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Equipment

The following are some of the main devices used in the labs.

Electromyography

  • 32-channels telemetered (Noraxon)
  • 64 channels wired (Measurement Systems, Inc.)
  • 16 channels with preamplified electrodes

Exoskeletons and Exosuits

  • Sarcos Guardian XO
  • Ottobock Paexo Shoulder
  • HeroWear
  • EksoBionics EksoZeroG & EksoVest
  • Kinetic Edge Flex Lift
  • Laevo exoskeleton (v2.5)
  • Lockheed-Martin FORTIS
  • StrongArm Technologies V22 ErgoSkeleton
  • USBionics SuitX

Kinetics

  • Force platforms: 5 AMTI and 1 Bertec
  • Load Cells: 2 AMTI (3-axis), several uniaxial (Interface)
  • Pressure: Novel Pedar
  • Tekscan Conformat

Kinematics

  • Marker tracking (Vicon Vero; 10 cameras)
  • 6DOF trackers (XSens); 
  • 1 MVN AWINDA and 1 MVN LINK
  • Faro 12-foot Advantage Arm

Physiological Measures

  • NIRS (OxiPlex)
  • Heart rate monitors (Polar)
  • Mobile Metabolic Testing (CosMed K4b2 and K5)

Strength Measurement

  • HUMAC NORM, CSMi
  • Biodex System 3 Pro
  • Grip and finger dynamometers

Software

  • AnyBody
  • Visual 3D
  • 3DSSPP
  • LabView