Biomechanics Gait Analysis Lab - Biomedical Engineering ...

8. Mark a start line on the floor where the subject’s heel
will first make contact.
9. Turn ON the Transmitter and Receiver boxes (Figure 26).
10. Open either the Women’s Force Sensitive Resistor (FSR)
Insoles or Men’s Force Sensitive Resistor (FSR) Insoles
LabVIEW Program (Figures 16 & 18).
11. Press the button to True if the Subject is wearing the
left insole and leave it at False if the Subject is
wearing the right insole.
12. Run the LabVIEW program.
13. Have the Subject walk one complete gait cycle, heel to
heel of same foot (Figure 27).
14. Press the stop button to end the LabVIEW program.
15. Turn OFF the transmitter and receiver boxes.
16. Open up the Test data LVM file in Microsoft© Excel.
17. Record the maximum force exerted by the subject on the
toe and heel during the gait cycle.
FSR Data Calculation Complete!
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