CRES 811 Methods of Motion Analysis

This course teaches the fundamental components of movement analysis, such as three-dimensional motion capture, force measurement, and electromyography will be covered. Participants will understand how motion capture works using infrared cameras, accelerometers, and pressure sensors. The collection and processing of surface EMG data will also be covered. At this end of this course, participants will understand what type of data is produced and integrated from these systems and how data from these instruments can be processed for analysis.

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

1. 1. Set up and interact with the following instrumentation- i. Passive infrared 3D motion capture
2. 2. Markerless based 3D motion capture (we have Qualisys, Theia, and develop our own markerless based solutions in Python)
3. 3. 2D motion capture (we have Kinovea)
4. 4. 3D force plates (we have Bertec)
5. 5. Surface electromyography and inertial measurement units (we have Delsys)
6. 6. Instrumented treadmills (split belt Bertec force instrumented in Sioux Falls and single belt Zebris pressure instrumented in Fargo)
7. 7. Instron material testing system