Treadmill Based Three Tether Parallel Robot for Evaluating Auditory Warnings While Running

Nathaniel G. Luttmer,Takara E Truong,Alicia M. Boynton,David Carrier,Mark A. Minor,Nathaniel G. Luttmer,Takara E Truong,Alicia M. Boynton,David Carrier,Mark A. Minor

We design and test a 3 DoF parallel cable system capable of applying precise and accurate impulses to walking and running subjects for the University of Utah's Treadport Active Wind Tunnel (TPAWT). Using Nexus VICON motion capture and gait algorithms, perturbations can be applied at different points in the subject's gait. The use of a PID force controller allow the system to create omnidirectional...