Kinesimetric method and apparatus
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1. Apparatus for determining functional capability of bodies comprising:
- a. position detector means for sensing the location of such a body in three dimensions;
b. force detector means for sensing force exerted by said body;
c. data acquisition means for acquiring information of positions of said body in three dimensions as a function of time from said position detector means and force exertion information from said force detector means; and
d. means for presenting information acquired by said data acquisition means descriptive of the limits of a selected envelope.
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Abstract
Disclosed are apparatus and method for the determination of functional capability of bodies. Reach as well as velocity, acceleration and force generation at various positions may be determined for a body by a three dimensional kinesimeter equipped with an ergometer. A general data package indicative of performance potential of a subject body or collection of bodies is provided for interfacing with data characteristic of various environments.
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1. Apparatus for determining functional capability of bodies comprising:
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a. position detector means for sensing the location of such a body in three dimensions; b. force detector means for sensing force exerted by said body; c. data acquisition means for acquiring information of positions of said body in three dimensions as a function of time from said position detector means and force exertion information from said force detector means; and d. means for presenting information acquired by said data acquisition means descriptive of the limits of a selected envelope. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Kinesimetric apparatus comprising:
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a. a plurality of video cameras arranged in a plane and oriented to sense the position and movement of a subject body so that at least two of said video cameras may so sense said body at any time; b. means for acquiring output signal from said video cameras carrying information of the position and motion of said subject body; and c. means for reducing said output information into position trajectory and reach envelope information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of determining functional capability of bodies comprising the following steps:
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a. providing a detector for sensing the location of such a body in three dimensions as a function of time; b. providing data acquisition means for acquiring data from said detector including information of the position of said body as a function of time; c. sensing the location of said body as a function of time by said detector; d. so acquiring said information from said detector by said data acquisition means; e. reducing said information so acquired; and f. so processing information from said detector sensing positions assumed by said body at the limits of a selected reach envelope. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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