The RT-Chair: a Novel Motion Simulator to Measure Vestibular Perception

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2020 Jul:2020:3318-3322. doi: 10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176295.

Abstract

Vestibular perception is useful to maintain heading direction and successful spatial navigation. In this study, we present a novel equipment capable of delivering both rotational and translational movements, namely the RT-Chair. The system comprises two motors and it is controlled by the user via MATLAB. To validate the measurability of vestibular perception with the RT-chair, we ran a threshold measurement experiment with healthy participants. Our results show thresholds comparable to previous literature, thus confirming the validity of the system to measure vestibular perception.

MeSH terms

  • Head
  • Humans
  • Motion
  • Motion Perception*
  • Spatial Navigation*
  • Vestibule, Labyrinth*