Structure and Motion Laboratory

Facilities

Forceplate Systems and Force Measurement

Forceplate Runway

Forceplate
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An 80 metres long forceplate runway with an imbedded Kistler 9287BA forceplate and covered with an agricultural building. Runways are constructed of rubber, concrete and tarmac for assessment of locomotor function on different surfaces

Force Plates

2 x Bertex strain gauge 406H force plates embedded into an ~10m gait runway, used primarily for human movement and gait analysis in conjunction with the MPX30 CODA motion analysis units.   Forceplate
 
This system is used for both clinical assessment of movement and also for fundamental locomotion research.

Rowing Machine

Rowing machine   Concept II rowing machine instrumented with force plates.

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This page was last modified on 13 Sep 2007