What does CAREN stand for?
The CAREN project stands for the development of Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environments, operating in Real-Time domain. It concerns the development of a virtual reality system in which the balance behaviour of humans can be tested in a variety of reproducible conditions. The major objective of the project is to enhance (early) diagnostic and therapeutic activities in a range of medical fields by decreasing the time needed for successful rehabilitation programs. The enhancements are defined by allowing a medical expert team the opportunity to view and analyse balance and coordination movement patterns as they happen in a controlled real-time environment. This will enable the expert panel to immediately intervene and correct the patient’s behaviour. CAREN is a system, which consists of a combination of a Motion Platform, a 3D video projection, Motion Capture of the patient and a Graphics workstation. Most European rehabilitation clinics use specialized therapeutic programs, based o
