Patent ID: 6878100

Claim:
An apparatus for providing a plurality of signals representing forces and torques in the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis resulting from contact between a foot and said apparatus, said apparatus comprising: a support structure, a front treadmill unit connected to said support structure, said front treadmill having a plurality of rollers, a belt in communication with said plurality of rollers, a motor in communication with at least one of said plurality of rollers, and a forceplate in communication with said belt; and a rear treadmill unit connected to said support structure, said rear treadmill unit having a plurality of rollers, a belt in communication with said plurality of rollers, a motor in communication with at least one of said plurality of rollers, and a forceplate in communication with said belt; and wherein said front treadmill and said rear treadmill are in tandem to each other.