Mizzou MAC Measurement
The Mizzou MAC includes a 850 square foot state-of-the-art research facility used for measurement and analysis of human movement. The lab is equipped with: 1) a 12 camera Vicon motion capture system (8 MX-T40S cameras and 4 Vero v2.2 NIR cameras) with Vicon Nexus, 2) five AMTI Optima force platforms, 3) two Bonita 720c Video reference cameras, 4) a 16 channel Delsys Trigno Wireless EMG System with 8 additional Trigno Miniature Head Sensors, 5) integrated Tekscan MobileMat, 6) integrated load cells and digitizing probe.
Portable Motion Capture
Extending accessibility of instrumented gait analysis into the clinic and community is an important mission of the lab. Equipment dedicated to this purpose includes the Mizzou Point-of-Care Assessment System (MPASS) which was developed in the MAC. This platform includes custom force plates, a depth camera spatial sensor with body tracking software, and an interface board that includes pushbuttons, LED displays, a microphone, and a speaker for reaction time measurement and to facilitate dual tasking activities. Custom software integrates these measurements and provides output measures specific to the movement task and assessment objectives. The 12 camera Vicon motion capture system and AMTI force plates of the MAC were used to verify and validate the instrumentation and measures of the MPASS.
Mizzou MAC Modeling
Resources dedicated to development and validation of computational musculoskeletal models includes office space adjacent to the Mizzou MAC gait lab, workstation class computers, a laptop with data acquisition, a Tactilus dynamic foot plate pressure sensor, and various sensors including load cells and accelerometers. Modeling software includes MD ADAMS, Geomagic Studio, OpenSIM, Slicer3D, SPSS and MATLAB/Simulink.
The NRRL is a 4,700 square foot research and rehabilitation facility housed next to the Mizzou MAC. The NRRL contains a Biodex System 3 Pro isokinetic dynamometer as well as two sets of Keiser a420 computer-interfaced pneumatic knee extension and leg press resistance training machines with electronics, a semi-recumbent LifeCycle ergometer, a Monark cycle ergometer, a ParvoMedics metabolic measurement system, a Quinton treadmill, a Medoc neurosensory analyzer, an automobile driving simulator, a centrifuge and a -80ºC chest freezer. In addition to a large central multi-use space, the laboratory has five private evaluation and testing rooms with treatment tables, where one room is designated for blood collection. Offices for research faculty and personnel open directly onto the central multi-use space. Furthermore, a break room, conference room, storage room and restroom are all contained within the laboratory. The Department of Physical Therapy supports four parking spaces directly outside the laboratory that are reserved only for research participants, and the laboratory is housed in a university building that is on the edge of campus and directly off a major North-South thoroughfare for ease of participant access.
Effects of high speed power training on balance recovery during a forward fall in older adults
Comparing Force Plate Measurements in a Clinical Setting to Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Evaluating the accuracy, reliability, and clinical efficacy of kinematic foot models in instrumented gait analysis
Physical Function in Older Adults in the Stay Strong, Stay Healthy Program
Measurement of Tibiofemoral Motion
Vicon Motion Capture System
Vicon is the leading developer of motion capture products and services for the Life Science, Entertainment and Engineering industries.
Our system consists of 12 motion capture cameras, 2 video reference cameras, 5 force plates, and 16 EMG channels.