Developing a lumped model for the vestibular receptors

Abstract

Researching on the vestibular-sympathetic reflex mechanism requires as an intermediary step to establish a lumped model for the Vestibular Receptors. Knowing that Otolith Organs and Semicircular Canals are sensing changes in the head velocity on 6 degrees of freedom, the purpose of this paper is to set up models for both types of receptors, branching them into Regular and Irregular subcategories, and to consider a certain convergence of their outputs. The developed model for the Vestibular Receptors is tested in the sit to stand orthostatic stress scenario.