@inproceedings{1c53dfcf897344899d3d6602c3b55504,
title = "Cyberwalk: Implementation of a ball bearing platform for humans",
abstract = "This paper presents an advanced model of a treadmill using balls which are actuated by a belt on a turntable. The platform is able to run at high speeds which are close to normal walking speed and can withstand the load of a 100kg human. Several different tests have been performed to prove the principle on the one hand and to evaluate the upscalability of the system on the other hand. First, a human is walking on the platform at different speeds. The speed is increased until the unit gets instable at about 1.5 m/s. Methods for further stabilization at higher speeds are discussed. Second, a vehicle simulates the movements of a human in an urban environment at a downscaled level. The control recenters the vehicle and the resulting accelerations on the vehicle are calculated and upscaled. These results are compared to the preliminary results of our partner Max Planck Society T{\"u}bingen where the research about the human perception of accelerations is done..",
author = "Martin Schwaiger and Thomas Th{\"u}mmel and Heinz Ulbrich",
year = "2007",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-540-73107-8\_102",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783540731061",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
number = "PART 2",
pages = "926--935",
booktitle = "Human-Computer Interaction",
edition = "PART 2",
note = "12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2007 ; Conference date: 22-07-2007 Through 27-07-2007",
}