI direction as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  1422  is frequency in units of Hertz (Hz). The vertical axis  1424  is the ratio and has no units. The computed ratio is shown for each amplitude of motion of the moving target  110 , based on a multiple of the AL. In an example embodiment, the ratio  1430  is shown for the amplitude of motion of the moving target based on 0.5000 AL. In an example embodiment, the ratio  1432  is shown for the amplitude of motion of the moving target based on 0.6563 AL. In an example embodiment, the ratio  1434  is shown for the amplitude of motion of the moving target based on 0.8125 AL. In an example embodiment, the ratio  1436  is shown for the amplitude of motion of the moving target based on 0.9688 AL. In an example embodiment, the ratio  1438  is shown for the amplitude of motion of the moving target based on 1.125 AL. 
       FIG. 14C  is a graph that illustrates an example of a ratio of an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the body center of mass and an amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the medial-lateral (ML) direction as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  1442  is frequency in units of Hertz (Hz). The vertical axis  1444  is the ratio and has no units. The computed ratio is shown for each amplitude of motion of the moving target  110 , based on a multiple of the AL. In an example embodiment, the ratio  1450  is shown for the amplitude of motion of the moving target based on 0.5000 AL. In an example embodiment, the ratio  1452  is shown for the amplitude of motion of the moving target based on 0.6563 AL. In an example embodiment, the ratio  1454  is shown for the amplitude of motion of the moving target based on 0.8125 AL. In an example embodiment, the ratio  1456  is shown for the amplitude of motion of the moving target based on 0.9688 AL. In an example embodiment, the ratio  1458  is shown for the amplitude of motion of the moving target based on 1.125 AL. In an example embodiment, the ratios for the frequency spectrum of the body segment in the ML direction ( FIG. 14A ), the ratios for the frequency spectrum of the body segment in the SI direction ( FIG. 14B ) and the ratios for the frequency spectrum of the body center of mass in the ML direction ( FIG. 14C ) are relatively constant for each amplitude of motion of the moving target  110 . In this example embodiment, in step  206 , the response is characterized based on a linear relationship between the ratios and the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110 . In other embodiments, in step  206 , the response is characterized based on the tracking body segment (e.g. finger) tracking the moving target  110  closely with ratios of approximately 0.9 for the lowest four discrete target frequencies fi. In other embodiments, in step  206 , the response is characterized based on the ratio for the body segment in the ML direction ( FIG. 14A ) decreasing from 0.9 to 0.8 at a target frequency of 1 Hz, whereas the ratio for the body segment in the SI direction ( FIG. 14B ) increases from 0.9 to 1 at the target frequency of 1 Hz. 
     In some embodiments, in step  206 , the response of a group of first subjects  190  is characterized. In some embodiments, a phase lag χ 1  (see equation 5) is determined between the discrete frequency f i  component of the frequency spectrum of the finger and the discrete frequency f i  component of the frequency spectrum of the moving target. In other embodiments, a phase lag χ i  (see equation 5) is determined between the discrete frequency f i  component of the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  and the discrete frequency f i  component of the frequency spectrum of the moving target. In some embodiments, the phase lag χ i  for the group of first subjects  190  is determined by averaging the individual phase lags χ i  for each first subject  190 . In some embodiments, the phase lag χ i  for each discrete frequency f i  is determined for each multiple of AL that is used to determine the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110 . 
       FIG. 15A  is a graph that illustrates an example of a phase lag χ i  of the frequency spectrum of the body segment and the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the medial-lateral (ML) direction as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  1502  is frequency in units of Hertz (Hz). The vertical axis  1504  is phase lag in units of degrees (deg). The phase lag  1506  is shown for each amplitude of motion of the moving target  110 , based on a multiple of the AL.  FIG. 15B  is a graph that illustrates an example of a phase lag χ i  of the frequency spectrum of the body segment and the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the superior-inferior (SI) direction as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  1512  is frequency in units of Hertz (Hz). The vertical axis  1514  is phase lag in units of degrees (deg). The phase lag  1508  is shown for each amplitude of motion of the moving target  110 , based on a multiple of the AL.  FIG. 15C  is a graph that illustrates an example of a phase lag χ i  of the frequency spectrum of the body center of mass and the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the medial-lateral (ML) direction as a function of target frequency, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  1522  is frequency in units of Hertz (Hz). The vertical axis  1524  is phase lag in units of degrees (deg). The phase lag  1510  is shown for each amplitude of motion of the moving target  110 , based on a multiple of the AL. 
     In an example embodiment, the phase lag χ i  for the frequency spectrum of the body segment in the ML direction ( FIG. 15A ), the phase lag χ i  for the frequency spectrum of the body segment in the SI direction ( FIG. 15B ) and the phase lag χ i  for the frequency spectrum of the body center of mass in the ML ( FIG. 15C ) direction are relatively constant for each amplitude of motion of the moving target  110 . In this example embodiment, in step  206 , the response is characterized based on a linear relationship between the phase lag χ i  and the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110 . In other embodiments, in step  206 , the response is characterized based on the tracking body segment (e.g. finger) tracking the moving target  110  closely with phase lag χ i  of less than 32 degrees for the lowest four discrete target frequencies fi. In other embodiments, in step  206 , the response is characterized based on the phase lag χ i  for the body segment (e.g. finger) increasing to 50 degrees at the fifth target frequency. 
     In some embodiments, in step  206 , a step response is determined of the position of the body segment or the position of the body center of mass based on moving the target  110  a respective distance in each of the SI and ML directions. In some embodiments, the step response is a unit step response determined by causing the target  110  to move the respective distance in each of the SI and ML directions at an initial time t=0 and subsequently determining the position of the body segment or position of the body center mass after t=0. In an example embodiment, the moving target  110  moves a respective distance in each of the ML and SI directions at t=0 and stays fixed at those respective distances in each of the ML and SI direction after t=0.  FIG. 16  is a graph  1600  that illustrates an example of a unit step response of the body segment and the body center of mass based moving the target a distance, according to an embodiment. In an example embodiment, the respective distance that the moving target is moved in each of the SI and ML directions is based on 1.125 AL. The horizontal axis  1602  is time in units of seconds (sec). The vertical axis  1604  is the response in units of the respective distance that the target  110  is moved. The response  1608  of the body segment (e.g. finger) in the ML direction reaches a steady state value in a range of 0.30-0.66 seconds and reaches a point  1606  within 5% of its final steady state value at approximately 0.30 seconds. The response  1612  of the body segment (e.g. finger) in the SI direction reaches a steady state value in a range of 0.54-0.89 seconds and reaches a point  1610  within 5% of its final steady state value at approximately 0.70 seconds. The response  1614  of the body center of mass in the ML direction reaches a steady state value in a range of 1.02-1.54 seconds and reaches a point  1616  within 5% of its final steady state value at approximately 1.0 seconds. In step  206 , the response of first subject is characterized, by establishing that ML motion of the body center of mass exhibits the most heavily damped response (e.g. longest time to reach the steady state value), followed by ML motion of the body segment (e.g. finger) and that SI Motion of the body segment (e.g. finger) exhibits the least damping. 
     In some embodiments, in step  206 , the NRMSE i  is determined using equation 5 and is based on the ratio (g) of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the finger to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target and the phase lag (y) between the discrete frequency fi component of the frequency spectrum of the finger and the discrete frequency fi component of the frequency spectrum of the moving target.  FIG. 17  is a graph  1700  that illustrates an example of a normalized root mean square error (NRMSE) between a body segment and the moving target as a function of phase lag of the frequency spectrum of the body segment and the frequency spectrum of the moving target, according to an embodiment. The horizontal axis  1702  is phase lag is units of degrees (deg). The vertical axis  1704  is NRMSE and has no units. The NRMSE is shown for different ratios (g) of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the finger to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target. The NRMSE  1710  versus phase lag (χ i ) is shown for a gain of 1.0. The NRMSE  1712  versus phase lag (χ i ) is shown for a gain of 0.9. The NRMSE  1714  versus phase lag (χ i ) is shown for a gain of 0.8. The NRMSE  1716  versus phase lag (χ i ) is shown for a gain of 0.7. The NRMSE  1718  versus phase lag (χ i ) is shown for a gain of 0.6. The NRMSE  1720  versus phase lag (χ i ) is shown for a gain of 0.5. The NRMSE  1722  versus phase lag (χ i ) is shown for a gain of 0.4. The NRMSE  1724  versus phase lag (χ i ) is shown for a gain of 0.3. The NRMSE  1726  versus phase lag (χ i ) is shown for a gain of 0.2. The NRMSE  1728  versus phase lag (χ i ) is shown for a gain of 0.1. The NRMSE  1730  versus phase lag (χ i ) is shown for a gain of 0. 
     The NRMSE reaches a maximum value (√{square root over (2)}) when the phase lag (χ i ) is 180 degrees±360 degrees (e.g. numerator in equation 5 is maximum value among all phase lag values). This is consistent with the discrete frequency f i  component of the frequency spectrum of the finger being completely out of phase with the discrete frequency fi component of the frequency spectrum of the moving target. The NRMSE reaches a minimum value (0) when the phase lag (χ i ) is 0 degrees±360 degrees (e.g. numerator in equation 5 is minimum value among all phase lag values). This is consistent with the discrete frequency f i  component of the frequency spectrum of the finger being completely in phase with the discrete frequency f i  component of the frequency spectrum of the moving target. Additionally, an increased ratio (g) of the NRMSE simultaneously reduces minimum values of the NRMSE and increases maximum values of the NRMSE, as compared to NRMSE with other ratio values. 
     In an example embodiment, the graphs  400 ,  410 ,  420 ,  430  of  FIGS. 4A to 4D  depict position trajectories of the tracking body segment (e.g. finger), the body center of mass and the moving target  110 , where the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110  is based on 1.1250 AL. In an example embodiment, the graphs  450 ,  460 ,  470 ,  480  of  FIGS. 4E to 4H  depict frequency spectrums of the tracking body segment position, the center of mass position and the moving target  110  position, where the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110  is based on 1.1250 AL. Table 5 below provides amplitudes of the frequency spectrums of  FIGS. 4E to 4H  for each discrete frequency component fi of the moving target  110 , where the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110  is based on 1.1250 AL. In an example embodiment, in step  206 , the ratio of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the tracking body segment to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target and the ratio of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the body center of mass to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target are computed using the amplitude values in Table 5. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
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                 Frequency (Hz) 
                 Disk Amplitude (cm) 
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                 i 
                 f (i) 
                 ML (x) 
                 SI (y) 
                 xyz 
                 ML (x) 
                 SI (y) 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 0.024 
                 4.62 × 10 +1   
                 3.87 × 10 +1   
                 3.22 × 10 +1   
                 4.24 × 10 +1  ± 2.08 × 10 +0   
                 3.51 × 10 +1  ± 1.58 × 10 +0   
               
               
                 2 
                 0.048 
                 2.31 × 10 +1   
                 1.93 × 10 +1   
                 1.78 × 10 +1   
                 2.11 × 10 +1  ± 1.03 × 10 +0   
                 1.80 × 10 +1  ± 8.71 × 10 −1   
               
               
                 3 
                 0.096 
                 1.16 × 10 +1   
                 9.67 × 10 +0   
                 7.37 × 10 +0   
                 1.08 × 10 +1  ± 5.42 × 10 −1   
                 8.74 × 10 +0  ± 4.40 × 10 −1   
               
               
                 4 
                 0.192 
                 5.78 × 10 +0   
                 4.83 × 10 +0   
                 3.71 × 10 +0   
                 5.25 × 10 +0  ± 2.31 × 10 −1   
                 4.44 × 10 +0  ± 2.16 × 10 −1   
               
               
                 5 
                 0.288 
                 3.85 × 10 +0   
                 3.22 × 10 +0   
                 2.53 × 10 +0   
                 3.48 × 10 +0  ± 1.92 × 10 −1   
                 2.72 × 10 +0  ± 1.43 × 10 −1   
               
               
                 6 
                 0.336 
                 3.30 × 10 +0   
                 2.76 × 10 +0   
                 2.00 × 10 +0   
                 3.21 × 10 +0  ± 1.18 × 10 −1   
                 2.56 × 10 +0  ± 9.97 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 7 
                 0.480 
                 2.31 × 10 +0   
                 1.93 × 10 +0   
                 1.51 × 10 +0   
                 1.97 × 10 +0  ± 2.60 × 10 −2   
                 1.70 × 10 +0  ± 1.20 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 8 
                 0.576 
                 1.93 × 10 +0   
                 1.61 × 10 +0   
                 1.32 × 10 +0   
                 1.76 × 10 +0  ± 2.56 × 10 −2   
                 1.62 × 10 +0  ± 5.02 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 9 
                 0.720 
                 1.54 × 10 +0   
                 1.29 × 10 +0   
                 9.50 × 10 −1   
                 1.38 × 10 +0  ± 1.15 × 10 −1   
                 1.36 × 10 +0  ± 1.15 × 10 −1   
               
               
                 10 
                 0.816 
                 1.36 × 10 +0   
                 1.14 × 10 +0   
                 9.20 × 10 −1   
                 1.02 × 10 +0  ± 1.51 × 10 −1   
                 1.12 × 10 +0  ± 1.35 × 10 −1   
               
               
                 11 
                 0.912 
                 1.22 × 10 +0   
                 1.02 × 10 +0   
                 6.99 × 10 −1   
                 7.08 × 10 −1  ± 1.26 × 10 −1   
                 1.11 × 10 +0  ± 1.52 × 10 −1   
               
               
                 12 
                 1.416 
                 7.83 × 10 −1   
                 6.56 × 10 −1   
                 5.08 × 10 −1   
                 6.00 × 10 −1  ± 4.91 × 10 −2   
                 5.39 × 10 −1  ± 2.11 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 13 
                 2.184 
                 5.08 × 10 −1   
                 4.25 × 10 −1   
                 3.25 × 10 −1   
                 3.47 × 10 −1  ± 5.59 × 10 −2   
                 3.47 × 10 −1  ± 7.24 × 10 −3   
               
               
                 14 
                 2.928 
                 3.79 × 10 −1   
                 3.17 × 10 −1   
                 2.47 × 10 −1   
                 1.08 × 10 −1  ± 4.60 × 10 −2   
                 1.03 × 10 −1  ± 3.99 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Frequency (Hz) 
                 CoM-BoS Amplitude (cm) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 i 
                 f (i) 
                 ML (x) 
                 AP (z) 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 1 
                 0.024 
                 9.30 × 10 +0  ± 1.05 × 10 +0   
                 1.47 × 10 −1  ± 2.77 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 2 
                 0.048 
                 4.49 × 10 +0  ± 5.48 × 10 −1   
                 2.81 × 10 −1  ± 2.16 × 10 −1   
               
               
                   
                 3 
                 0.096 
                 2.78 × 10 +0  ± 3.86 × 10 −1   
                 8.51 × 10 −2  ± 7.63 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 4 
                 0.192 
                 1.07 × 10 +0  ± 9.52 × 10 −2   
                 1.66 × 10 −2  ± 1.35 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 5 
                 0.288 
                 6.81 × 10 −1  ± 1.35 × 10 −2   
                 5.96 × 10 −2  ± 5.16 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 6 
                 0.336 
                 6.17 × 10 −1  ± 8.06 × 10 −3   
                 3.57 × 10 −2  ± 2.83 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 7 
                 0.480 
                 3.44 × 10 −1  ± 1.08 × 10 −1   
                 5.07 × 10 −2  ± 3.55 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 8 
                 0.576 
                 2.10 × 10 −1  ± 5.63 × 10 −2   
                 6.59 × 10 −2  ± 5.19 × 10 −4   
               
               
                   
                 9 
                 0.720 
                 1.46 × 10 −1  ± 5.33 × 10 −2   
                 6.18 × 10 −2  ± 2.58 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 10 
                 0.816 
                 9.44 × 10 −2  ± 7.83 × 10 −3   
                 2.74 × 10 −2  ± 2.72 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 11 
                 0.912 
                 7.84 × 10 −2  ± 1.78 × 10 −2   
                 2.48 × 10 −2  ± 1.83 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 12 
                 1.416 
                 4.00 × 10 −2  ± 1.13 × 10 −2   
                 1.67 × 10 −2  ± 6.61 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                 13 
                 2.184 
                 8.92 × 10 −3  ± 7.65 × 10 −3   
                 1.47 × 10 −3  ± 1.10 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                 14 
                 2.928 
                 9.90 × 10 −3  ± 4.68 × 10 −3   
                 4.76 × 10 −3  ± 3.02 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
       FIGS. 18A to 18B  includes graphs  1800 ,  1810  that illustrate an example of a position of the body segment and the moving target, according to an embodiment.  FIGS. 18C to 18D  includes graphs  1820 ,  1830  that illustrate an example of a position of a body center of mass and the moving target, according to an embodiment. The graphs  1800 ,  1810 ,  1820 ,  1830  of  FIGS. 18A to 18D  are similar to the graphs  400 ,  410 ,  420 ,  430  of  FIGS. 4A to 4D  except the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110  is based on 0.5000 AL. The graph  1800  depicts the ML position of the finger (black plot), the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the ML position of the finger (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±6.56 cm of the ML positions of the finger depicted in graph  1800 . The graph  1810  depicts the SI position of the finger (black plot), the SI position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the SI position of the finger (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±1.24 cm of the SI positions of the finger depicted in graph  1810 . The graph  1820  depicts the ML position of the projection  124  (black plot), the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the ML position of the projection  124  (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±2.31 cm of the ML positions of the projection  124  depicted in graph  1820 . The graph  1830  depicts the AP position of the projection  124  (black plot), the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the AP position of the projection  124  (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±0.70 cm of the AP positions of the projection  124  depicted in graph  1830 . 
       FIGS. 18E to 18F  includes graphs  1850 ,  1860  that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the body segment and a frequency spectrum of the moving target, according to an embodiment.  FIGS. 18G to 18H  includes graphs  1870 ,  1880  that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the body center of mass and a frequency spectrum of the moving target, according to an embodiment. The graphs  1850 ,  1860 ,  1870 ,  1880  of  FIGS. 18E to 18H  are similar to the graphs  450 ,  460 ,  470 ,  480  of  FIGS. 4E to 4H  except the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110  is based on 0.5000 AL. The graph  1850  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the finger in the ML direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. The graph  1860  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the finger in the SI direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the SI direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. The graph  1870  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  in the ML direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. The graph  1880  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  in the AP direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the XYZ direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. 
     In an example embodiment, the graphs  1850 ,  1860 ,  1870 ,  1880  of  FIGS. 18E to 18H  depict frequency spectrums of the tracking body segment position, the center of mass position and the moving target  110  position, where the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110  is based on 0.5000 AL. Table 6 below provides amplitudes of the frequency spectrums of  FIGS. 18E to 18H  for each discrete frequency component fi of the moving target  110 , where the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110  is based on 0.5000 AL. In an example embodiment, in step  206 , the ratio of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the tracking body segment to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target and the ratio of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the body center of mass to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target are computed using the amplitude values in Table 6. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 6 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Frequency (Hz) 
                 Disk Amplitude (cm) 
                 Tracking Finger Amplitude (cm) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 i 
                 f (i) 
                 ML (x) 
                 SI (y) 
                 xyz 
                 ML (x) 
                 SI (y) 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 0.024 
                 2.05 × 10 +1   
                 1.72 × 10 +1   
                 1.42 × 10 +1   
                 1.92 × 10 +1  ± 8.71 × 10 −1   
                 1.58 × 10 +1  ± 6.52 × 10 −1   
               
               
                 2 
                 0.048 
                 1.03 × 10 +1   
                 8.60 × 10 +0   
                 7.48 × 10 +0   
                 9.45 × 10 +0  ± 4.55 × 10 −1   
                 8.11 × 10 +0  ± 3.44 × 10 −1   
               
               
                 3 
                 0.096 
                 5.13 × 10 +0   
                 4.30 × 10 +0   
                 3.42 × 10 +0   
                 4.91 × 10 +0  ± 2.24 × 10 −1   
                 3.98 × 10 +0  ± 1.75 × 10 −1   
               
               
                 4 
                 0.192 
                 2.57 × 10 +0   
                 2.15 × 10 +0   
                 1.73 × 10 +0   
                 2.38 × 10 +0  ± 1.00 × 10 −1   
                 2.08 × 10 +0  ± 9.52 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 5 
                 0.288 
                 1.71 × 10 +0   
                 1.43 × 10 +0   
                 1.16 × 10 +0   
                 1.58 × 10 +0  ± 8.83 × 10 −2   
                 1.24 × 10 +0  ± 7.49 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 6 
                 0.336 
                 1.47 × 10 +0   
                 1.23 × 10 +0   
                 9.57 × 10 −1   
                 1.48 × 10 +0  ± 5.25 × 10 −2   
                 1.22 × 10 +0  ± 4.71 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 7 
                 0.480 
                 1.03 × 10 +0   
                 8.60 × 10 −1   
                 6.94 × 10 −1   
                 9.03 × 10 −1  ± 4.05 × 10 −3   
                 7.76 × 10 −1  ± 4.88 × 10 −3   
               
               
                 8 
                 0.576 
                 8.56 × 10 −1   
                 7.16 × 10 −1   
                 5.91 × 10 −1   
                 8.50 × 10 −1  ± 1.11 × 10 −2   
                 7.68 × 10 −1  ± 2.00 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 9 
                 0.720 
                 6.85 × 10 −1   
                 5.73 × 10 −1   
                 4.54 × 10 −1   
                 6.42 × 10 −1  ± 4.54 × 10 −2   
                 6.32 × 10 −1  ± 4.66 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 10 
                 0.816 
                 6.04 × 10 −1   
                 5.06 × 10 −1   
                 4.10 × 10 −1   
                 4.47 × 10 −1  ± 6.69 × 10 −2   
                 4.73 × 10 −1  ± 5.79 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 11 
                 0.912 
                 5.40 × 10 −1   
                 4.52 × 10 −1   
                 3.44 × 10 −1   
                 3.79 × 10 −1  ± 5.94 × 10 −2   
                 4.88 × 10 −1  ± 7.56 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 12 
                 1.416 
                 3.48 × 10 −1   
                 2.91 × 10 −1   
                 2.33 × 10 −1   
                 2.50 × 10 −1  ± 2.17 × 10 −2   
                 2.29 × 10 −1  ± 6.58 × 10 −3   
               
               
                 13 
                 2.184 
                 2.26 × 10 −1   
                 1.89 × 10 −1   
                 1.51 × 10 −1   
                 1.47 × 10 −1  ± 2.35 × 10 −2   
                 1.72 × 10 −1  ± 6.93 × 10 −4   
               
               
                 14 
                 2.928 
                 1.68 × 10 −1   
                 1.41 × 10 −1   
                 1.12 × 10 −1   
                 4.21 × 10 −2  ± 2.21 × 10 −2   
                 3.70 × 10 −2  ± 2.06 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Frequency (Hz) 
                 CoM-BoS Amplitude (cm) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 i 
                 f (i) 
                 ML (x) 
                 AP (z) 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 1 
                 0.024 
                 5.06 × 10 +0  ± 8.72 × 10 −1   
                 1.06 × 10 −1  ± 1.06 × 10 −1   
               
               
                   
                 2 
                 0.048 
                 2.58 × 10 +0  ± 4.73 × 10 −1   
                 1.07 × 10 −1  ± 6.85 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 3 
                 0.096 
                 1.42 × 10 +0  ± 2.58 × 10 −1   
                 8.39 × 10 −2  ± 8.01 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 4 
                 0.192 
                 5.21 × 10 −1  ± 7.15 × 10 −2   
                 4.90 × 10 −2  ± 3.27 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 5 
                 0.288 
                 3.55 × 10 −1  ± 3.01 × 10 −2   
                 4.42 × 10 −2  ± 3.56 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                 6 
                 0.336 
                 2.60 × 10 −1  ± 2.25 × 10 −2   
                 4.52 × 10 −2  ± 3.66 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 7 
                 0.480 
                 1.25 × 10 −1  ± 5.26 × 10 −2   
                 4.26 × 10 −2  ± 9.68 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                 8 
                 0.576 
                 8.50 × 10 −2  ± 3.70 × 10 −2   
                 3.56 × 10 −2  ± 6.93 × 10 −4   
               
               
                   
                 9 
                 0.720 
                 5.72 × 10 −2  ± 1.42 × 10 −2   
                 2.64 × 10 −2  ± 4.72 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                 10 
                 0.816 
                 3.90 × 10 −2  ± 2.83 × 10 −3   
                 1.84 × 10 −2  ± 9.58 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                 11 
                 0.912 
                 3.54 × 10 −2  ± 8.28 × 10 −3   
                 7.44 × 10 −3  ± 6.95 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                 12 
                 1.416 
                 2.14 × 10 −2  ± 7.05 × 10 −3   
                 6.81 × 10 −3  ± 3.51 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                 13 
                 2.184 
                 7.40 × 10 −3  ± 2.57 × 10 −3   
                 2.16 × 10 −3  ± 2.05 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                 14 
                 2.928 
                 4.00 × 10 −3  ± 2.60 × 10 −3   
                 8.08 × 10 −4  ± 7.08 × 10 −4   
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
       FIGS. 19A to 19B  includes graphs  1900 ,  1910  that illustrate an example of a position of the body segment and the moving target, according to an embodiment.  FIGS. 19C to 19D  includes graphs  1920 ,  1930  that illustrate an example of a position of a body center of mass and the moving target, according to an embodiment. The graphs  1900 ,  1910 ,  1920 ,  1930  of  FIGS. 19A to 19D  are similar to the graphs  400 ,  410 ,  420 ,  430  of  FIGS. 4A to 4D  except the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110  is based on 0.6563 AL. The graph  1900  depicts the ML position of the finger (black plot), the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the ML position of the finger (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±1.74 cm of the ML positions of the finger depicted in graph  1900 . The graph  1910  depicts the SI position of the finger (black plot), the SI position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the SI position of the finger (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±1.20 cm of the SI positions of the finger depicted in graph  1910 . The graph  1920  depicts the ML position of the projection  124  (black plot), the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the ML position of the projection  124  (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±1.19 cm of the ML positions of the projection  124  depicted in graph  1920 . The graph  1930  depicts the AP position of the projection  124  (black plot), the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the AP position of the projection  124  (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±1.30 cm of the AP positions of the projection  124  depicted in graph  1930 . 
       FIGS. 19E to 19F  includes graphs  1950 ,  1960  that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the body segment and a frequency spectrum of the moving target, according to an embodiment.  FIGS. 19G to 19H  includes graphs  1970 ,  1980  that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the body center of mass and a frequency spectrum of the moving target, according to an embodiment. The graphs  1950 ,  1960 ,  1970 ,  1980  of  FIGS. 19E to 19H  are similar to the graphs  450 ,  460 ,  470 ,  480  of  FIGS. 4E to 4H  except the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110  is based on 0.6563 AL. The graph  1950  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the finger in the ML direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. The graph  1960  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the finger in the SI direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the SI direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. The graph  1970  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  in the ML direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. The graph  1980  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  in the AP direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the XYZ direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. 
     In an example embodiment, the graphs  1950 ,  1960 ,  1970 ,  1980  of  FIGS. 19E to 19H  depict frequency spectrums of the tracking body segment position, the center of mass position and the moving target  110  position, where the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110  is based on 0.6563 AL. Table 7 below provides amplitudes of the frequency spectrums of  FIGS. 19E to 19H  for each discrete frequency component fi of the moving target  110 , where the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110  is based on 0.6563 AL. In an example embodiment, in step  206 , the ratio of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the tracking body segment to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target and the ratio of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the body center of mass to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target are computed using the amplitude values in Table 7. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 7 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Frequency (Hz) 
                 Disk Amplitude (cm) 
                 Tracking Finger Amplitude (cm) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 i 
                 f (i) 
                 ML (x) 
                 SI (y) 
                 xyz 
                 ML (x) 
                 SI (y) 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 0.024 
                 2.70 × 10 +1   
                 2.26 × 10 +1   
                 1.88 × 10 +1   
                 2.55 × 10 +1  ± 1.16 × 10 +0   
                 2.09 × 10 +1  ± 9.28 × 10 −1   
               
               
                 2 
                 0.048 
                 1.35 × 10 +1   
                 1.13 × 10 +1   
                 9.99 × 10 +0   
                 1.26 × 10 +1  ± 6.11 × 10 −1   
                 1.08 × 10 +1  ± 4.80 × 10 −1   
               
               
                 3 
                 0.096 
                 6.74 × 10 +0   
                 5.64 × 10 +0   
                 4.45 × 10 +0   
                 6.57 × 10 +0  ± 3.05 × 10 −1   
                 5.29 × 10 +0  ± 2.39 × 10 −1   
               
               
                 4 
                 0.192 
                 3.37 × 10 +0   
                 2.82 × 10 +0   
                 2.25 × 10 +0   
                 3.13 × 10 +0  ± 1.23 × 10 −1   
                 2.76 × 10 +0  ± 1.38 × 10 −1   
               
               
                 5 
                 0.288 
                 2.25 × 10 +0   
                 1.88 × 10 +0   
                 1.52 × 10 +0   
                 2.11 × 10 +0  ± 1.12 × 10 −1   
                 1.55 × 10 +0  ± 8.20 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 6 
                 0.336 
                 1.93 × 10 +0   
                 1.61 × 10 +0   
                 1.24 × 10 +0   
                 1.95 × 10 +0  ± 7.12 × 10 −2   
                 1.59 × 10 +0  ± 6.30 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 7 
                 0.480 
                 1.35 × 10 +0   
                 1.13 × 10 +0   
                 9.06 × 10 −1   
                 1.20 × 10 +0  ± 1.13 × 10 −2   
                 1.02 × 10 +0  ± 6.86 × 10 −3   
               
               
                 8 
                 0.576 
                 1.12 × 10 +0   
                 9.40 × 10 −1   
                 7.78 × 10 −1   
                 1.10 × 10 +0  ± 1.61 × 10 −2   
                 1.00 × 10 +0  ± 3.28 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 9 
                 0.720 
                 8.99 × 10 −1   
                 7.52 × 10 −1   
                 5.88 × 10 −1   
                 8.69 × 10 −1  ± 7.06 × 10 −2   
                 8.51 × 10 −1  ± 6.05 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 10 
                 0.816 
                 7.93 × 10 −1   
                 6.64 × 10 −1   
                 5.39 × 10 −1   
                 6.00 × 10 −1  ± 9.29 × 10 −2   
                 6.04 × 10 −1  ± 7.10 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 11 
                 0.912 
                 7.09 × 10 −1   
                 5.94 × 10 −1   
                 4.41 × 10 −1   
                 4.32 × 10 −1  ± 9.02 × 10 −2   
                 6.33 × 10 −1  ± 9.89 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 12 
                 1.416 
                 4.57 × 10 −1   
                 3.82 × 10 −1   
                 3.04 × 10 −1   
                 3.08 × 10 −1  ± 3.87 × 10 −2   
                 2.98 × 10 −1  ± 8.34 × 10 −3   
               
               
                 13 
                 2.184 
                 2.96 × 10 −1   
                 2.48 × 10 −1   
                 1.97 × 10 −1   
                 1.80 × 10 −1  ± 3.91 × 10 −2   
                 2.00 × 10 −1  ± 7.62 × 10 −4   
               
               
                 14 
                 2.928 
                 2.21 × 10 −1   
                 1.85 × 10 −1   
                 1.47 × 10 −1   
                 5.37 × 10 −2  ± 2.41 × 10 −2   
                 6.00 × 10 −2  ± 2.85 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Frequency (Hz) 
                 CoM-BoS Amplitude (cm) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 i 
                 f (i) 
                 ML (x) 
                 AP (z) 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 1 
                 0.024 
                 6.18 × 10 +0  ± 9.31 × 10 −1   
                 5.55 × 10 −2  ± 5.28 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 2 
                 0.048 
                 3.31 × 10 +0  ± 6.16 × 10 −1   
                 9.81 × 10 −2  ± 9.66 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 3 
                 0.096 
                 1.85 × 10 +0  ± 3.27 × 10 −1   
                 4.37 × 10 −2  ± 3.94 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 4 
                 0.192 
                 6.81 × 10 −1  ± 8.04 × 10 −2   
                 4.88 × 10 −2  ± 3.29 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 5 
                 0.288 
                 3.38 × 10 −1  ± 1.36 × 10 −2   
                 3.25 × 10 −2  ± 5.11 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                 6 
                 0.336 
                 3.79 × 10 −1  ± 2.32 × 10 −2   
                 4.07 × 10 −2  ± 3.86 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 7 
                 0.480 
                 2.32 × 10 −1  ± 1.05 × 10 −1   
                 3.67 × 10 −2  ± 6.44 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                 8 
                 0.576 
                 1.29 × 10 −1  ± 4.62 × 10 −2   
                 4.01 × 10 −2  ± 8.03 × 10 −4   
               
               
                   
                 9 
                 0.720 
                 9.67 × 10 −2  ± 2.58 × 10 −2   
                 2.96 × 10 −2  ± 1.03 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 10 
                 0.816 
                 5.08 × 10 −2  ± 2.90 × 10 −3   
                 3.22 × 10 −2  ± 2.12 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 11 
                 0.912 
                 4.50 × 10 −2  ± 1.37 × 10 −2   
                 1.55 × 10 −2  ± 9.44 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                 12 
                 1.416 
                 2.59 × 10 −2  ± 8.78 × 10 −3   
                 2.66 × 10 −3  ± 1.46 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                 13 
                 2.184 
                 4.82 × 10 −3  ± 4.32 × 10 −3   
                 1.71 × 10 −3  ± 5.71 × 10 −4   
               
               
                   
                 14 
                 2.928 
                 6.18 × 10 −3  ± 3.33 × 10 −3   
                 1.64 × 10 −3  ± 5.80 × 10 −4   
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
       FIGS. 20A to 20B  includes graphs  2000 ,  2010  that illustrate an example of a position of the body segment and the moving target, according to an embodiment.  FIGS. 20C to 20D  includes graphs  2020 ,  2030  that illustrate an example of a position of a body center of mass and the moving target, according to an embodiment. The graphs  2000 ,  2010 ,  2020 ,  2030  of  FIGS. 20A to 20D  are similar to the graphs  400 ,  410 ,  420 ,  430  of  FIGS. 4A to 4D  except the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110  is based on 0.8125 AL. The graph  2000  depicts the ML position of the finger (black plot), the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the ML position of the finger (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±10.26 cm of the ML positions of the finger depicted in graph  2000 . The graph  2010  depicts the SI position of the finger (black plot), the SI position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the SI position of the finger (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±1.21 cm of the SI positions of the finger depicted in graph  2010 . The graph  2020  depicts the ML position of the projection  124  (black plot), the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the ML position of the projection  124  (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±12.59 cm of the ML positions of the projection  124  depicted in graph  2020 . The graph  2030  depicts the AP position of the projection  124  (black plot), the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the AP position of the projection  124  (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±0.77 cm of the AP positions of the projection  124  depicted in graph  2030 . 
       FIGS. 20E to 20F  includes graphs  2050 ,  2060  that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the body segment and a frequency spectrum of the moving target, according to an embodiment.  FIGS. 20G to 20H  includes graphs  2070 ,  2080  that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the body center of mass and a frequency spectrum of the moving target, according to an embodiment. The graphs  2050 ,  2060 ,  2070 ,  2080  of  FIGS. 20E to 20H  are similar to the graphs  450 ,  460 ,  470 ,  480  of  FIGS. 4E to 4H  except the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110  is based on 0.8125 AL. The graph  2050  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the finger in the ML direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. The graph  2060  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the finger in the SI direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the SI direction (grey) for each discrete frequency fi of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. The graph  2070  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  in the ML direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. The graph  2080  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  in the AP direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the XYZ direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. 
     In an example embodiment, the graphs  2050 ,  2060 ,  2070 ,  2080  of  FIGS. 20E to 20H  depict frequency spectrums of the tracking body segment position, the center of mass position and the moving target  110  position, where the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110  is based on 0.8125 AL. Table 8 below provides amplitudes of the frequency spectrums of  FIGS. 20E to 20H  for each discrete frequency component fi of the moving target  110 , where the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110  is based on 0.8125 AL. In an example embodiment, in step  206 , the ratio of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the tracking body segment to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target and the ratio of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the body center of mass to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target are computed using the amplitude values in Table 8. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
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                 Frequency (Hz) 
                 Disk Amplitude (cm) 
                 Tracking Finger Amplitude (cm) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 i 
                 f (i) 
                 ML (x) 
                 SI (y) 
                 xyz 
                 ML (x) 
                 SI (y) 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 1 
                 0.024 
                 3.34 × 10 +1   
                 2.79 × 10 +1   
                 2.33 × 10 +1   
                 3.10 × 10 +1  ± 1.47 × 10 +0   
                 2.55 × 10 +1  ± 1.19 × 10 +0   
               
               
                 2 
                 0.048 
                 1.67 × 10 +1   
                 1.40 × 10 +1   
                 1.26 × 10 +1   
                 1.54 × 10 +1  ± 7.55 × 10 −1   
                 1.31 × 10 +1  ± 6.45 × 10 −1   
               
               
                 3 
                 0.096 
                 8.34 × 10 +0   
                 6.98 × 10 +0   
                 5.46 × 10 +0   
                 7.85 × 10 +0  ± 3.68 × 10 −1   
                 6.41 × 10 +0  ± 3.07 × 10 −1   
               
               
                 4 
                 0.192 
                 4.17 × 10 +0   
                 3.49 × 10 +0   
                 2.76 × 10 +0   
                 3.86 × 10 +0  ± 1.66 × 10 −1   
                 3.31 × 10 +0  ± 1.49 × 10 −1   
               
               
                 5 
                 0.288 
                 2.78 × 10 +0   
                 2.33 × 10 +0   
                 1.86 × 10 +0   
                 2.54 × 10 +0  ± 1.30 × 10 −1   
                 2.05 × 10 +0  ± 1.10 × 10 −1   
               
               
                 6 
                 0.336 
                 2.38 × 10 +0   
                 2.00 × 10 +0   
                 1.50 × 10 +0   
                 2.38 × 10 +0  ± 8.19 × 10 −2   
                 1.92 × 10 +0  ± 6.78 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 7 
                 0.480 
                 1.67 × 10 +0   
                 1.40 × 10 +0   
                 1.11 × 10 +0   
                 1.51 × 10 +0  ± 2.05 × 10 −2   
                 1.34 × 10 +0  ± 4.67 × 10 −3   
               
               
                 8 
                 0.576 
                 1.39 × 10 +0   
                 1.16 × 10 +0   
                 9.62 × 10 −1   
                 1.35 × 10 +0  ± 2.14 × 10 −2   
                 1.22 × 10 +0  ± 3.28 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 9 
                 0.720 
                 1.11 × 10 +0   
                 9.31 × 10 −1   
                 7.16 × 10 −1   
                 1.05 × 10 +0  ± 7.39 × 10 −2   
                 1.04 × 10 +0  ± 8.78 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 10 
                 0.816 
                 9.82 × 10 −1   
                 8.22 × 10 −1   
                 6.66 × 10 −1   
                 8.00 × 10 −1  ± 1.04 × 10 −1   
                 8.57 × 10 −1  ± 9.30 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 11 
                 0.912 
                 8.78 × 10 −1   
                 7.35 × 10 −1   
                 5.33 × 10 −1   
                 6.51 × 10 −1  ± 1.12 × 10 −1   
                 8.24 × 10 −1  ± 1.05 × 10 −1   
               
               
                 12 
                 1.416 
                 5.66 × 10 −1   
                 4.73 × 10 −1   
                 3.74 × 10 −1   
                 4.23 × 10 −1  ± 3.43 × 10 −2   
                 4.30 × 10 −1  ± 1.41 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 13 
                 2.184 
                 3.67 × 10 −1   
                 3.07 × 10 −1   
                 2.41 × 10 −1   
                 2.56 × 10 −1  ± 4.19 × 10 −2   
                 2.51 × 10 −1  ± 1.05 × 10 −2   
               
               
                 14 
                 2.928 
                 2.74 × 10 −1   
                 2.29 × 10 −1   
                 1.81 × 10 −1   
                 8.89 × 10 −2  ± 3.26 × 10 −2   
                 8.30 × 10 −2  ± 3.17 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
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                 CoM-BoS Amplitude (cm) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
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                 f (i) 
                 ML (x) 
                 AP (z) 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 1 
                 0.024 
                 6.98 × 10 +0  ± 9.79 × 10 −1   
                 1.40 × 10 −1  ± 1.32 × 10 −1   
               
               
                   
                 2 
                 0.048 
                 3.46 × 10 +0  ± 4.92 × 10 −1   
                 2.94 × 10 −1  ± 1.63 × 10 −1   
               
               
                   
                 3 
                 0.096 
                 2.01 × 10 +0  ± 3.27 × 10 −1   
                 8.17 × 10 −2  ± 7.00 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 4 
                 0.192 
                 8.25 × 10 −1  ± 9.13 × 10 −2   
                 9.54 × 10 −2  ± 3.96 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 5 
                 0.288 
                 5.78 × 10 −1  ± 1.42 × 10 −2   
                 1.48 × 10 −2  ± 8.29 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                 6 
                 0.336 
                 4.14 × 10 −1  ± 1.64 × 10 −2   
                 5.62 × 10 −2  ± 3.29 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 7 
                 0.480 
                 2.40 × 10 −1  ± 7.14 × 10 −2   
                 4.77 × 10 −2  ± 1.18 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 8 
                 0.576 
                 1.54 × 10 −1  ± 4.36 × 10 −2   
                 5.49 × 10 −2  ± 2.90 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                 9 
                 0.720 
                 1.42 × 10 −1  ± 4.43 × 10 −2   
                 2.33 × 10 −2  ± 1.74 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                 10 
                 0.816 
                 8.49 × 10 −2  ± 1.32 × 10 −2   
                 1.67 × 10 −2  ± 5.63 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                 11 
                 0.912 
                 6.17 × 10 −2  ± 7.99 × 10 −3   
                 2.33 × 10 −2  ± 1.25 × 10 −2   
               
               
                   
                 12 
                 1.416 
                 3.54 × 10 −2  ± 7.24 × 10 −3   
                 1.16 × 10 −2  ± 7.56 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                 13 
                 2.184 
                 6.79 × 10 −3  ± 1.42 × 10 −3   
                 1.62 × 10 −3  ± 1.41 × 10 −3   
               
               
                   
                 14 
                 2.928 
                 5.29 × 10 −3  ± 3.80 × 10 −3   
                 1.90 × 10 −3  ± 7.18 × 10 −4   
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
       FIGS. 21A to 21B  includes graphs  2100 ,  2110  that illustrate an example of a position of the body segment and the moving target, according to an embodiment.  FIGS. 21C to 21D  includes graphs  2120 ,  2130  that illustrate an example of a position of a body center of mass and the moving target, according to an embodiment. The graphs  2100 ,  2110 ,  2120 ,  2130  of  FIGS. 21A to 21D  are similar to the graphs  400 ,  410 ,  420 ,  430  of  FIGS. 4A to 4D  except the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110  is based on 0.9688 AL. The graph  2100  depicts the ML position of the finger (black plot), the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the ML position of the finger (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±6.91 cm of the ML positions of the finger depicted in graph  2100 . The graph  2110  depicts the SI position of the finger (black plot), the SI position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the SI position of the finger (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±1.26 cm of the SI positions of the finger depicted in graph  2110 . The graph  2120  depicts the ML position of the projection  124  (black plot), the ML position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the ML position of the projection  124  (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±7.62 cm of the ML positions of the projection  124  depicted in graph  2120 . The graph  2130  depicts the AP position of the projection  124  (black plot), the XYZ position of the target  110  (grey plot) and a 95% confidence interval range of the AP position of the projection  124  (dotted lines) for a group of young healthy subjects  190 . In an example embodiment, the 95% confidence interval range is ±0.71 cm of the AP positions of the projection  124  depicted in graph  2130 . 
       FIGS. 21E to 21F  includes graphs  2150 ,  2160  that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the body segment and a frequency spectrum of the moving target, according to an embodiment.  FIGS. 21G to 21H  includes graphs  2170 ,  2180  that illustrate an example of a frequency spectrum of the body center of mass and a frequency spectrum of the moving target, according to an embodiment. The graphs  2150 ,  2160 ,  2170 ,  2180  of  FIGS. 21E to 21H  are similar to the graphs  450 ,  460 ,  470 ,  480  of  FIGS. 4E to 4H  except the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110  is based on 0.9688 AL. The graph  2150  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the finger in the ML direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. The graph  2160  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the finger in the SI direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the SI direction (grey) for each discrete frequency fi of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. The graph  2170  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  in the ML direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the ML direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. The graph  2180  depicts the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the projection  124  in the AP direction (black) and the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target in the XYZ direction (grey) for each discrete frequency f i  of the moving target  110  expressed in equation 1. 
     In an example embodiment, the graphs  2150 ,  2160 ,  2170 ,  2180  of  FIGS. 21E to 21H  depict frequency spectrums of the tracking body segment position, the center of mass position and the moving target  110  position, where the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110  is based on 0.9688 AL. Table 9 below provides amplitudes of the frequency spectrums of  FIGS. 21E to 21H  for each discrete frequency component fi of the moving target  110 , where the amplitude of motion of the moving target  110  is based on 0.9688 AL. In an example embodiment, in step  206 , the ratio of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the tracking body segment to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target and the ratio of the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the body center of mass to the amplitude of the frequency spectrum of the moving target are computed using the amplitude values in Table 9. 
                             TABLE 9                  Frequency (Hz)   Disk Amplitude (cm)   Tracking Finger Amplitude (cm)                                         i   f (i)   ML (x)   SI (y)   xyz   ML (x)   SI (y)               1   0.024   3.98 × 10 +1     3.33 × 10 +1     2.78 × 10 +1     3.74 × 10 +1  ± 1.78 × 10 +0     3.08 × 10 +1  ± 1.33 × 10 +0         2   0.048   1.99 × 10 +1     1.67 × 10 +1     1.52 × 10 +1     1.85 × 10 +1  ± 9.54 × 10 −1     1.57 × 10 +1  ± 7.30 × 10 −1         3   0.096   9.95 × 10 +0     8.33 × 10 +0     6.43 × 10 +0     9.53 × 10 +0  ± 4.60 × 10 −1     7.70 × 10 +0  ± 3.41 × 10 −1         4   0.192   4.97 × 10 +0     4.16 × 10 +0     3.25 × 10 +0     4.58 × 10 +0  ± 2.10 × 10 −1     3.95 × 10 +0  ± 1.72 × 10 −1         5   0.288   3.32 × 10 +0     2.78 × 10 +0     2.20 × 10 +0     3.07 × 10 +0  ± 1.67 × 10 −1     2.22 × 10 +0  ± 1.29 × 10 −1         6   0.336   2.84 × 10 +0     2.38 × 10 +0     1.76 × 10 +0     2.83 × 10 +0  ± 1.19 × 10 −1     2.22 × 10 +0  ± 8.86 × 10 −2         7   0.480   .99 × 10 +0     1.67 × 10 +0     1.32 × 10 +0     1.74 × 10 +0  ± 2.09 × 10 −2     1.51 × 10 +0  ± 1.43 × 10 −2         8   0.576   .66 × 10 +0     1.39 × 10 +0     1.14 × 10 +0     1.56 × 10 +0  ± 2.43 × 10 −2     1.38 × 10 +0  ± 4.59 × 10 −2         9   0.720   .33 × 10 +0     1.11 × 10 +0     8.37 × 10 −1     1.17 × 10 +0  ± 1.04 × 10 −1     1.16 × 10 +0  ± 1.01 × 10 −1         10   0.816   .17 × 10 +0     9.80 × 10 −1     7.93 × 10 −1     8.54 × 10 −1  ± 1.44 × 10 −1     8.99 × 10 −1  ± 1.40 × 10 −1         11   0.912   .05 × 10 +0     8.77 × 10 −1     6.19 × 10 −1     5.93 × 10 −1  ± 1.25 × 10 −1     9.56 × 10 −1  ± 1.47 × 10 −1         12   1.416   6.74 × 10 −1     5.65 × 10 −1     4.42 × 10 −1     4.57 × 10 −1  ± 5.27 × 10 −2     4.32 × 10 −1  ± 2.39 × 10 −2         13   2.184   4.37 × 10 −1     3.66 × 10 −1     2.84 × 10 −1     2.55 × 10 −1  ± 5.33 × 10 −2     2.60 × 10 −1  ± 4.84 × 10 −3         14   2.928   3.26 × 10 −1     2.73 × 10 −1     2.14 × 10 −1     6.74 × 10 −2  ± 3.62 × 10 −2     7.35 × 10 −2  ± 3.44 × 10 −2                                       Frequency (Hz)   CoM-BoS Amplitude (cm)                                     i   f (i)   ML (x)   AP (z)                       1   0.024   8.72 × 10 +0  ± 9.67 × 10 −1     9.59 × 10 −2  ± 2.52 × 10 −2             2   0.048   4.33 × 10 +0  ± 5.98 × 10 −1     2.74 × 10 −1  ± 1.95 × 10 −1             3   0.096   2.73 × 10 +0  ± 4.30 × 10 −1     1.29 × 10 −1  ± 1.10 × 10 −1             4   0.192   1.07 × 10 +0  ± 1.06 × 10 −1     3.54 × 10 −2  ± 3.53 × 10 −2             5   0.288   6.99 × 10 −1  ± 1.98 × 10 −2     3.32 × 10 −2  ± 1.84 × 10 −2             6   0.336   5.80 × 10 −1  ± 1.36 × 10 −2     8.65 × 10 −2  ± 3.42 × 10 −2             7   0.480   3.09 × 10 −1  ± 9.71 × 10 −2     5.72 × 10 −2  ± 1.60 × 10 −2             8   0.576   1.64 × 10 −1  ± 5.70 × 10 −2     5.41 × 10 −2  ± 6.71 × 10 −4             9   0.720   1.44 × 10 −1  ± 4.72 × 10 −2     6.25 × 10 −2  ± 7.09 × 10 −3             10   0.816   8.66 × 10 −2  ± 7.97 × 10 −3     3.82 × 10 −2  ± 2.76 × 10 −2             11   0.912   5.76 × 10 −2  ± 1.35 × 10 −2     2.16 × 10 −2  ± 1.52 × 10 −2             12   1.416   3.11 × 10 −2  ± 9.16 × 10 −3     1.40 × 10 −2  ± 9.68 × 10 −3             13   2.184   8.69 × 10 −3  ± 4.45 × 10 −3     2.57 × 10 −3  ± 2.47 × 10 −3             14   2.928   1.14 × 10 −2  ± 4.94 × 10 −3     1.82 × 10 −3  ± 1.79 × 10 −3                          
3. Hardware Overview
 
       FIG. 22  is a block diagram that illustrates a computer system  2200  upon which an embodiment of the invention may be implemented. Computer system  2200  includes a communication mechanism such as a bus  2210  for passing information between other internal and external components of the computer system  2200 . Information is represented as physical signals of a measurable phenomenon, typically electric voltages, but including, in other embodiments, such phenomena as magnetic, electromagnetic, pressure, chemical, molecular atomic and quantum interactions. For example, north and south magnetic fields, or a zero and non-zero electric voltage, represent two states (0, 1) of a binary digit (bit)). Other phenomena can represent digits of a higher base. A superposition of multiple simultaneous quantum states before measurement represents a quantum bit (qubit). A sequence of one or more digits constitutes digital data that is used to represent a number or code for a character. In some embodiments, information called analog data is represented by a near continuum of measurable values within a particular range. Computer system  2200 , or a portion thereof, constitutes a means for performing one or more steps of one or more methods described herein. 
     A sequence of binary digits constitutes digital data that is used to represent a number or code for a character. A bus  2210  includes many parallel conductors of information so that information is transferred quickly among devices coupled to the bus  2210 . One or more processors  2202  for processing information are coupled with the bus  2210 . A processor  2202  performs a set of operations on information. The set of operations include bringing information in from the bus  2210  and placing information on the bus  2210 . The set of operations also typically include comparing two or more units of information, shifting positions of units of information, and combining two or more units of information, such as by addition or multiplication. A sequence of operations to be executed by the processor  2202  constitutes computer instructions. 
     Computer system  2200  also includes a memory  2204  coupled to bus  2210 . The memory  2204 , such as a random access memory (RAM) or other dynamic storage device, stores information including computer instructions. Dynamic memory allows information stored therein to be changed by the computer system  2200 . RAM allows a unit of information stored at a location called a memory address to be stored and retrieved independently of information at neighboring addresses. The memory  2204  is also used by the processor  2202  to store temporary values during execution of computer instructions. The computer system  2200  also includes a read only memory (ROM)  2206  or other static storage device coupled to the bus  2210  for storing static information, including instructions, that is not changed by the computer system  2200 . Also coupled to bus  2210  is a non-volatile (persistent) storage device  2208 , such as a magnetic disk or optical disk, for storing information, including instructions, that persists even when the computer system  2200  is turned off or otherwise loses power. 
     Information, including instructions, is provided to the bus  2210  for use by the processor from an external input device  2212 , such as a keyboard containing alphanumeric keys operated by a human user, or a sensor. A sensor detects conditions in its vicinity and transforms those detections into signals compatible with the signals used to represent information in computer system  2200 . Other external devices coupled to bus  2210 , used primarily for interacting with humans, include a display device  2214 , such as a cathode ray tube (CRT) or a liquid crystal display (LCD), for presenting images, and a pointing device  2216 , such as a mouse or a trackball or cursor direction keys, for controlling a position of a small cursor image presented on the display  2214  and issuing commands associated with graphical elements presented on the display  2214 . 
     In the illustrated embodiment, special purpose hardware, such as an application specific integrated circuit (IC)  2220 , is coupled to bus  2210 . The special purpose hardware is configured to perform operations not performed by processor  2202  quickly enough for special purposes. Examples of application specific ICs include graphics accelerator cards for generating images for display  2214 , cryptographic boards for encrypting and decrypting messages sent over a network, speech recognition, and interfaces to special external devices, such as robotic arms and medical scanning equipment that repeatedly perform some complex sequence of operations that are more efficiently implemented in hardware. 
     Computer system  2200  also includes one or more instances of a communications interface  2270  coupled to bus  2210 . Communication interface  2270  provides a two-way communication coupling to a variety of external devices that operate with their own processors, such as printers, scanners and external disks. In general the coupling is with a network link  2278  that is connected to a local network  2280  to which a variety of external devices with their own processors are connected. For example, communication interface  2270  may be a parallel port or a serial port or a universal serial bus (USB) port on a personal computer. In some embodiments, communications interface  2270  is an integrated services digital network (ISDN) card or a digital subscriber line (DSL) card or a telephone modem that provides an information communication connection to a corresponding type of telephone line. In some embodiments, a communication interface  2270  is a cable modem that converts signals on bus  2210  into signals for a communication connection over a coaxial cable or into optical signals for a communication connection over a fiber optic cable. As another example, communications interface  2270  may be a local area network (LAN) card to provide a data communication connection to a compatible LAN, such as Ethernet. Wireless links may also be implemented. Carrier waves, such as acoustic waves and electromagnetic waves, including radio, optical and infrared waves travel through space without wires or cables. Signals include man-made variations in amplitude, frequency, phase, polarization or other physical properties of carrier waves. For wireless links, the communications interface  2270  sends and receives electrical, acoustic or electromagnetic signals, including infrared and optical signals, that carry information streams, such as digital data. 
     The term computer-readable medium is used herein to refer to any medium that participates in providing information to processor  2202 , including instructions for execution. Such a medium may take many forms, including, but not limited to, non-volatile media, volatile media and transmission media. Non-volatile media include, for example, optical or magnetic disks, such as storage device  2208 . Volatile media include, for example, dynamic memory  2204 . Transmission media include, for example, coaxial cables, copper wire, fiber optic cables, and waves that travel through space without wires or cables, such as acoustic waves and electromagnetic waves, including radio, optical and infrared waves. The term computer-readable storage medium is used herein to refer to any medium that participates in providing information to processor  2202 , except for transmission media. 
     Common forms of computer-readable media include, for example, a floppy disk, a flexible disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape, or any other magnetic medium, a compact disk ROM (CD-ROM), a digital video disk (DVD) or any other optical medium, punch cards, paper tape, or any other physical medium with patterns of holes, a RAM, a programmable ROM (PROM), an erasable PROM (EPROM), a FLASH-EPROM, or any other memory chip or cartridge, a carrier wave, or any other medium from which a computer can read. The term non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is used herein to refer to any medium that participates in providing information to processor  2202 , except for carrier waves and other signals. 
     Logic encoded in one or more tangible media includes one or both of processor instructions on a computer-readable storage media and special purpose hardware, such as ASIC * 2220 . 
     Network link  2278  typically provides information communication through one or more networks to other devices that use or process the information. For example, network link  2278  may provide a connection through local network  2280  to a host computer  2282  or to equipment  2284  operated by an Internet Service Provider (ISP). ISP equipment  2284  in turn provides data communication services through the public, world-wide packet-switching communication network of networks now commonly referred to as the Internet  2290 . A computer called a server  2292  connected to the Internet provides a service in response to information received over the Internet. For example, server  2292  provides information representing video data for presentation at display  2214 . 
     The invention is related to the use of computer system  2200  for implementing the techniques described herein. According to one embodiment of the invention, those techniques are performed by computer system  2200  in response to processor  2202  executing one or more sequences of one or more instructions contained in memory  2204 . Such instructions, also called software and program code, may be read into memory  2204  from another computer-readable medium such as storage device  2208 . Execution of the sequences of instructions contained in memory  2204  causes processor  2202  to perform the method steps described herein. In alternative embodiments, hardware, such as application specific integrated circuit  2220 , may be used in place of or in combination with software to implement the invention. Thus, embodiments of the invention are not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software. 
     The signals transmitted over network link  2278  and other networks through communications interface  2270 , carry information to and from computer system  2200 . Computer system  2200  can send and receive information, including program code, through the networks  2280 ,  2290  among others, through network link  2278  and communications interface  2270 . In an example using the Internet  2290 , a server  2292  transmits program code for a particular application, requested by a message sent from computer  2200 , through Internet  2290 , ISP equipment  2284 , local network  2280  and communications interface  2270 . The received code may be executed by processor  2202  as it is received, or may be stored in storage device  2208  or other non-volatile storage for later execution, or both. In this manner, computer system  2200  may obtain application program code in the form of a signal on a carrier wave. 
     Various forms of computer readable media may be involved in carrying one or more sequence of instructions or data or both to processor  2202  for execution. For example, instructions and data may initially be carried on a magnetic disk of a remote computer such as host  2282 . The remote computer loads the instructions and data into its dynamic memory and sends the instructions and data over a telephone line using a modem. A modem local to the computer system  2200  receives the instructions and data on a telephone line and uses an infra-red transmitter to convert the instructions and data to a signal on an infra-red a carrier wave serving as the network link  2278 . An infrared detector serving as communications interface  2270  receives the instructions and data carried in the infrared signal and places information representing the instructions and data onto bus  2210 . Bus  2210  carries the information to memory  2204  from which processor  2202  retrieves and executes the instructions using some of the data sent with the instructions. The instructions and data received in memory  2204  may optionally be stored on storage device  2208 , either before or after execution by the processor  2202 . 
       FIG. 23  illustrates a chip set  2300  upon which an embodiment of the invention may be implemented. Chip set  2300  is programmed to perform one or more steps of a method described herein and includes, for instance, the processor and memory components described with respect to  FIG. 22  incorporated in one or more physical packages (e.g., chips). By way of example, a physical package includes an arrangement of one or more materials, components, and/or wires on a structural assembly (e.g., a baseboard) to provide one or more characteristics such as physical strength, conservation of size, and/or limitation of electrical interaction. It is contemplated that in certain embodiments the chip set can be implemented in a single chip. Chip set  2300 , or a portion thereof, constitutes a means for performing one or more steps of a method described herein. 
     In one embodiment, the chip set  2300  includes a communication mechanism such as a bus  2301  for passing information among the components of the chip set  2300 . A processor  2303  has connectivity to the bus  2301  to execute instructions and process information stored in, for example, a memory  2305 . The processor  2303  may include one or more processing cores with each core configured to perform independently. A multi-core processor enables multiprocessing within a single physical package. Examples of a multi-core processor include two, four, eight, or greater numbers of processing cores. Alternatively or in addition, the processor  2303  may include one or more microprocessors configured in tandem via the bus  2301  to enable independent execution of instructions, pipelining, and multithreading. The processor  2303  may also be accompanied with one or more specialized components to perform certain processing functions and tasks such as one or more digital signal processors (DSP)  2307 , or one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC)  2309 . A DSP  2307  typically is configured to process real-world signals (e.g., sound) in real time independently of the processor  2303 . Similarly, an ASIC  2309  can be configured to performed specialized functions not easily performed by a general purposed processor. Other specialized components to aid in performing the inventive functions described herein include one or more field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) (not shown), one or more controllers (not shown), or one or more other special-purpose computer chips. 
     The processor  2303  and accompanying components have connectivity to the memory  2305  via the bus  2301 . The memory  2305  includes both dynamic memory (e.g., RAM, magnetic disk, writable optical disk, etc.) and static memory (e.g., ROM, CD-ROM, etc.) for storing executable instructions that when executed perform one or more steps of a method described herein. The memory  2305  also stores the data associated with or generated by the execution of one or more steps of the methods described herein. 
     In the foregoing specification, the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments thereof. It will, however, be evident that various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention. The specification and drawings are, accordingly, to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. Throughout this specification and the claims, unless the context requires otherwise, the word “comprise” and its variations, such as “comprises” and “comprising,” will be understood to imply the inclusion of a stated item, element or step or group of items, elements or steps but not the exclusion of any other item, element or step or group of items, elements or steps. Furthermore, the indefinite article “a” or “an” is meant to indicate one or more of the item, element or step modified by the article. As used herein, unless otherwise clear from the context, a value is “about” another value if it is within a factor of two (twice or half) of the other value. While example ranges are given, unless otherwise clear from the context, any contained ranges are also intended in various embodiments. Thus, a range from 0 to 10 includes the range 1 to 4 in some embodiments.