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INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION PROJECT
This application used synchronized 3-D video analysis, and force plate data to examine the effects of unweighting on gait kinematics/kinetics when walking 67 m?sec-1 while suspended by a Conva-Lift pneumatic prototype support system (See Fig. 6).
The subjects’ foot weights were reduced by 0%, 25%, 50%, and 75% BW by the suspension system.
Vertical GRFs indicated proportional GRF reductions at heel-strike, mid-foot, and toe-off phases (See Fig 7).
This findings indicated that the subjects used similar gait mechanics when walking tethered but they just walked “lighter”.
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