The Biomechanics Laboratory in the Center for Exercise Science is designed to allow for a wide range of experimental testing with a 4 m high x 7 m wide x 9 m long testing area. The Laboratory has an overhead catwalk for observation and videorecording and an elevated walkway for gait analysis. In addition, an I-beam and trolley are located in the lab which are fitted with a safety harness for use during gait trials for special populations with risks of falling.

The Laboratory is equipped with a variety of instruments:

• A 7-camera Motion Analysis Hawk motion capture and analysis system

• A 16-channel radio telemetry EMG system (Motion Lab)

• 3 Kodak high-speed (up to 500 Hz) video cameras

• 2 Bertec forceplates (model 4060-10)

• A Kin-Com isokinetic dynamometer (model 125AP)

• A remotely controlled, 40-channel portable data logger system

• An insole pressure measurement system

• A Landice treadmill

• A Monarch cycle ergometer

• A Brower Timing Systems – Speed Trap 2

• A Probotics Inc. Jump mat

• A variety of transducers (accelerometers, load cells, potentiometers, etc.)

• 2 general purpose amplifiers

• A 2-channel HP digital storage oscilloscope

• A Grass S48 electrical stimulator with isolation unit