MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR STUDY OF HUMAN MOVEMENT DYSFUNCTION: PHYSICAL THERAPY

该子项目是利用由NIH/NCRR资助的共享仪器赠款提供的资源的许多研究子项目之一。子项目和研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得主要资金，因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。列出的机构是用于资助的，不一定是研究者的机构。描述（由申请人提供）：在本提案中，特拉华州大学物理治疗系的六名NIH资助的教员要求提供资金，以扩展和更新该系运动分析实验室（MAL）现有的最先进的运动分析系统。物理治疗系MAL多年来一直是NIH资助的研究人员，研究科学家，初级教师，博士后研究员，研究生和本科生在物理治疗系和生物力学和运动科学课程的资源。在过去的7年里，联邦政府资助的研究在该部门呈指数级增长，并且正在进行更多涉及运动分析的研究。所要求的资金将用于扩大能力，以满足该部门和特拉华州运动科学界的主要研究人员和其他成员的需求多年。在我们的运动分析实验室中，我们的操作的限速阶段现在是完整的时间表。这限制了正在进行的研究以及为新项目收集试验数据和培训年轻调查人员。本建议书中要求的具体仪器是一台VICON MX系统，配有8台MX40摄像机，分辨率为400万像素，具有真实的时间能力和必要的硬件和软件。8摄像头MX系统是研究复杂手臂运动以及双侧步态活动的理想选择，因为它提供了灰度计算，可改善标记的检测，从而消除可能降低数据准确性的合并标记。本建议书中要求的具体仪器是一台VICON MX系统，配有8台MX40摄像机，分辨率为400万像素，具有真实的时间能力和必要的硬件和软件。为了容纳扩大的仪器，大学已承诺增加空间，该部已承诺为一个500平方英尺的实验室提供翻新资金。该系统的支持将由一名全职技术员/程序员提供。新设备将扩大该部现有的仪器，使所有主要用户和其他有关调查人员都能随时使用。新的仪器将大大提高主要研究人员的研究生产力，并有助于为特拉华州大学的下一代运动科学家提供最好的培训。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Shared Instrumentation Grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the grant, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In this proposal, six NIH-funded faculty members in the Department of Physical Therapy of the University of Delaware are requesting funding to expand and update the state-of the art motion analysis system existing in the Department's Motion Analysis Laboratory (MAL). The Department of Physical Therapy MAL has served as a resource for NIH funded researchers, research scientists, junior faculty, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students and undergraduate students in the Department of Physical Therapy and the Program in Biomechanics and Movement Science for many years. Federally funded research has expanded exponentially in the Department over the past 7 years and substantially more research involving motion analysis is underway. The requested funding will be used to expand the capabilities to serve the needs of the principal investigators and other members of the Department and the University of Delaware movement science community for many years. The rate-limiting phase of our operations is now the full schedule in our motion analysis laboratory. This is limiting to on-going research as well as to the collection of pilot data for new projects, and the training of young investigators. The specific instrument requested in this proposal is a VICON MX System with 8 MX40 cameras with 4.0 Megapixels resolution, real time capability and necessary hardware and software. An 8 camera MX system is ideal for the study of complex arm movements as well as bilateral gait activities because it provides gray scale calculations that improve detection of markers thus eliminating merging markers that can reduce data accuracy. The specific instrument requested in this proposal is a VICON MX System with 8 MX40 cameras with 4.0 Megapixels resolution, real time capability and necessary hardware and software. To accommodate the expanded instrumentation, the University has committed additional space and the Department has committed renovation funds for a 500 ft2 laboratory. The support for the system will be provided by a full-time technician/programmer. The new equipment will expand existing instrumentation in the Department, where it is readily accessible to all of the primary users and the other associated investigators as well. The new instrumentation will dramatically improve the productivity of principal investigators' research, and contribute to providing the best possible training of the next generation of movement scientists from the University of Delaware.