Publikation
Serious Games as a Training Method for Fine Motor Movements in Microgravity.
Julia Habenicht; Elsa Andrea Kirchner
In: 4th International Technology Transfer Exhibition and Conference "New Space Economy (NSE)". International Technology Transfer Exhibition and Conference "New Space Economy (NSE)" (NSE-2022), November 30 - December 2, Rome, Italy, 2022.
Zusammenfassung
Upper limb exoskeleton for simulating microgravity (Fig.
2)
▪ Actually designed for rehabilitation of stroke patients
▪ Can compensate its own arm weight and the weight of
the human arm
It is possible to practice the control of the muscle activity to
adapt to different environments faster
It is expected that…
→ …the EMG variability during the practice with the game
decreases
→ …the EEG frequencies change by the time of motor learning
(in this case motor learning is defined as a decrease of EMG
variability, decrease of time and better control of the game)
→ …the time to reach the goal decreases
→ …the control of the game gets better
▪ The human body has accustomed to earth gravity [1]
▪ In space the astronauts have to adapt their movements to
microgravity
▪ In emergency situations these time for adaptation isn’t provided
→ As most of the work in space is done by hands, the practice of fine
motor movements is very important
→ The more precise you can control your muscles, the more accurate
your movements can get
→ Positive effects in muscle control with muscle controlled serious
games → decrease of time [2,3,4], increase of performance [4,5],
increase of muscle control [3,5]
→ Changes in EEG are expected during the motor learning process →
Alpha and theta frequencies are seen during motor learning process
[7,8,9]