@inproceedings{MTMT:36540717, title = {TransConv-DDPM: Enhanced Diffusion Model for Generating Time-Series Data in Healthcare}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36540717}, author = {Kabir, Md Shahriar and Alamgeer, Sana and Debnath, Minakshi and Ngu, Anne H. H.}, booktitle = {2025 IEEE 49th Annual Computers, Software, and Applications Conference (COMPSAC)}, doi = {10.1109/COMPSAC65507.2025.00114}, unique-id = {36540717}, keywords = {Diffusion models; synthetic data generation; generative AI; temporal dependencies; Time-Series Data Generation}, year = {2025}, pages = {866-875} } @article{MTMT:36339102, title = {A switched optimal control strategy in human balancing on a harmonically moving platform}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36339102}, author = {Lu, Shaoyi and Chen, Jingtian and Li, Huifang and Zhang, Li and Insperger, Tamás and Stépán, Gábor}, doi = {10.1016/j.jbiomech.2025.112923}, journal-iso = {J BIOMECH}, journal = {JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS}, volume = {191}, unique-id = {36339102}, issn = {0021-9290}, abstract = {Postural balance is crucial for human daily activities, and understanding the neural-motor control mechanisms underlying balance performance is essential for improving diagnosis and intervention strategies for balance disorders. This study focuses on the human standing balance task on a harmonically moving platform with anterior-posterior translation, exploring the neural-motor control logic using a switched control strategy. It is hypothesized that humans switch between optimal energy gains and optimal decay gains to maintain balance in a safe and energy-efficient manner with the usage of optimal decay gains being closely related to balancing ability. A two-stage identification process is employed to determine switching time instances, starting with the adjoint method to estimate control gains and followed by the enumeration of gain switching instances. The proposed postural stability assessment indices, Control Strategy Ratio and Control Switch Frequency, offer clear physical interpretations and dynamic insights, demonstrating better consistency and sensitivity compared to some stabilometry parameters. These indices show potential for early diagnosis and intervention in balance disorders.}, keywords = {Biophysics; human balancing; Switched control; Optimal control gain}, year = {2025}, eissn = {1873-2380}, orcid-numbers = {Insperger, Tamás/0000-0001-7518-9774; Stépán, Gábor/0000-0003-0309-2409} } @article{MTMT:36699612, title = {Predictive strategies for the control of complex motor skills: recent insights into individual and joint actions}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36699612}, author = {Russo, Marta and Maselli, Antonella and Sternad, Dagmar and Pezzulo, Giovanni}, doi = {10.1016/j.cobeha.2025.101519}, journal-iso = {CURR OPIN BEHAV SCI}, journal = {CURRENT OPINION IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES}, volume = {63}, unique-id = {36699612}, issn = {2352-1546}, year = {2025}, eissn = {2352-1554}, orcid-numbers = {Russo, Marta/0000-0003-1020-7542; Pezzulo, Giovanni/0000-0001-6813-8282} } @article{MTMT:35085873, title = {Human performance in virtual stabilization of a fractional-order system with reaction delay}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35085873}, author = {Balogh, Tamás and Kovács, Balázs András and Insperger, Tamás}, doi = {10.1098/rsif.2023.0685}, journal-iso = {J R SOC INTERFACE}, journal = {JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE}, volume = {21}, unique-id = {35085873}, issn = {1742-5689}, abstract = {Virtual balancing tasks facilitate the study of human motion control: human reaction to the change of artificially introduced parameters can be studied in a computer environment. In this article, the dynamics of human stick balancing are generalized using fractional-order derivatives. Reaction delay sets a strong limitation on the length of the shortest stick that human subjects can balance. Human processing of visual input also exhibits a memory effect, which can be modelled by fractional-order derivatives. Therefore, we hypothesize a delayed fractional-order PD control of the unstable fractional-order process. The resulting equation of motion is investigated in a dimensionless framework, and stabilizability limits are determined as a function of the dynamics's order. These theoretical limits are then compared with the results of a systematic series of virtual balancing tests performed by 18 subjects. The comparison shows that the theoretical stabilizability limits for controllers with fixed fractional order correspond to the measured data points. The best fit is obtained if the fractional order of the underlying control law is 0.475.}, keywords = {DYNAMICS; STABILITY; Inverted pendulum; reaction delay; Fractional-order dynamics; virtual balancing}, year = {2024}, eissn = {1742-5662}, orcid-numbers = {Kovács, Balázs András/0000-0003-2942-730X; Insperger, Tamás/0000-0001-7518-9774} } @article{MTMT:34767934, title = {Pole balancing on the fingertip: model-motivated machine learning forecasting of falls}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34767934}, author = {Debnath, Minakshi and Chang, Joshua and Bhandari, Keshav and Nagy, Dalma and Insperger, Tamás and Milton, John G. and Ngu, Anne H. H.}, doi = {10.3389/fphys.2024.1334396}, journal-iso = {FRONT PHYSIOL}, journal = {FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY}, volume = {15}, unique-id = {34767934}, abstract = {Introduction: There is increasing interest in developing mathematical and computational models to forecast adverse events in physiological systems. Examples include falls, the onset of fatal cardiac arrhythmias, and adverse surgical outcomes. However, the dynamics of physiological systems are known to be exceedingly complex and perhaps even chaotic. Since no model can be perfect, it becomes important to understand how forecasting can be improved, especially when training data is limited. An adverse event that can be readily studied in the laboratory is the occurrence of stick falls when humans attempt to balance a stick on their fingertips. Over the last 20 years, this task has been extensively investigated experimentally, and presently detailed mathematical models are available.}, year = {2024}, eissn = {1664-042X}, orcid-numbers = {Nagy, Dalma/0000-0002-1162-4594; Insperger, Tamás/0000-0001-7518-9774} } @article{MTMT:34289794, title = {The Critical Length is a Good Measure to Distinguish between Stick Balancing in the ML and AP Directions}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34289794}, author = {Nagy, Dalma and Insperger, Tamás}, doi = {10.3311/PPme.22937}, journal-iso = {PERIOD POLYTECH MECH ENG}, journal = {PERIODICA POLYTECHNICA-MECHANICAL ENGINEERING}, volume = {67}, unique-id = {34289794}, issn = {0324-6051}, abstract = {Seven novice subjects participated in experiments of stick balancing on a linear track in the anterior-posterior (AP) and the medio-lateral (ML) directions. The goal of the experiments was to test how the depth perception in the subjects' AP direction affects balancing performance compared to balancing in the ML direction, where depth perception does not play a role. It is easier to balance longer sticks than shorter ones, therefore balancing performance is measured by the length of the shortest stick that subjects can balance. Subjects were found to be able to balance shorter sticks in the ML direction than in the AP direction: the ratio of the shortest stick lengths in the ML direction relative to the AP direction was in average 0.53. Thus, the additional challenge posed by depth perception in the AP direction is clearly observable. Additionally, repeated trials were carried out for 5 consecutive days to assess the development of balancing skill by using stabilometry analysis. The maximal balance time of the subjects significantly increased with the days of practice.}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1587-379X}, pages = {303-314}, orcid-numbers = {Nagy, Dalma/0000-0002-1162-4594; Insperger, Tamás/0000-0001-7518-9774} }