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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2016
Bertec Corporation, Columbus, OH (US);
Necip Berme, Worthington, OH (US);
Scott Zerkle Barnes, Thornville, OH (US);
Benjamin Robert Hoffman, Columbus, OH (US);
Sasan Ghassab, Columbus, OH (US);
Jaswandi Tushar Pitale, Hilliard, OH (US);
Bertec Corporation, Columbus, OH (US);
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.