Abstract: A measurement system includes a motion capture system comprising at least one motion capture device configured to detect the motion of one or more body portions of a system user and generate output data; a sensory output device, the sensory output device configured to generate sensory feedback for delivery to the system user; and at least one data processing device operatively coupled to the motion capture system and the sensory output device, the at least one data processing device further configured to determine, by utilizing a trained neural network, one or more poses and/or movements of the one or more body portions of the system user from the motion capture output data, and to provide sensory feedback to the system user, by means of the sensory output device, as to conformity of the one or more poses and/or movements to one or more reference poses and/or movements.

Abstract: A force measurement system is disclosed herein. The force measurement system includes a force measurement assembly configured to receive a subject thereon, and one or more data processing devices operatively coupled to the force measurement assembly. In one or more embodiments, the one or more data processing devices are operatively coupled to the force measurement assembly, the one or more data processing devices configured to receive one or more signals that are representative of forces and/or moments being applied to a top surface of the force measurement assembly by the subject, and to convert the one or more signals into output forces and/or moments, the one or more data processing devices further configured to predict one or more balance parameters of the subject using a trained neural network.

Abstract: A measurement system includes at least one measurement assembly having at least one measurement device, a head-mounted visual display device having an output screen, and a data processing device operatively coupled to the at least one measurement assembly and the head-mounted visual display device. The data processing device is configured to generate one or more graphical representations of measurement output data for superimposition onto a visual representation of the system user and/or an object being manipulated by the system user, and display the superimposed measurement output data on the head-mounted visual display device so that the system user is able to visualize the superimposed measurement output data when wearing the head-mounted visual display device, and adjust his or her movements based upon feedback from the superimposed measurement output data. The one or more graphical representations of the measurement output data being determined from the at least one measurement assembly.

Abstract: A force measurement system is disclosed herein. The force measurement system includes a force measurement assembly configured to receive a subject thereon, and one or more data processing devices operatively coupled to the force measurement assembly. In one or more embodiments, the one or more data processing devices are configured to generate a first image portion comprising a primary screen image for viewing by the subject and display the first image portion using the at least one visual display device, and the one or more data processing devices are further configured to generate a second image portion comprising a virtual screen surround and display the second image portion using the at least one visual display device. The virtual screen surround of the second image portion is configured to at least partially circumscribe three sides of a torso of the subject and to substantially encompass a peripheral vision of the subject.

Abstract: A force measurement system is disclosed herein. The force measurement system includes a force measurement assembly configured to receive a subject thereon, and one or more data processing devices operatively coupled to the force measurement assembly. In one or more embodiments, the one or more data processing devices are configured to receive one or more signals that are representative of forces and/or moments being applied to the top surface of the force measurement assembly by the subject, and to convert the one or more signals into output forces and/or moments, and the one or more data processing devices are further configured to determine a type of balance strategy that the subject is using to maintain his or her balance on the force measurement assembly.

Abstract: A measurement system includes at least one measurement assembly having at least one measurement device, a head-mounted visual display device having an output screen, and a data processing device operatively coupled to the at least one measurement assembly and the head-mounted visual display device. The data processing device is configured to generate a visual element for superimposition onto a system user and/or an object being manipulated by the system user, and display the superimposed visual element on the head-mounted visual display device. The data processing device is further configured to generate the visual element using the output data from the at least one measurement assembly.

Abstract: A force measurement system is disclosed herein. The force measurement system includes a force measurement assembly configured to receive a subject thereon, at least one visual display device having an output screen, and one or more data processing devices operatively coupled to the force measurement assembly and the at least one visual display device. In one or more embodiments, the one or more data processing devices are configured to determine a presence of a measurement error resulting from a portion of the load from at least one portion of the body of the subject being applied to an external object rather than the intended top surface of the force measurement assembly.

Abstract: A force measurement system includes a force measurement assembly with a top surface configured to receive at least one portion of the body of a subject and at least one force transducer configured to sense forces and/or moments being applied to the top surface; at least one visual display device configured to display one or more visual elements so that the visual elements are viewable by the subject, and one or more data processing devices operatively coupled to the force measurement assembly and the at least one visual display device. In one or more embodiments, the force measurement assembly may be in the form of an instrumented treadmill. In one or more further embodiments, the force measurement system may additionally comprise a motion capture system configured to detect the motion of one or more body gestures of the subject.

Abstract: A force measurement system includes a force measurement assembly with a top surface configured to receive at least one portion of the body of a subject and at least one force transducer configured to sense forces and/or moments being applied to the top surface; at least one visual display device having an output screen configured to at least partially circumscribe three sides of a torso of the subject, and one or more data processing devices operatively coupled to the force measurement assembly and the at least one visual display device. In one or more embodiments, the force measurement assembly may be in the form of an instrumented treadmill. In one or more further embodiments, the force measurement system may additionally comprise a motion capture system configured to detect the motion of one or more body gestures of the subject.

Abstract: A balance and/or gait perturbation system is disclosed herein. The balance and/or gait perturbation system includes a balance and/or gait perturbation device, at least one visual display device having an output screen, and one or more data processing devices. The one or more data processing devices are operatively coupled to the balance and/or gait perturbation device and the at least one visual display device, the one or more data processing devices are configured to generate a stochastic signal for controlling a display parameter of one or more scenes on the output screen of the at least one visual display device, and the one or more data processing devices are further configured to display the one or more scenes on the output screen of the at least one visual display device using the stochastic signal such that the one or more scenes perturb a balance and/or gait of the person.

Abstract: A force measurement system includes a force measurement assembly with a top surface configured to receive at least one portion of the body of a subject and at least one force transducer configured to sense forces and/or moments being applied to the top surface; at least one visual display device having an output screen, the output screen comprising an overhanging top portion so that a top edge of the output screen is not readily visible to the subject; and one or more data processing devices operatively coupled to the force measurement assembly and the at least one visual display device. In one or more embodiments, the force measurement assembly may be in the form of an instrumented treadmill. In one or more further embodiments, the force measurement system may additionally comprise a motion capture system configured to detect the motion of one or more body gestures of the subject.

Abstract: A balance and/or gait perturbation system is disclosed herein. The balance and/or gait perturbation system includes a balance and/or gait perturbation device and a data processing device. The balance and/or gait perturbation device includes one or more displaceable components configured to be displaced at a plurality of different positions, and having one or more surfaces for receiving one or more respective limbs of the person; and one or more first actuators coupled to the one or more displaceable components to adjust the displacement position of the one or more displaceable components. The data processing device is configured to generate a stochastic signal for introducing a perturbation to the one or more displaceable components, and to control the displacement position of the one or more displaceable components using the stochastic signal such that the one or more displaceable components perturb a balance and/or gait of the person.

Abstract: A gait perturbation system and a method for testing and/or training using the gait perturbation system is disclosed herein. The gait perturbation system includes a gait perturbation device and a data processing device. The gait perturbation device includes one or more displaceable components configured to be displaced at a plurality of different speeds, and having one or more respective surfaces for receiving one or more respective limbs of a person; and one or more speed adjustment mechanisms coupled to the one or more displaceable components to adjust the speed set point at which the one or more displaceable components are displaced. The data processing device is configured to generate a signal for introducing a perturbation to the one or more displaceable components, and to control the speed set point of the one or more displaceable components such that the one or more displaceable components perturb a gait of the person.