SYMPOSIUM 4

Advanced measurement techniques in human movement research

Oral presentations
Thursday, August 29, 09:00-12:20, Aula
Chair: J. Harlaar and DirkJan Veeger (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

09:00

J. Harlaar and D. Veeger. Introduction

09:05

A.P. Shortland, N.R. Fry and M. Gough (London, U.K.). 3-D musculoskeletal ultrasound as an adjunctive measure to clinical gait analysis.

09:35

P.H. Veltink (Enschede, The Netherlands). The artificial vestibular system: design of a tri-axial inertial sensor system and its application in the study of human movement.

10:05

G.J.P. Savelsbergh (Amsterdam, The Netherlands). Measuring motion behavior in perceptual-motor development.

10:35

Coffee break

11:00

H.M. Toussaint (Amsterdam, The Netherlands). Measurement of active drag in swimming.

11:30

H.E.J. Veeger, F.C.T. Van der Helm and D.J. Magermans (Amsterdam, The Netherlands). Measuring upper extremity motions for modelling and diagnosis.

12:00

M.H. Lewis, KM. Newell and J.M. Bodfish (Gainesville, FL, U.S.A.). A dynamical disease model of stereotyped movement disorder: measuring complexity and regularity in motor behavior.

Poster presentations and demonstrations
Thursday, August 29, 14:00-17:30

4.1.

N.A. Bobko (Kiev, Ukraine). Measuring stress in the mental activity of shiftworkers.

4.2.

H.P. Holzer (Graz, Austria). Computer-aided examination of schoolchildren's postural faults.

4.3. A. Lainson, R.A. Lainson and Y.B. Gould (Sydney, Australia). HyperTrack - a software package specifically designed for neuromuscular and motor control research in humans.

4.4

Y. Guiard and P. Banton (Marseilles, France). Shape versus size analysis of Fitts' aimed-movement paradigm.