Apparatus and method for physical evaluation
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1. A physical evaluation system comprising:
- a kinematic data capture device, said kinematic data capture device being configured and disposed to obtain whole body kinematic data from a subject;
said kinematic data capture device being further configured to obtain dimensions of at least one body segment;
a mass data capture device;
said mass data capture device being configured and disposed to obtain mass data on the subject, said mass data being separable according to body segments of a subject to yield segment mass data;
a processor, said processor being configured to calculate a force using in combination said kinematic data, said body segment dimensions and said segment mass data, said force being generated by a subject of said physical evaluation system at selectable positions or in a selectable direction;
said force being calculated without a force plate.
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A physical evaluation apparatus includes a kinematic data capture device, the kinematic data capture device being configured and disposed to obtain whole body kinematic data from a subject. The kinematic data capture device is further configured to obtain dimensions of at least one body segment. A mass data capture device is configured and disposed to obtain mass data on the subject, the mass data being separable according to body segments of a subject to yield segment mass data. A processor, is configured to calculate the force being generated by a subject of the evaluation apparatus at selectable positions or in a selectable direction. The force is calculated without a force plate.
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18 Claims
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1. A physical evaluation system comprising:
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a kinematic data capture device, said kinematic data capture device being configured and disposed to obtain whole body kinematic data from a subject; said kinematic data capture device being further configured to obtain dimensions of at least one body segment; a mass data capture device;
said mass data capture device being configured and disposed to obtain mass data on the subject, said mass data being separable according to body segments of a subject to yield segment mass data;a processor, said processor being configured to calculate a force using in combination said kinematic data, said body segment dimensions and said segment mass data, said force being generated by a subject of said physical evaluation system at selectable positions or in a selectable direction; said force being calculated without a force plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for conducting a physical evaluation of a subject, said system comprising:
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a kinematic data capture device having a capture volume suitable for said subject to perform a sport specific movement therein, said kinematic data capture device being configured to obtain kinematic data from said subject and to obtain dimensions of at least one body segment; a mass data capture device, said mass data capture device being configured to obtain mass data on said subject, said mass data being separable according to body segments of said subject to yield segment mass data; and a processor, said processor being configured to calculate a force using in combination said kinematic data, said body segment dimensions and said segment mass data, said force being generated by said subject at selectable positions or in a selectable direction; said system being configured for calculating force without the use of a force plate. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method for conducting a physical evaluation of a subject, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a mass capture data device; obtaining mass data on said subject using said mass capture data device, said mass data being separable according to body segments of said subject to yield segment mass data; providing a kinematic capture device; obtaining whole body kinematic data from said subject using said kinematic capture device; obtaining dimensions of at least one body segment using said kinematic capture device; calculating a force using in combination said segment mass data, said kinematic data and said body segment dimensions said force being generated b said subject at selectable positions; wherein said force is calculated without the use of a force plate. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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