Biomechanics Laboratory

The OIOC has a laboratory for research, education, consulting and clinical purposes at the Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute. The following equipment and instrumentation is available:

• A Polhemus magnetic device captures the instant location and orientation of the sensors.
• A Motion Monitor software calculate and simulate the movement of the body in real time.
• A Data Acquisition System consisting of a general purpose data acquisition software and a 64-channel multifunction data acquisition board. This system is used to collect and analyze up to 64 channels of data simultaneously at a rate of up to 3100 Hertz.
• A 16-Channel Electromyography (EMG) System to measure and analyze electrical signals generated by muscles. The EMG system is used in conjunction with the dynamometers and enables the investigation of recruitment patterns of muscles and the force output of the muscles during various activities.
• A Bruel and Kjaer Human Vibration Measurement Set is used to measure vibration exposure on the human body. This portable equipment fully complies with the whole-body vibration standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Using this equipment, the OIOC research team has been conducting studies to measure and evaluate vibration exposure experienced by train operators.

In addition, the laboratory is equipped with a Kistler Force Plate and various force transducers, an analog-digital oscilloscope, a Polar portable heart rate monitor, a sound level meter, a photometer, a thermo-hydrometer, a thermo-anemometer, and video and digital cameras. Also available are software packages for various applications such as the LabVIEW data acquisition and analysis software, MathLab mathematical manipulation data, 2D and 3D Static Strength software, and SAS and SPSS statistics analysis.

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