Open Source Affordable Balance Testing based on a Nintendo Wii Balance Board

This paper presents an affordable balance testing board based on an algorithm called “the turning point for maintaining balance” for a desktop application that uses a Nintendo Wii balance board to gather accurate measures for further calculations. Two experts tested the accuracy of the application comparatively with a validated and expensive balance testing instrument. Accordingly, the solution gives precise measurements on a person’s balance in the form of curve length, area, Center of Pressure (COP), and turning point (TP). This paper shows the development of an open-source application and the corresponding research motivating affordable, functional screening possibilities.