This year’s ISBS Conference at the Paris Lodron University Salzburg is the perfect stage to officially release our latest gaitway 3d feature: „Virtual Split Belt“TM, or also called “Dual Speed L/R” or “Split Speed L/R”.
Developed by h/p/cosmos and our gaitway 3d partner Arsalis, the new optional „Virtual Split Belt“TM, function of the gaitway 3d biomechanics treadmill offers excellent value in rehabilitation and research.
The speeds for left leg and right leg can be adjusted in different ranges during contact gait phases. Fast acceleration of the sophisticated h/p/cosmos treadmill drive systems, which is also used for the optional perturbation mode of the new h/p/cosmos MCU6 treadmills, allow the changes of speeds to virtually simulate 2 different belt speeds but with the great benefit of having a single belt treadmill deck.
On single belt treadmills, runners and patients can move on the deck freely without focusing on any gap between left and right treadmill belt. There is no gap on the single belt h/p/cosmos gaitway 3d treadmill and therefore also the step width of the subject/patient remains normal. Even overcrossing is not a problem on the single belt gaitway 3d. The gaitway 3d can furthermore be combined with zebris Pressure Distribution Measurement in the same treadmill and therefore also allows analysis and correction of foot rotation and roll off analysis.
Utility model (Gebrauchsmuster) IP protection pending.