Gait Labs
Biomechanical research often involves understanding how modern animals move. The Department of Anatomy has several resources to facilitate the acquisition and analysis of kinetic, metabolic, electromyographic, 2-D, and 3-D movement data in humans and animals.
Riland Human Gait Lab
This human locomotion laboratory contains all the integrated equipment needed for a wide variety of human performance testing, including a high-speed 14-camera Vicon system, integrated AMTI force plate treadmill as well as walkway mounted force plates, a Noraxon Ultium EMG system, and a Cosmed CPET metabolic cart.
Location
W. Kenneth Riland Academic Health Care Center
New York Tech–Long Island
Comparative Animal Motion Lab (CAML)
This small animal locomotion lab is used to measure animal performance in a wide variety of conditions. Equipment includes high-speed Xcitex cameras for kinematic data collection, various force plates and transducers, respirometry and electromyography capabilities, and a selection of both treadmills and aquatic flow tanks.
Location
W. Kenneth Riland Academic Health Care Center, Animal Care Facility
New York Tech–Long Island
Equipment
Portable Equipment
In addition to these on-campus labs, the department has portable and field-based data collection tools and resources that can be used anywhere. These include numerous portable highspeed cameras and associated gear, portable force plates, and a Cosmed K5 portable respirometry unit.
The Department of Anatomy also has a selection of tools and instruments to aid in the collection of field-based kinematic data. We also have a variety of tripods and camera mounting equipment, including:
- Back-Bone modified GoPro Hero 5 Pro cameras that can accommodate a range of lens mounts and types.
- M12 and C-Mount lenses, ranging from fixed ~4 mm M12 lenses to varifocal 135 mm lenses.
ProAnalyst Motion Tracking Software
The 3-D professional software licenses of ProAnalyst allow for access to numerous tracking and analyzation tools, syncing video, and data feeds.