Motion capture laboratory for gait and limb motion recording and assessment
The facility houses a 16-camera optoelectronic motion capture system with an embedded force platform to record human motion and associated ground reaction forces. The setup is suited to assess gait, standing balance and all forms of free whole-body motion within a 8 x 3m (24 x 9ft) space. A wireless 16-channel electromyographic recording system (EMG) is available to obtain data of the underlying muscle activation patterns during motion.
Motion capture laboratory for gait and limb motion recording and assessment
A research focus of the lab is to study the proprioceptive or kinesthetic function of children and adults. Several neurological diseases, such as dystonia and Parkinson's disease are known to be associated impairments in proprioception. This passive motion apparatus is used to investigate the motion or position sense of the forearm (i.e., how precise does someone perceive forearm motion or a change in its position).
Wrist robotic exoskeleton
This robotic device can either passively move the wrist/hand around its 3 degrees of freedom or it allows the user to interact actively with the robot.
The device is a development of researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
We use this platform for developing assessment and training protocols for neurorehabilitation.