Title :
Fuzzy percolation model for acceleration induced loss of consciousness
Author :
Luzuriaga, Eva ; Onaral, Banu ; Cammarota, Joseph P.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Biomed. Eng., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
The fuzzy percolation model introduced here is an attempt to account for uncertainty and imprecision inherent in the parameters used to develop the crisp percolation model for loss of consciousness under acceleration stress (B. Onard and J.P. Cammarota, “State transitions in physiologic systems: a complexity model for loss of consciousness”, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 45, no. 8, p. 1017-23, 1998). Both models´ success in duplicating human experiments suggests that a precise description of the local parameters is not necessary when modeling a complex system, provided that the parameters remain within physiologically reasonable bounds
Keywords :
acceleration; biomechanics; fuzzy logic; haemodynamics; percolation; physiological models; psychology; acceleration stress; acceleration-induced consciousness loss; complex system; crisp percolation model; fuzzy percolation model; human experiments; imprecision; local parameters; physiologically reasonable bounds; uncertainty; Acceleration; Biomedical engineering; Blood flow; Cardiology; Electronic mail; Fuzzy systems; Humans; Lab-on-a-chip; Stress; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804073