KBSU develops «Smart Simulators»
A group of young scientists from the Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after Kh.M. Berbekov, using an interdisciplinary approach, created a computerized simulator complex for controlling force action with biological feedback.
Its mathematical model and software were developed by Marita Khatsukova, assistant of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies.
Special sensors in the complex allow monitoring the functional state of a person: the dynamics of heart rate, the frequency and depth of breathing, blood oxygen saturation (blood hemoglobin saturation). It registers deviations from the optimal technique for performing movements and does not allow overload, and the software module automatically selects the intensity of the variable load and the schedule of individual classes.
Sometimes a teenager goes to a sports section for a long time and cannot achieve significant results, which can have a negative effect on his psyche. He begins to worry that he has not lived up to expectations. And these «smart simulators» will allow you to identify the child’s athletic inclinations at an early stage, make a forecast for the future and choose a training trajectory, which will save parents’ nerves and money.
A computerized training complex, according to Marita Khatsukova, can also set an intellectual load, which makes it especially unique. For example, in a virtual environment, a person on a bicycle moves along rough terrain. When climbing a mountain, additional resistance is created, and when descending, the load, on the contrary, decreases. As the cyclist moves, the simulator module imitates real landscapes, and in order to overcome these artificial obstacles, a person must solve a training task set by the program. In general, you can simultaneously do physical exercises and develop thinking, not only certain parts of the body are involved, but also the brain.
The developments have already passed state registration under the computer program.
In order to improve the efficiency of data processing and recording the results in the form of tables, graphs and virtual 3D models, Khatsukova is working on integrating elements of artificial intelligence into the software of the computerized training complex.
The hardware and software complex «Videoanalysis-Biosoft 3D» is used for the project, which allows for biomechanical studies of human locomotion and, based on the analysis of video images, to obtain a digital array of research data with high accuracy.
The biological component of the project was developed by Associate Professor of the Department of Normal and Pathological Human Physiology Zaur Sherkhov.
The practical part is implemented by Associate Professor of the Institute of Pedagogy, Psychology and Physical Culture and Sports Education Timur Cherkesov. He is the main designer of «smart training complexes».
According to the authors, their developments expand the possibilities of a scientifically based choice of an individual learning and development trajectory necessary in the further educational and professional activities of a person, and will also contribute to the creation of a digital, virtual personality model based on the correlation of the genetic, neuropsychic and physiological constitution of a person.