The Biomechanics and Motor Performance Laboratory is located in CHS 215, Cook DeVos Center for Health Sciences of the GVSU Grand Rapids DeVos Campus.

Equipment

The lab is equipped with:

• Sixteen Vicon MX-T40 cameras and Nexus motion capture software 
• Five AMTI Optima digital force platforms and adjustable mounting rail system
• Portable AMTI force platform and ramp to evaluate static balance and gait
• AMTI Force-Sensing Tandem Treadmill
• The Motion Labs Systems MA-300 16-channel EMG system 
• The Kistler Gaitway instrumented (force-measuring) treadmill 
• Biodex Medical Multi-Joint System, with trunk flexion/extension and lift-task capabilities
• NeuroCom SMART EquiTest and clinical research systems products
• Standard biplanar videography synchronized with three-dimensional motion capture
• BTS Bioengineering G-Sensor 2 wireless accelerometer (gait temporo-spatial parameters) and G-Studio analysis software
• Xsens MVN-AWINDA (full body wireless Mocap system) and MVN-AL-L-D analysis software

We use the following software for data analysis, modeling, and simulation:

• MATLAB
• Nexus motion capture software
• C-Motion Visual3D
• OpenSim