Advisor Information
Philippe Malcolm
Location
MBSC Ballroom - Poster #410 - G
Presentation Type
Poster
Start Date
4-3-2022 2:00 PM
End Date
4-3-2022 3:15 PM
Abstract
In most everyday activities, we head towards a specific goal by updating our choices for a more direct path. However, there are specific clinical tasks where taking the direct path is more challenging. Clinical investigations of optimizing a prosthesis involve the assessment of multiple parameter settings through trial and error rather than goal-directed optimization. We investigate if a human-in-the-loop optimization algorithm can guide manual alterations to a prosthesis-simulating device to reduce the ground reaction force on the contralateral limb. In most participants, the optimal condition reduced the loading rate on the contralateral limb compared to the initial condition tested. These preliminary outcomes suggest that human-in-the-loop optimization could guide prosthetic fitting procedures for reducing the loading rate on the contralateral limb.
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REDUCING LOADING ON THE CONTRALATERAL LIMB USING HUMAN-IN-THE-LOOP OPTIMIZATION
MBSC Ballroom - Poster #410 - G
In most everyday activities, we head towards a specific goal by updating our choices for a more direct path. However, there are specific clinical tasks where taking the direct path is more challenging. Clinical investigations of optimizing a prosthesis involve the assessment of multiple parameter settings through trial and error rather than goal-directed optimization. We investigate if a human-in-the-loop optimization algorithm can guide manual alterations to a prosthesis-simulating device to reduce the ground reaction force on the contralateral limb. In most participants, the optimal condition reduced the loading rate on the contralateral limb compared to the initial condition tested. These preliminary outcomes suggest that human-in-the-loop optimization could guide prosthetic fitting procedures for reducing the loading rate on the contralateral limb.