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1. User Manual Software Version 1 10 F MICROGATE SPTOULME Contents D kee cereus ola 0 DE 7 lt SIM i 8 Ha D DE Hien DEE 8 LL22 TaPpinB FFEQUEnS Tell 8 lb Resco ba 8 1 2 SINGIC Meteron Tire e UE 9 ii GOI ANGIVSIS UIP ee TE 9 BC Zen tee TEE E 10 lp CABG NOS EE 10 Tee PRU SSL ia 10 14 The Two Dimensional Systema rana 11 1 5 The Gyko Inertial E 13 1 5 1 Gyko to analyze walking running and marching in place 14 SLL e ET un ee 1 e e E T E 15 d GVO TOR JURA EE 16 1 5 3 Gyko for posture analysis 17 1 6 Environmental Conditions and Disclaimers ii 18 EE EE 20 zl WO edel e WE 24 22 ila 25 Zio elia 25 24 ResultSano VIASO EE E 25 3 OptoJump Next Driver and Hardware Installation 26 34 DINEFrIASFalianion nti iano aos ali 26 3 2 OptoJlumpNextHardware Installationi nuraia 26 SS POWE ee E 30 3 3 1 OptolumpiNext Battes EE EE 34 SEET eege orione 35 d l Anci lolita io 35 4 1 1 Insert Edit Athlet s uriai 35 E tee Datta WUE bei 37 Version 1 10 Page 2 of 203 F MICROGATE SPTOULME 4 1 1 2 Importing and Exporting Athletes Personal Data EXxCEel n 38 4 1 1 3 RFID Tag Mile eme ir 39 4 1 2 Insernt Edit E 0 0 EE 41 445 IVICA AN CIY aeaee r EEE 43 4 1 3 1 Acquisition from Webcam uk NENNEN NENNEN ERR 46 lai 47 e AS e E 47 4 2 1 1 See TE 1 0 NEE 51 e Se Ch D Se Tote GOS COD ACI EEN SE Ao Meine lai 56 4 2 2 Define Edit feste 57 4 2 2 1 M
2. Using a two dimensional system the report will provide information relating to both forward backward and middle side movement for the two tests obviously with a linear system we would only have one of these measurements Under the figures we can see the data relating to the last point end of test or rather the forward backward movement middle side movement distance and Alpha angle measured as described later on Eyes open Eyes closed Delta Average contact time s 0 763 0 767 0 6 Average flight time s 0 455 0 466 5 9 Asymmetry contact time L R 1 5 0 8 EUR Asymmetry flight time L R 1 7 1 4 0 3 CV contact time L R 2 9 3 3 0 4 CV flight time L R 4 0 4 5 0 6 16 24 J2 LAST POINT F B 5 7 LR amp 4 DIST 10 2 ALPHA 55 8 LAST POINT F B 29 1 LR 8 8 DIST 20 4 ALPHA 17 Version 1 10 Pag 195 di 203 Eg MICROGATE OPTOIULIMIE The Alpha angle is normally defined as follows 0 Version 1 10 Pag 196 di 203 Eg MICROGATE OPTOULIMIA 6 6 VERTEC LIKE TEST This test allows simulating the use of the famous VERTEC tool to analyze vertical jumps with one arm extended A meter or two meters for athletes jumping higher than 100 cm can be attached to a wall with double sided adhesive tape or mounted on a tripod with fixing clamps It is important that the interface drums are positioned in the lower part and at the right height depending on t
3. UP AND BACK RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT BOTH FEET TURN AROUND Contact light UP AND BACK RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT TURN AROUND Figure 127 5 Dot Drill report output The parameter Compared average is calculated as difference between the average of all 5 tests and the average value of each single test E g for Up amp Back 8 328 8 565 8 328 The fatigability index is calculated using the average of the first 6 contact time values and compared to the average value of the last 6 contact times Avg_Last_6_Ct Avg_First_6_Ct Fatigability Avg First_6_Ct Version 1 10 Pag 189 di 203 yMICROGATE OPTOULIMIA 6 3 GG PROTOCOL This protocol whose name is based on the initials of its inventors is made of the following test series with the object of an initial athlete evaluation to be used during scouting phase Treadmill Gait Test at 5 kmh usually for 30 seconds Squat Jump with both legs 5 jumps Squat Jump with the right leg 5 jumps Squat Jump with the left leg 5 jumps Ski Test 15 seconds Sound reaction test with the left leg 3 times oe a e 7 Sound reaction test with the right leg 3 times At the end of the protocol a report summarizes the main test data highlighting possible asymmetry and differences between the right and left leg GG PROTOCOL 16 03 2011 15 00 13 Athlete Last name Rossi First name Pierluigi Birth date 23 02 1985 Gender M Weight To Height 181 Foot size 42 Notes
4. Wireless Radio Transmission Max 150 mt The test has to be set up as start and stop test External impulse which is given by the Witty timer when the athlete passes the photocells with a number of intermediate times equal to the number of intermediate photocells of the system Name Sprint 30mt 2 laps with Witty Test type Sprint and Gait Test Start type External impulse Starting foot Stop type Number of intermediate times Template Notes Version 1 10 Page 119 of 203 EYMICROGATE SP TOME 4 4 6 HEART RATE MONITOR Starting from version 1 8 the OptoJump Next software can handle a series of external devices among which heart rate monitors At present the following manufacturers and technologies are supported Polar WindLink USB stick using Polar W I N D technology 2 4GHz for transmission compatible wraps e Polar H2 Hybrid 5kHz e 2 5Ghz e WearLink W I N D ANT USB stick with ANT receiver type ANTUBS2 or ANTUSB m developed by the ANT Consortium An example for a manufacturer using this technology is Garmin with direct distribution of the stick under the name of USB ANT Stick compatible with the Garmin Premium Heart Rate Monitor Wrap Our software supports all products of all members of the ANT Alliance 4 4 6 1 INSTALLATION AND SETUP Insert the stick into a USB port and wait until the relevant manufacturer drivers have been installed Installing Polar WindLink Please wart while Set
5. Show 40 JUMPS bet Pwr Bars Synchro Data Data Show Hide Video Video Show Hide Play Single Video choice Video 1 EI Speed e TCont s Qix asx x TERE Continuos TFlight s 0 A OH 0 15 Close Config Panel TCont s 0287 Height cm 23 B Stiffness free arms 16 04 2009 3 05 38 Power W Kg Pace step s Power W Kg 29 39 LI Figure 84 Compare Pressing lt Play gt on the command panel at the top the two tests in this example Blue Test and Red Test because of the color of the two sliders below the video will start running allowing visual comparison The lt Configure gt button opens an options panel very similar to the one in the previous section therefore only differences will be described The Search Parameter button allows you to spot a common point e g the first take off from the ground called First T Flight of the two tests Besides the above described commands lt Set Start gt lt Set Stop gt and lt Reset gt there is also the lt Synchro gt command Press this button to set the point on which the two tests should be synchronized For example search for the First T Flight with the command lt Search Parameter gt and press lt Synchro gt Move the cursor of both tests slightly backward and press lt Set Start gt Move it slightly forward after the yellow Synchro marker and press lt Set Stop gt A range to be ana
6. Version 1 10 Page 10 of 203 OPTOJUMP GYMICROGATE Pra 1 4 THE TWO DIMENSIONAL SYSTEM Starting from version 1 8 of the OptoJump Next software it is possible to use a particular bar configuration for obtaining a two dimensional measurement area To the classic bars which we will call X more bars Y can be added to form a rectangle Y RX bars S Jeq XL wf ed TX bars lt gt bas E MAN 6 mt Eg Smt 0 5mt x 2 of spacer The regular closing Y TX bar is usually a bar WITHOUT interface drum Updating the firmware of the TX bar with drum already included with all articles having a serial number higher than 00500 this last hardware type can also be used Therefore with a 5 meter modular system it is for example possible to use the complete hardware building a 4 meter long linear gait system For serial numbers lower than 00500 it is possible to ship the bar to Microgate or a distributor and receive a free update shipping costs for sending and receiving are excluded It is also possible to buy one or more additional single TX bars Version 1 10 Page 11 of 203 OPTO LIME MA MICROGATE ia If using a Y bar with drum make sure that the power supply is SWITCHED OFF power off NY Power X ON RX bars Power OFF A ee 35 2 lt 3 x Loi OH SS 27 i 3 O oi e D TX bars The bars situated on the perpendicular sides are connected using a variable length cable eg
7. 0 170 0 165 6 24 2 46 0 005 0 00 6 55 0 77 0 165 0 155 4 53 2 47 0 060 27 24 6 32 0 61 0 170 0 160 6 18 2 54 0 010 42 30 6 69 0 78 0 170 0 165 4 98 2 44 0 015 22 49 6 94 0 64 0 165 0 155 5 21 2 42 0 030 87 80 5 34 0 57 0 170 0 160 5 16 2 44 0 025 98 20 7 98 0 59 0 92 0 97 1 00 0 91 0 93 0 93 0 63 0 165 3 80 0 79 0 115 6 90 0 84 0 100 8 42 0 82 0 095 8 67 0 71 0 115 6 19 0 77 0 110 6 96 Let s take as an example a Counter Movement Jump CMJ where we can divide the jump into two phases Pre Jump Blue Area and Landing Green Area Acceleration 18 38 12 25 6 13 0 00 6 13 12 25 0 00 0 33 0 67 1 00 1 33 1 67 2 00 w Velocity 3 00 0 00 1 50 3 00 0 00 0 33 0 67 1 00 1 33 1 67 2 00 Displacement 525 00 350 00 175 00 0 00 175 00 350 00 0 00 0 33 0 67 1 00 1 33 1 67 2 00 Figure 105 Stages of a jump 5 1 2 1 1 Pre Jump Version 1 10 Page 135 of 203 GYMICROGATE we Acceleration 3 18 38 12 25 6 13 0 00 6 13 12 25 0 00 0 42 0 83 Velocity 3 38 4 2 25 i 0 00 1 13 2 25 0 00 0 42 0 83 ww Displacement 262 50 131 25 0 00 131 25 262 50 0 00 0 42 0 83 Concentric phase duration DurationConc s Eccentric phase duration DurationEcc s Maximum force Fmax N kg Maximum velocity Vmax m s Time to maximum Force Time2Fmax s Rate of Force Development RFD N kg s Version 1 10 OP TO LIME next Eccentric Phas
8. 00 09 56 a ea a Me Change Direction KE E gt New Marker N markers can be created and managed from the list containing them in particular you can e double click on one of them to skip to the marker time frame e click on the first icon Edit to edit the note e click on the second icon Delete to delete the marker must be confirmed The list is printed in an appropriate Report section H Contact times C A New Marker Back 00 02 9 Change Direction 0 04 14 Insufficient push with right Je 00 06 66 Low exit speed Figure 82 Marker options Figure 83 Report print Version 1 10 Report Rossi Pierluigi T Apply d Print Px Export ZS Search Zoom 00 09 56 n 0 Flight times Cha Main Report 30 09 2011 11 36 25 Page 99 of 203 GYMICROGATE 4 3 2 COMPARE OP TO LIME next In this section two selected tests are compared The display structure is similar to the one presented in the previous section Due to lack of space it is not possible to simulate the bars with the LEDs which is possible when viewing a single test To compare two tests bring them together in the TEST ANALYSIS table and press lt Compare gt 26 BS4PH Stiffness free arms 16 04 2009 3 06 04 Synchro Set Start Search parameter Set Stop Reset Parameter Chart Chart Show Hide Grid Show Hide Labels Show Hide Not Synchro View Vertical Horizontal
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10. Ky i 4 l N l il UL f A il j frusta Uhura Li MIL medio lateral DML medio lateral Version 1 10 Page 151 of 203 GYMICROGATE 5 1 6 3 MEAN DISTANCES M Modulus f Mal ld dn a mei ole Ai DI VI da Ton Ai Yy vV Safe e J gt MLi 1 MLJi Mean Distance mm Version 1 10 OF TOGAIT This is the mean distance from the midpoint of the trajectory It is the average of the curve in the figure Dist 7 X DMIi i Page 152 of 203 GYMICROGATE M I Vu W WI AP antero posterior VI Ma r l IA A A MIL medio lateral Version 1 10 OF TOGAIT Mean AP Distance mm This is the mean distance from the midpoint of the antero posterior trajectory It is the average of the curve in the figure Dist W DAD Mean ML Distance mm This is the mean distance from the midpoint of the medio lateral trajectory It is the average of the curve in the figure Dist x IDMIJi Mi NZ Page 153 of 203 GYMICROGATE 5 1 6 4 ROOT MEAN SQUARE RMS DM Modulus D i K i I sist 9 dh A TI via 0 5 1 Version 1 10 OP TOGAIIT This is the dispersion of the distance root mean square In this case as the points are centred on the mean it is equivalent to the Standard Deviation Page 154 of 203 GYMICROGATE J DAP antero p
11. LL 0 133 0 006 CV 4 5 Right 0 12920 043 CV 33 3 pum LO EECH LL Contact Phase Propulsive Phase Stride Angle Figure 66 Run Report Let 0 033 0 008 CV 24 2 mm Right 0 03020 012 CV 40 0 fmm Dia _ ELE tt Left 0 02340 026 CV 113 0 me Right L 0 060 004 CV 66 7 Die eee Left Laag CV 27 3 mm Right Logan CV 33 7 mmm Dia E Left LL 90 0 0 3 CV0 3 p Right 90 0205 CV0 6 fe I 0 Left 1 725t0 223 CV 12 9 Right 1 66821 183 CV 70 9 fe IO WEE ee At the bottom of the data some statistical data are calculated e Minimum Value e Maximum Value e Average ul e Standard Deviation o e Coefficient of Variation CV ratio of the standard deviation to the mean In some test type values are calculated for each foot left amp right Minimum Maximum Avg Std Dev my CV d Avg L Avg R L Ru GC CHL 8 24 0 062 8 8 0 282 22 0 184 0 051 21 1 0 189 0 180 4 8 18 5 0 374 0 579 0 459 0 057 12 4 0 464 0 455 1 9 12 7 8 173 8 20 94 2 1 33 22 41 1 22 107 27 12 1 78 26 2 41 10 1 56 10 0 20 45 0 10 33 340 49 6 6 4 30 0 40 16 1 56 30 0 42 05 1 56 0 0 AT 0 0 33 7 45 0 5 6 33 240 95 1 1 1 Figure 67 Calculated statistical data Version 1 10 next Page 87 of 203 F MICROGATE SPTOULME 4 3 1 4 1 Row Management Menu When RIGHT clicking with the mouse on a table row a contex
12. SCAB155 1 5m long this allows to distance the actual measurement area the rectangle formed by the regular bars and highlighted in gray in the following picture of the Y bars this area allows the patient to leave the test area without having to jump over the bars or more frequently turn around by 180 and go back In fact the software allows to carry out an undefined number of back forth courses recording a sufficient number of steps also in case of linear systems of only a few meters Version 1 10 Page 12 of 203 EYMICROGATE SPTOULME 1 5 THE GYKO INERTIAL SYSTEM Gyko is a new tool developed by Microgate which enables obtaining information on the kinematics of any body segment while making a movement Gyko contains the latest generation components that are used for making accurate and repeatable measurements of acceleration angular velocity and magnetic field in three dimensions e 3D accelerometer to measure the linear accelerations to which the device is subjected e 3D gyroscope to measure the angular velocities of the device e 3D magnetometer to measure the magnetic field to which the device is subjected Gyko is able to provide the measured data up to 1000 times per second guaranteeing an extremely high temporal resolution of the data The data can be transmitted to the PC via a Bluetooth connection or be stored on a MicroSD card From the measured data through advanced software algorithms it is possible to describe t
13. na CEE Theoretical Version 1 10 Page 34 of 203 EYMICROGATE PTT AUS 4 DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTIONS In this chapter all the functions of every menu of the OptoJump Next program will be described starting with the functions of the main menu VE oes ATHLETES TEST RESULTS UTILITY EXIT 4 1 ATHLETES ATHLETES RESULTS Insert Modify Athlete Insert Modify Group 4 1 1 INSERT EDIT ATHLETES In this section all the athletes stored are displayed BEE Search Last name Birth date New Athlete Edit Athlete Delete Athlete Add to a group Export Figure 26 Edit Athletes Click on the names of the columns Last name Name Date of Birth to order the list according to that field clicking on the same column again reverses the order A Z Z A Version 1 10 Page 35 of 203 PAMICRO OPTOLUIME To search for a particular athlete or to filter data e g search for all athletes beginning with Ros insert the text in the box at the top left and press lt Search gt To remove the filter press lt Delete filter gt Pierluigi 2123 1985 Pressing the button lt New Athlete gt opens a new panel in which the new athlete s data must be inserted Last name is the only compulsory field Also the weight given in kg or pounds depending on the unit of measurement chosen in Basic Configuration is necessary if you wish to use the tests to determine the value for total power or total energy
14. the group selected and its dependent subgroups are eliminated but not the athletes that formed it while with lt Edit Group gt its name can be changed With lt Remove from Group gt the athlete selected in the grid is removed but not eliminated from the database The button is disabled when no athlete is selected or when the first level group Athletes is displayed Version 1 10 Page 42 of 203 EYMICROGATE SP TOME 4 1 3 MEDIAGALLERY The patient panel can be used to access the MediaGallery module the aim of this section is to archive images and videos of postural situations without needing to carry out a test with the bars You can take photographs record videos and capture stills making the patient assume various poses which are useful for evaluating his her anthropometric measurements posture or pathologies The photos or still images can be processed with editing tools as described in chapter 5 4 Files of images already taken and downloaded to PC jpg png bmp can either be imported or recorded with the webcam used for normal tests Here s how Enter the Personal Data panel of a patient and click the lt MediaGallery gt button To import existing photos click the lt Add media file gt button select 1 or more photograph files from the disk The photos will be imported and displayed as thumbnails at the bottom of the screen complete with entry date and time while the full screen display shows the photo currently sele
15. Fine Annulla Figure 7 End of driver installation Version 1 10 Page 22 of 203 EYMICROGATE SP TOME i Optojump Next Optojump Next has been successfully installed Click Close to exit Please use Windows Update to check for any critical updates to the NET Framework Close Figure 8 Installation completed By clicking on lt Close gt you exit the installation procedure During the entire installation procedure it is possible to return to the previous window by clicking on lt Back gt Version 1 10 Page 23 of 203 2 1 DESCRIPTION The welcome screen of the OptoJump Next software shows a horizontal bar with the most important menu items and an area with News and Events automatically updated from the web site in the appropriate language If a network connection is not present the information will not be downloaded it is also possible to deactivate the Internet connection with a configuration parameter see chap 4 4 1 7 Click on a news title or an event to open the complete EE in a browser window opto Ne lt i E posa OPTOSJUME R ATHLETES TEST RESULTS UTILITY EXIT News Events IS Case Study about Optojump Com portal Kentica 0 a famous Software House in the CMS branch publish a case study about our portal optojump com radians some and Videogallery vo new photo amp videogallery are online Case Studies and Test Tipologies See interestingc ase studies of sever
16. HY sii socket Figure 10 Bar with interface Version 1 10 Page 26 of 203 EY MICROGATE SP TOME Below is the step by step procedure for bar installation e Switch off the OptoJump Next device e Place the two OptoJump Rx and Tx bars facing each other at a minimum distance of one meter maximum 6 meters MAH 6 M Figure 11 Maximum distance e If anumber of bars connected together are used pay attention to the insertion of the caps see figures below Check that the caps are firmly inserted If insertion is incorrect the software may not function correctly Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Version 1 10 Page 27 of 203 EYMICROGATE PTT AUS To mount the connection cap just insert the cap in the dedicated slots and apply light pressure on both sides until it has been completely inserted make sure it is parallel with the two bars the two connectors should slot in simultaneously The cap can only be inserted one way round If you find that the cap will not go in turn it 180 DO NOT force if insertion is difficult as this would risk bending the connection pins Figure 16 Cap mounting Figure 17 Inserting with light pressure To remove the cap grip the two side tabs and pull upwards symmetrically Alternatively you can hold one of the 2 bars down firmly and carefully lift the other until the cap comes off Figure 18 Cap removal Figure 19 Alternative met
17. Next hardware device is not connected The keys that simulate the device are e F8 when pressed simulates the status inside the measurement area when released simulates the status out of the measurement area e F4 everytime it is pressed it simulates an external impulse e g photocell etc Note the only function that cannot be simulated is the acquisition of a Sprint Gait test it is not possible to know the length of steps While this type of test is allowed it will finish without the acquisition of steps Version 1 10 Page 50 of 203 OPTOJUMP MICROGATE SE 4 2 1 1 EXECUTE CONFIGURATION Execution Rotatation based on Athletes Autom acquisition p Yes No Acquisition pause Output 2nd monitor save test data Chart Chart Grid Labels Show Data Data Video Video Figure 35 Execute Configuration Test data viewing can be configured by the user The parameters are e Execution o Rotation based on if more than one test or athlete is selected this indicates the chosen mode Test after each performance the next test begins for the same athlete Athlete after each test performance this goes on to the next athlete doing the same test o Automatic acquisition if this parameter is set to Yes it is possible to skip the manual saving phase at the end of each test when the athlete finishes a test it is saved then after a few seconds as configured in the parameter Acqu
18. OPTOJUMP HW TEST In this section the connected hardware OptoJump Next bars and or webcam can be checked Opening the function if the webcam s is are connected the live image should be displayed If one or both images do not appear check that they have been selected in the Basic Configurations Video or the drivers have been installed correctly To check the connection with OptoJump bars press lt Execute gt to start the test The test continues until lt STOP gt is pressed If there are no interrupted LEDs the test ends with a positive result The test can now be repeated by pressing lt Execute gt and interrupting the LEDs manually e g by placing your foot between the bars Please note that some LEDs turn red indicating interruption of the signal caused by entry of the foot If lt End gt is pressed the software will show the interrupted LEDs in the table below indicating that the test has not had a positive result because of this intentional interruption This test is also very useful to check mainly in case of outdoor installations of long bar combinations if there are obstacles like leaves stones hills etc between the transmitting and the receiving bar If the obstacles cannot be removed it is possible to exclude them via the software all interruptions of those LEDs will not be taken into consideration for the test The picture below shows for example LED no 66 68 of bar 1 which has been interrupted with the
19. Specific energy J Kg 0 789 Explosivity rate 85 51 Transition rate 73 10 Elasticity rate 30 22 Figure 111 The three reference indexes in the lower left part Of course it is possible to change the three speeds of reference as for any other secondary parameter in any single test of a certain type or in general see chap 4 2 2 1 ord step speed reference m s 6th step speed reference m s 9th step speed reference m s Take first step OK Cancel Figure 112 Input of 3 speeds of reference Version 1 10 Page 142 of 203 yMICROGATE PTT AUS 5 1 5 IMBALANCE INDEX The Imbalance Index column Imb in sprint tests Run Data is an indicator of running asymmetry between the right and the left At first a linear interpolation of two supports the same type can be assumed Consequently the contact time of an ideal athlete s support would be halfway between the previous and the following whereas in a real run there will always be a certain difference the deviation between two times indicating asymmetry After having calculated the difference between ideal and real time the relation between the difference and the ideal time expressed in can be defined as imbalance index g E E ZA A 4 oe a de Imbalance Index AT IT 100 Figure 113 Definition of imbalance index Version 1 10 Page 143 of 203 F MICROGATE SPTOULME Flight times Co
20. a treadmill gait test in terms of step length in relation to the thresholds set Mode Asymmetry s Type Stance phase Data window 5 DATA i Warning threshold 5 Bad threshold 10 The statistics chart shows that in a total of approximately 30 seconds testing 26 7 8 s showed asymmetry under 5 65 of the time 19 3 s it was between 5 and 10 and just 9 of the time 2 6 s asymmetry was over 10 Version 1 10 Page 84 of 203 EYMICROGATE TT AUS The Data Window allows us to decide every how many events a calculation to work out which of the three bands the patient falls into e g by setting 5 DATA every 5 steps or jumps the average of the selected measurement is calculated compared with the reference value and the established thresholds and assigned to the good warning or bad category In this second example however we see the use of Absolute Value mode where in a Jumps 60 seconds test the Height value is compared with a reference value of 30 cm 31 of the time the patient jumped over 27 cm 30 cm 10 of the warning threshold 26 of the time he she jumped between 24 and 27 cm and 43 of the time he she jumped under 24 cm Mode Absolute Value Type Height Data window 5 DATA T Reference value A0 T Warning threshold 10 r Bad threshold 20 li Version 1 10 Page 85 of 203 yMICROGATE SPTOULME 4 3 1 4 TABLE WITH NUMERICAL DATA In Jump Tests or Reaction Tests the numerical
21. allows to set the unit of measurement type for viewing test output values In particular em I j e esere J Specific energy J kg J kg nii cm W m kg J m Step amp Stride ft inch decimal Table 1 Units of Measurement 4 4 1 2 JUMP TEST CONFIGURATION The flight and contact time configurations include Minimum contact time ms allows you to set a minimum contact time in milliseconds if the system registers a contact time shorter than this value it is considered incorrect and added to the associated flight time usually the previous one This control can be enabled disabled by inserting the value 0 Minimum flight ms allows you to set a minimum flight time in milliseconds if the system registers a flight time shorter than this value it is considered incorrect and added to the associated contact time This control can be enabled disabled by inserting the value 0 Maximum flight time ms allows you to set a maximum flight time in milliseconds if the flight time is higher it is considered incorrect This is for example useful for a Version 1 10 Page 105 of 203 EYMICROGATE SPTOULME round trip test where the athlete exits the measurement area turns around and enters it again The time for changing direction would be considered an abnormal flight time this parameter allows you to prevent this 4 4 1 3 REACTION TEST CONFIGURATION Reaction time configurations include e Reaction time range
22. and in particular vertical jump analysis has always been a widely used method for evaluating lower limb muscle strength OptoJump Next is the instrument used to measure and objectify the main features of a jump such as flight and contact time Gyko placed near the centre of mass with a special belt enables enriching the temporal data with a variety of information regarding the dynamics of the jump It is then possible to measure lower limb strength directly and using appropriate algorithms accurately and repeatably provide data relating both to the eccentric loading phase and to the concentric thrust phase The movement of the trunk during the flight and contact phase is analyzed and provides among other things the following additional parameters for all the others see Sect 5 1 2 1 e Eccentric and concentric work and duration e Force Velocity and Maximum Power e Rate of Force Development and Landing Rate Version 1 10 Page 16 of 203 OPTOJUMP GYMICROGATE SE 1 5 3 GYKO FOR POSTURE ANALYSIS Postural analysis is frequently used to evaluate the stability and balance of a quiet standing subject Gyko placed on the trunk or at the level of the centre of mass provides important information about the body sway of the subject and through appropriate protocols it enables evaluating the relative contribution made by the various components of the postural system visual proprioceptive of different origin labyrinthine etc Gyko lets
23. data to display are few and therefore almost always fit into one screen In Spring Gait Tests regular or with treadmill on the contrary the numerical data have many columns a horizontal scrollbar is shown therefore it has been decided to divide them into two pages the first with the Run Data and the second with the Gait Data To switch from one screen to another click on the link on the top left corner of the table TExt s Time s Distance cm TExt s Stance phase s Figure 65 Run amp Gait Data In Tapping Tests four pages may be scrolled e Left and right foot results e Left foot results e Right foot results e Comparison between right and left foot In the Run Test on a modular system or on a treadmill there is another possibility i e to view a dynamic report Run Report focusing on the asymmetry between the right and the left foot Of course the report can be viewed also under Results and in the print report To view the report click on the link highlighted in the upper left corner to toggle between Run Data Gait Data and Run Report Version 1 10 Page 86 of 203 GYMICROGATE Run Report Zoom k bei Time parameters Step length cm OPTO LIME 103239 _ CV Rigi __ __ 120534 CV 202 CR Dit oOo SCH Stride length cm as 226160 CV 0 Goen Flight Time Contact Time Left LL 0 0850013 CV 15 3 pamm Right Logan CV 38 8 mmm IO WEEK ee Left
24. dots with reference to the origin of the two Cartesian axes gives a first indication of the athlete s average landing point compared to the starting point As these are average data their position could be misleading for example given the absurd assumption that an athlete carries out a perfectly central jump two completely to the right and two completely to the left with two displacements of exactly the same entity the dot will be placed exactly in the center giving the impression that the athlete always jumped perfectly But in this case the rectangle with the dotted area representing the standard deviation of jumps can be helpful The larger the displayed area more has the athlete drifted moving away from the point of origin when landing and as a consequence his dynamic stability is lower Drift Protocol L R Delta Average Height cm 12 1 10 9 9 4 Average Power Wi Kg 11 52 10 97 d 5 Average Contact Time s 0 640 0 633 1 0 Average Flight Time s 0 313 0 297 5 3 Average LEFT RIGHT Drift cm d 6 1 31 0 Average FRONT BACK Drift cm 3 4 0 6 119 1 Standard Dev LEFT RIGHT Drift cm 20 6 94 67 1 Standard Dev FRONT BACK Drift cm 6 3 AT 26 0 Figure 123 Drift protocol report output Version 1 10 Pag 184 di 203 OPTO JUMPY GYMICROGATE GE 6 1 1 2D DRIFT PROTOCOL With its two dimensional system even the minimum 1 x 1 meter will suffice the protocol can be significantly simplified by making the patient perform ju
25. first step simply clicking on the right or left foot icon or wait until the popup closes automatically confirming the choice In the example below the patient enters with the left foot whereas the test was set differently or could have been set as undefined Clicking on the red icon of the left foot the setting is immediately inverted therefore it does not need to be done afterwards from the Results Module Select the start foot Automatic confirmation in 4 seconds Version 1 10 Page 93 of 203 PAMICRO LTC wd 4 3 1 7 VIEWING OF THE OPTOJUMP BARS The OptoJump bars allows the user to view afterwards the LEDs that have been interrupted in red and if a starting foot has been set view the footfall thanks to the graphical footprints The footprint length is directly proportional to the number of interrupted LEDs Similarly the labels of the numerical data chart and row values always display which foot they are referring to Se Zoom x c SI Eme 5 P 6 78 L SSE s q Speed j F DEE e pr H i i i i i i i 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S Double een Distancelcom TCont s TFlight s Height cm Speed m s Acc Time out Bar N 2 Figure 74 Indicating the foot on charts tables and bars When watching a run gait video of a modular system composed of many meters as the time progresses the bars scroll in synchronization with the video and the charts allowing the user to follow the LEDs interrupted during the test Bar
26. i Optojump Next The installer is ready to install Optojump Next on your computer Click Next to start the installation Figure 5 Installation confirm installation The setup program will install the product on the PC showing state of progress Version 1 10 Page 21 of 203 EYMICROGATE SP TOME During installation the OptoJump Next and Logitech webcam drivers will also be installed If for any reason this does not happen please install the drivers separately These are available on the Microgate USB key supplied with the hardware or on the site www optojump it in the Support section Installazione guidata driver di periferica Installazione guidata driver di periferica Questa procedura guidata consente di installare i driver software richiesti per il funzionamento di alcune periferiche del computer Per continuare scegliere Avanti ndietre Avanti gt Annulla Figure 6 Driver Installation Press lt Next gt to install the drivers and then lt Finish gt to complete installation Installazione guidata driver di periferica Completamento Installazione guidata driver di periferica Installazione driver completata ora possibile collegare la periferica al computer Se disponibili leggere le istruzioni della periferica prima di collegarla Nome driver Stato w Logitech FilterServi Pronto all uso V Logitech lvpopfit M Pronto all uso w Logitech LVUVC I Pronto all uso
27. in the lower right corner to go to the second page of the card and edit the 4 required values Press lt Save gt to confirm the changes Max Heart Rate Heart Rate at rest Anaerobic HR Min The correct configuration and assigning of a heart rate monitor is shown in the Test gt Execute section Selecting any test and pressing Execute in the lower section a pulsing heart icon and the current heart rate are displayed Furthermore the label HRM is added to the legend of values displayed in the graphs Similar to others it can be turned off and on again by clicking on it and changed from bar to line view only in single display mode if other measures are displayed the graph always shows lines ATHLETES TEST Athletes Rossi Pierluigi Select Test 60 sec jumps Select Protocol Configure Hight times Contact times Height Power Pace Jumping Point Jumping Point Gap Of course the colored band viewing mode is the configuration function of the above mentioned SportZone configuration Changing the mode the band values colors and any customized labels change Version 1 10 Page 124 of 203 EYMICROGATE OPTOI IMI The athlete s max min frequency values refer to the moment of the text execution If the values on the athlete s card are changed only future tests will be affected and not those already executed Maximum 5 136 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 137 124 ane 493134 134 135 13 J V
28. interface e Checking of general parameters e Checking of status of bars and webcams e Insertion of athletes data e Performance of tests e Viewing results e Comparison of tests and statistics e Printing and exporting of data to other programs OPTOW Liv i a A e d next a COS E OPTOJUMP APPLICAZIONI CONTENUTI COMMUNITY FORUM 74 MICROGATE Webcast Tutorial TUTA Figure 1 Webcast Tutorial Version 1 10 Page 7 of 203 EYMICROGATE SPTOULME 1 1 SINGLE METER In this configuration OptoJump Next allows already to carry out various test types 1 1 1 JUMP TEST A series of exercises squat jump counter movement jump drop jump continuous jumps jumps on one leg etc and protocols Drift for dynamic stability 5 Dot Drill for reactivity and endurance Single Leg Three Hops to verify the bending capacity and stability of the knee are pre configured At the same time the user can easily create customized tests or protocols 1 1 2 TAPPING FREQUENCY TEST This type of test is ideal for exercises where separate results are required for the left and right foot e g tapping frequency test side movement walking on the spot etc 1 1 3 REACTION TEST This test detects the time between one optical acoustic impulse and the patient s movement It can be used to measure simple reactions or more complex movements Version 1 10 Page 8 of 203 yMICROGATE PTT AUS 1 2 SINGLE METER ON TREADMILL 1 2 1 G
29. macro typologies Performance Gait Analysis Rehab and press lt New Protocol gt Insert a mnemonic name and optionally general notes Select the tests in the desired order that will make up this protocol using the symbol O If a mistake has been made or a test has to be removed from the protocol use the symbol Q Name Balzi 15 30 60 Notes Name STIFFNESS Test Type Contact flight times Start type Status change Start Outside the area Stop type Status change Finish Inside the area Humber of jumps Hotes Preconfigured test Figure 49 Creation of a protocol If you do not remember the parameters of a test definition place the mouse cursor on it and its characteristics will be displayed After inserting the data press lt Save gt to save and return to the previous section The command lt Edit Protocol gt allows to edit its name and notes and to change its composition while lt Delete Protocol gt deletes its definition Unlike the deletion of a test definition the deletion of a protocol does not cause the chain effect deletion of all correlated tests but only the connection they had with the protocol After its deletion the tests performed by the athletes will be found again as single tests no longer related to the protocol Version 1 10 Page 73 of 203 Py MICROGATE OPTO_NIVE 4 3 RESULTS Gait Analysis STIFFNESS 23 04 2010 10 15 40 gt A Smith John THREE JUMPS Smith John SQUATJUME 3 04 2010 10 0
30. more details Tc not valid row with invalid contact time contact flight step times for this row are therefore added to the flight step time of the row above see Management of invalid times for more details Tf not valid row with invalid flight time contact and or flight step times for this row are therefore added to the contact time of the line below see Management of invalid times for more details No step in a running gait test when the number of steps acquired is lower than the number of rows with contact flight times excessive rows are signaled like this Suspended indicates that a treadmill type test was suspended for a certain time and then resumed Split time passed from the Start to the reception of an external split signal valid only for running gait tests Page 133 of 203 yMICROGATE PTT AUS 5 1 2 JUMP AND REACTION TEST TCont s Contact times TFlight s Flight times Height cm or in Height of jumps calculated with the following formula 1a Power W kg Expressed power calculated with the following formula Te Te P g T Af c AT g gravity acceleration T Flight Time T Contact Time Rhythm p sec Rhythm expressed in jumps or steps per second RSI m s Reactive Strength Index defined as Height in m Contact T Jumping Point cm This is the distance between the beginning of the bar drum and the middle support point In the case of jumps with both feet perpendicular to th
31. of Capture foot measurement used Click the button position one foot inside the bars parallel to them and click on lt Confirm gt figure 28 Command in the Edit panel After a few seconds the measurement is displayed and can be confirmed or repeated The measurement essential for the treadmill tests is useful only with the 1 cm OptoJump Next version as the resolution of the 3 cm version is too low to give a reliable value e g depending on how the foot is placed the measurement can vary from 15 to 18 cm The value is saved in the database associated with the athlete and is displayed in the mask the editable field foot is only for personal data and can be used to write the measurement in any unit e g 41 EUR 7 US 8 UK etc In the athletes list the following commands are available To eliminate him her press lt Delete Athlete gt WARNING When deleting an athlete all his her tests protocols and analyses will be deleted without any possibility to restore them To insert an athlete into a group select from the list press lt Add to a group gt select the group to insert him her in possibly using the right arrow to select a dependent subgroup and press lt Add to a group gt again Press lt Back gt to return to the athletes list For the management of groups and other ways of associating with groups we suggest you read the next section By pressing lt Export gt the athletes personal data can be ex
32. scrolling can be disabled by clicking on the lock icon in the bottom right corner The button has a toggle function so when clicked scrolling is enabled again 28 90 From this view a Measuring Ruler can been used to see how many centimeters or inches there are between a series of lit LEDs or between two points Double click on the first LED and then on Version 1 10 Page 94 of 203 EY MICROGATE SPTOULME the second LED to view the measure the markers are green and red for the first and second point Click anywhere on the bars and ESC to delete the measure y L 16cm Barra N 2 Figure 75 Measure in cm or inches of the distance between two points In this view you can also temporarily delete a series of LEDs for a certain period of time Unlike the command lt LED Filter gt see chap 4 4 3 which excludes a series of LEDs for the entire test this allows you to work also during the test analysis and exclude a series of contiguous LEDs or one single LED for a certain number of thousandths of seconds Let s suppose that an athlete drags his foot during a treadmill gait test If you want to delete the series of LEDs for those 2 seconds press and hold down CTRL and click on the first wrong LED and without releasing the CTRL and mouse keys drag it to the second LED of the segment a red area indicates the portion to delete Confirm by pressing YES when prompted if you want to delete the LEDs and indicate the numbe
33. second e conforme alle disposizioni legislative che traspongono le seguenti direttive e Direttiva 2004 1086 CE Direttiva EMC e successivi emendamenti e FCC Rules and Regulations is in accordance with the following Directives 2004 1086 EC Directive EMC Directive and subsequent amendments FCC Rules and Regulations e che sono state applicate tutte le norme e o specifiche tecniche di seguito indicate and that all the following standards have been applied EN 61326 1 2006 Apparecchi elettrici di misura controllo e laboratorio Prescrizioni di compatibilita elettromagnetica Electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use EMC requirements FCC Rules amp Regulations Title 47 Part 15 DIRETTIVA 2006 95 CE DEL PARLAMENTO EUROPEO E DEL CONSIGLIO Aggiornato a dicembre 2010 del 12 dicembre 2006 concernente il ravvicinamento delle legislazioni degli Stati membri relative al materiale elettrico destinato ad essere adoperato entro taluni limiti di tensione Bassa tensione DIRECTIVE 2006 95 EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THECOUNCIL As of December 2010 of 12 December 2006 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits Low Voltage Bolzano 5 agosto 2013 Il rappresentante legale The legal representative Vinicio Biasi I I m i a Y 1 Version 1 10 Pag 202 di 203 OPTO JUMPY EQMICROGATE e Copyright Copyright
34. see above External signal holdoff ms is the holdoff time between two consecutive external signals Caution has to be applied for this value because it may depend on the type of test being carried out Entry point allows to indicate if the entry point of the Sprint Gait test is entering from the interface side drum or from the opposite side If automatic is chosen OptoJump Next automatically calculates the direction considering the LED nearest the center of the foot as the beginning of the LEDs Step length calculation allows to choose whether to calculate step length as the distance between the tips of two following feet or as the distance between the heels of two following feet see also Figure 95 Tip to Tip or Heel to Heel Step Length Minimum gap between feet cm or ft is the minimum gap between tiptoe and the heel of the next feet Minimum foot length cm is the minimum foot length in centimeters or inches used to filter possible incorrect acquisitions Split 1 or 2 at distance cm insert at how many cm from the start the first or second split time will be taken leave 0 to disable split times Version 1 10 Page 64 of 203 EYMICROGATE SP TOME e Test timeout ms this is the end of test timeout in milliseconds if during a Sprint Gait test with Timeout stop type no input or output signal is received from the measurement area by the OptoJump device for a period longer than or equal to the
35. some notes readmill Gait Analysis at 3 mph or 5 Km h L R Delta Stance s 0 693 0 668 3 6 Swing s 0 271 0 287 5 9 SquatJump 2 legs 5 jumps Average Power jumps 2 3 4 W Kg 19 98 Knee angle Deg 5 SquatJump Single Leg 5 Jumps L R Deltas Average Power jumps 2 3 4 W Kg 10 61 11 44 5 5 Average Height jumps 2 3 4 cm 11 2 12 1 T 6 Ski Test15 sec L R Delta Average Contact Time s 0 552 0 554 0 4 Average Flight Time s 0 118 0 106 10 2 Acoustic Reaction Single leg L R Delta Average Reaction Time s 0 676 0 641 5 9 Figure 128 Output of the Report Version 1 10 Pag 190 di 203 OGATE OPTOWLIMI gt The Knee angle parameter is an index which can be derived manually from a video still image Once the parameter with had been defined using the dedicated graphic tools the value can be entered to the Indexes section and will be showing in your print Example Expand the GG protocol find the SquatJump 2 Legs test and display it as a single test Test F Na Rossi Pierluigi 5 Dot Drill 16 03 2011 15 35 16 Rossi Pierluigi GG Protocol 16 03 2011 15 00 13 TREADMILL WALKING PHN 14 55 15 Find the desired spot in the video double click on the video and enter Video Analysis With the Line Angle Right tool draw two lines and read the value of the angle measure w Clear all 7 Open ni a jAdd To Report Add Overlay Delete Overlay Select S Pan SP Mov
36. the athlete s first take off from the ground By using Next T Flight you will go forward to the next corresponding event This function is very useful when comparing two tests The display of test data can be configured by the user e Chart o Chart shows hides the chart o Grid shows hides the dotted lines forming a grid on the chart o Labels shows hides the labels for the numerical values of the times on the chart O View shows all the data acquired or only certain data in this case a scrollbar allows to move to the right and left inside the chart o Data Window in the table of numerical data displays only the n number of data based on the window in blue shown in the chart To move the window right click it with the mouse and drag it onto the chart Rossi Pierluigi STIFFNESS 29 06 2009 9 56 26 00 07 23 e D gt gt P Set Start Set Stop o Search parameter Chart Chart ow ide ow ide ai Ll LL ___ _ ow ide J 1 2 4 5 6 7 9 Grid Labels Show a RH TCont s TFlight s Height cm Power W Kg Pace step s 3 0 216 0 536 35 2 44 85 1 33 Data Window Data Data ow ide 5 0 240 0 568 39 5 45 97 1 24 Bars Video Best 3 0 216 3 0 536 4 39 5 5 45 97 3 1 33 Avg 0 243 0 557 38 1 44 33 1 25 Play Figure 61 Display 10 events at a time and take 3 of them into consideration blue window Version 1 10 Page 82 of 203 yMICROGATE PTT AUS e Data o Data shows hi
37. time set here the test is considered completed e 3rd 6th 9th step speed reference insert the reference speed for the 3 6 9 step in m s this option can be disabled by inserting the value 0 e Consider first step if set to No the length of the first footfall is not taken into consideration For this test type the structure of the system has to be defined as well i e how many bars the system is composed of and whether there are gaps between the bars In the field Number of bars the number of connected bars must be inserted This field is necessary for correct test acquisition If the inserted number of bars differs from the number of bars actually installed the software will signal this error suspending the test currently in progress Example A system is made of 20 meters of OptoJump bars all connected together without gaps The settings to make are the following Distance cm Humber of bars w D Elei 2 Hi The and buttons are respectively for removing or adding blocks of OptoJump bars This function can be used for example in hurdle jumping where between one hurdle and the next one interruptions are made connecting bars with a flat cable The Distance field is for indicating the distance between the blocks in centimeters The first Distance Do corresponds to the distance between the athlete s initial position and the first block For example in athletics if the start is from the blocks th
38. to the adaptor connector shows the battery charge status Green blinking battery sufficiently charged Red blinking low battery the bars must be connected to the mains supply Orange battery being recharged Figure 24 Battery charge status LED Version 1 10 Page 31 of 203 EY MICROGATE SP TOM To recharge the battery connect the adaptor plug to the dedicated socket on the drum The TX RX bars can be recharged simultaneously using the dedicated cable that connects the second drum to the adaptor Figure 25 Adaptor and cable for second bar The connection cable is long enough to make it possible to keep the bars at a normal distance 5 6 m and therefore to work normally even when connected to the power supply Version 1 10 Page 32 of 203 OPTO JUMY GYMICROGATE ME A When using an external power supply the device is disconnected from the power source pulling the plug A In order to avoid an electrical shock the device must be exclusively connected to grounded power sources A DO NOT use power supplies other than the one supplied with the product OptoJump Next contains rechargeable Li lon batteries 1800 mAh Battery substitution must exclusively be carried out by authorized personnel A not directly connect the cable to the 3 pole socket on the drum i aD Version 1 10 Page 33 of 203 OPTOWILIM gt GYMICROGATE ia 3 3 1 OPTOJUMP NEXT BATTERY LIFE RS life Sg in hours bol
39. you simply and quickly obtain the best known indexes concerning the projection of the body s centre of gravity on the ground The main indexes returned are e Projection length and area e Projection travel speed e Sway frequency In this case the graphic is a projection showing all the movements the red dot indicates the position at the end of the test and an overlay of the ellipse already seen in Sect 1 5 1 1 To the right there are two graphs one for the antero posterior movements and the other for the medio lateral movements with the time being the abscissa and the movement in mm the ordinate i X x 00 05 00 10 00 15 00 20 00 25 h Spostamento M L mm The test can be done with a custom Static Test Sect 5 1 6 or with the default Body Sway protocol Sect 6 8 For all the details shown in the Summary Data please see Sect 5 1 6 summary Data Area mm 18927 631 Convex Hull Area mm 1364 135 Length mm 467 608 Length AP mm 329 694 Length ML mm 246 252 Mean Distance mm 12 963 Mean Distance AP mm BTH Mean Distance ML mm T 320 RMS Distance mm 14 376 RMS Distance AP mm 11 140 RMS Distance ML mm 9 057 Version 1 10 Page 17 of 203 EYMICROGATE SPTOULME 1 6 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND DISCLAIMERS A The system is intended only for indoor use and at a height of max 2000 m a s l Operating temperature 0 C 35 C A As of the manufacturer s specifications only the intended use is allowed The estima
40. 011 14 13 13 6 L 0 032 1 143 0 1 0 79 0 85 9 Rossi Pierluigi Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75 181 42 Athletics Long jump campionati nazionali SKITEST 15 SEC 16 03 2011 14 13 13 7 R 0 02 1 164 0 0 49 0 84 10 Rossi Pierluigi Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75 181 42 Athletics Long jump campionati nazionali SKITEST 15 SEC 16 03 2011 14 13 13 Tf not vaild 0 007 5 428 11 Rossi Pierluigi Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75 181 42 Athletics Long jump campionati nazionali SKITEST 15 SEC 16 03 2011 14 13 13 8 L 0 021 0 462 0 1 0 53 2 07 12 Rossi Pierluigi Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75 181 42 Athletics Long jump campionati nazionali SKITEST 15 SEC 16 03 2011 14 13 13 Time out 1 284 13 Rossini Paolo Rossini Paolo 19 08 1983 M 0 SKITEST 15 SEC 15 03 2011 14 50 28 1 L 0 194 4 6 14 Rossini Paolo Rossini Paolo 19 08 1983 M 0 SKITEST 15 SEC 15 03 2011 14 50 28 2 R 0 469 0 107 27 60 76 1 74 15 Rossini Paolo Rossini Paolo 19 08 1983 M 0 SKITEST 15 SEC 15 03 2011 14 50 28 3 L 0 221 0 072 6 21 75 3 41 16 Rossini Paolo Rossini Paolo 19 08 1983 M 0 SKITEST 15 SEC 15 03 2011 14 50 28 Tc not valid 0 179 0 06 3 9 17 Rossini Paolo Rossini Paolo 19 08 1983 M 0 SKITEST 15 SEC 15 03 2011 14 50 28 4 L 0 22 0 067 5 9 22 56 3 48 18 Rossini Paolo Rossini Paolo 19 08 1983 M 0 SKITEST 15 SEC 15 03 2011 14 50 28 Tc not valid 0 158 0 037 3 1 19 Rossini Paolo Rossini Paolo 19 08 1983 M 0 SKITEST 15 SEC 15 03 2011 14 50 28 5 0 225 0 065 6 2 24 09 3 45 Figure 90 Export result in Excel with the Extended v
41. 03 2010 22 31 56 EE 4 5 e b Configure Print Save analysis Flight times Zoom Analysis Notes Contact times Height a Signature Speed cceleration Settings Step Stride 0 15 Pace StAng 0 1 x Imbalance A Step times SEO Double Support x e 2 3 4 z 6 7 8 Run data TExt s Time s Distance cm TCont s TFlight s Height cm Speed m s Acc m s 2 StepL cm Stride cm Pace step s Step angle deg 0 231 0 040 0 214 0 069 0 203 0 064 0 209 0 093 E Time effective 00 01 27 3 Mim um 4 e D I 0 203 3 0 040 Total time 00 10 76 i 2 0 289 Specific energy J Kg 1 259 Explosivity rate 98 35 Bar N 10 Figure 58 View The items on the left from top to bottom are the following e name of the athlete e test type and execution date e VCR player with slider and commands for managing the acquired video s e command buttons for activating various functions e lt Back gt button to close the mask View and go back to the Test list e total test data On the right there are 4 types of information regarding the current test each set of information can be shown hidden using the configuration commands The items from top to bottom are the following e Videos acquired by one or two webcam s if the webcams are not connected when the test is performed a fixed image with the Microgate logo will appear Version 1 10 Page 79 of 203 EYMICROGATE SP TOME e Charts displaying the results it
42. 250 0 283 13 5 Mean Frequency AP Hz 0 210 0 426 102 6 Mean Frequency ML Hz 0 465 0 233 49 9 Total Power mm7 16 992 9 314 45 2 Total Power AP mm7 29 207 19 046 34 0 Total Power ML mm7 14 687 18 214 24 0 Version 1 10 Pag 199 di 203 OPTOJUMP GYMICROGATE e 7 TECHNICAL DATA 7 1 TECHNICAL DATA TX RX BARS External power supply range of measurement from 1 to 10 m Sensor height from the optical center of the sensor to the 3mm lower edge Time accuracy 1 millisecond aen Max distance between transmitter Tx and receiver Rx Dimensions of TX RX with integrated interface Weight of additional Tx and Rx bars 1 5kg Version 1 10 Pag 200 di 203 OPTOJUMP GYMICROGATE i 7 2 PC MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS A regular desktop or notebook PC with Microsoft Windows XP Sp3 Vista Sp2 or Windows 7 is usually enough for running the OptoJump Next software without any problems We recommend to perform a Windows Update before setting up the software Minimum hardware requirements MINIMUM SUGGESTED Operating System Microsoft XP SP3 Vista 7 32 or 64 bit CPU Atom Centrino i5 i7 RAM 2 GB 4 GB Hard Disk 40 GB 160 GB Graphic Board Integrated Dedicated 512 Mb or higher Display resolution 1024x600 1600x900 or higher USB Ports 1 3 OptoJump Next 2 webcam On lower performance PCs or not particularly powerful PCs e g netbooks it is anyhow possible to run the software but refraining from using
43. 6 30 ANB Smith Johr SQUATJUMP 23 04 2010 10 06 30 Smith John _ SQUATJUMP Search Athlete From So Filter by Jump Test Delete Filter iew ompare istory Export rint Figure 50 Results In the Results section the performed tests or protocols are displayed For better understanding these three terms are defined as follows Test is a single test e g 15 jumps performed on a certain date by a single athlete Protocol is a pre defined list of tests to perform in sequence Analysis when a single test is displayed or when two tests are compared certain configuration parameters may be set for the video the table with numerical data charts reports printouts etc It is furthermore possible to draw on still pictures insert notes sign delete incorrect data etc All these operations can be saved in an Analysis using a mnemonic name which can then be recalled without having to reset all parameters The RESULTS window is divided into 3 parts from left to right e FILTERS panel for looking for a single test or for filtering according to various parameters e TEST LIST contains all the tests made possibly filtered by your parameters the same window also displays the list of saved analyses e TEST ANALYSIS contains the tests analyses manually selected for viewing comparing printing or exporting Version 1 10 Page 74 of 203 Eg MICROGATE SPTOULME Filters Panel Select one of the three macro
44. AIT ANALYSIS RUN ANALYSIS Positioned on the side bars of a treadmill OptoJump Next becomes a real portable lab for small spaces and with reduced costs The system is compatible with the wide majority of treadmills and no synchronization is necessary to start and carry out a test de s _ os 7 St 5 ai _a O 29 Z Version 1 10 Page 9 of 203 OP TO LUM next 1 3 THE MODULAR SYSTEM In this configuration OptoJump Next allows to carry out 1 3 1 GAIT TEST Gait tests can consist of simple exercises moving from A to B but also of more complex ones such as roundtrip or walking backwards They can be more complex if needed adding obstacles e g plastic cones or actions to be carried out between the various gait phases sitting down and getting up before coming back for example or simultaneously 1 3 2 RUNNING TEST Running tests just like gait tests can be carried out either starting from a stand or running to analyze the various phases how the incremental weariness acts on the patient at each round installing the system on a track measuring the time of a change of direction and the following acceleration and so on Thanks to the practical and innovative assembling system using caps the modular system is assembled in a few minutes and does not require cables to connect the bars or further net adapters The length goes from a minimum of 2 meters to a maximum of more than 100 meters
45. Acceleration Step Stride Pace Stride angle Imbalance Step times Double Support Show Show Run Data T Show Show Show Show T Show Show Show Show Show Show Show D OP TO LUMP Hide Hide Gait Data Hide Hide Hide Hide Hide Hide Hide Hide Hide Hide Hide Images Apply nge Logo Ate z gt The order of appearance can be changed selecting the photo to be moved a er selected picture has a black frame and clicking lt Move up gt or lt Move down gt in the left button bar ATHLETES TEST QUIT OPTOSUME Mi Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit Sed commodo velit eget est adipiscing semper et in arcu Quisque scelerisque nulla eget dui feugiat in tincidunt ante ultricies Duis tortor magna tincidunt eget rhoncus eget rhoncus id nibh Aenean dignissim ullamcorper iaculis Donec blandit vehicula aliquam Praesent egestas lobortis ante Curabitur eleifend euismod magna viverra mattis magna aliquam id Sed porta risus sed erat scelerisque eu ornare urna gravida Sed sagittis dictum Vivamus velit diam tincidunt at lobortis malesuada mattis consequat tortor Ut ligula neque placerat non suscipit sit amet bibendum nec turpis Fusce id condimentum tellus Vivamus ut ante vitae sapien consequat imperdiet Sed ullamcorper elit sit amet risus condimentum vel interdum eros consequat In
46. CTRL Right Arrow and CTRL Left Arrow can be used to move by a thousandth of a second 4 3 1 1 CONFIGURATION PANEL Pressing lt Configure gt displays the choices available Set Start Set Stop Parameter Search parameter Chart Chart Show Hide Grid Show Hide Labels Show Hide Show Data Window Data Data Bars Video Video EN Play Single Continuos Overlay Show Hide Video choice Speed L5x Close Config Panel Figure 60 Configuration Panel for the View test function Version 1 10 Page 81 of 203 EY MICROGATE SP TOME The lt Set Start gt lt Set Stop gt buttons are for defining the start and end respectively of the part of interest Place the cursor at the start and finish points of the desired movie clip and press lt Set Start gt and then lt Set Stop gt Thus a part of the movie clip is isolated deleting the uninteresting dead periods 00 19 06 m Press lt Reset gt to cancel the Start and Stop references and restore them to their initial values Double clicking anywhere on the timeline the positioning time can be entered The value must be in milliseconds i e for example 1906 to reach 19 06 With lt Search Parameters gt it is possible to look for a parameter selected from the Parameter drop down menu e g select first flight time and press Parameter Search you will see the film clip and the slider go forward to the frame corresponding to
47. Compared to the ellipse it is more strongly affected by the presence of outliers Page 148 of 203 EYMICROGATE 5 1 6 2 LENGTHS Version 1 10 M Modulus OF TOGAIT Length mm This is the total length of the trajectory obtained as the sum of the distances from one point to the next The sum of the points on the curve in the figure n L AP i 1 AP iD MLi 1 MLi Page 149 of 203 EY MICROGATE PTT Lia AP antero posterior AP length mm The AP length is the total distance in the antero posterior direction given as the sum of the absolute distances between two consecutive points in the AP direction the sum of the points on the curve in the figure ii L e APli 1 J AP i ML medio lateral ML length mm The ML length is the total distance in the medio lateral direction given as the sum of the absolute distances between two consecutive points in the ML direction The sum of the points on the curve in the figure n L 7 MLJi 1 MIJi Version 1 10 Page 150 of 203 LIZ TOGAIT GYMICROGATE Trajectories as Distances M modulus M d AP ML DM Modulus AP i 1 APi MIJi 1 MLJi AP antero posterior DAP antero posterior i A h dl M W AV y tf d J d A A r WW IV L W a AP i 1 AP i Was d i Aaen
48. Last name Name Pierluigi Birth date 23 02 1985 Gender Male n 5 a s d A Weight Height Foot 4 Sport Athletics Discipline Long jump 4 Level Regional Championship Role Semi Pro personale di 7 55 Picture FROM FILE FROM VIDEO Figure 27 Athlete Data input mask Version 1 10 Page 36 of 203 EYMICROGATE PTT AUS The function for associating each athlete with a photo is useful especially for trainers and coaches with many athletes to assess This can be taken from a file previously saved on disk in jog or bmp format or taken on the spot with a previously connected webcam In the first case click on lt From File gt and select the desired photo from a folder in the second case click on lt From Video gt wait for the Live image to appear frame the athlete and press lt Acquire gt 4 1 1 1 ATHLETE DATA INPUT MASK To edit the data of a stored athlete select him her with the mouse and press lt Edit Athlete gt in the Athlete Data mask fields may be edited and saved or cancelled going back to Cancel the list Furthermore three buttons allow the user to view tests Ten e protocols and analyses of the current athlete actually a filter is created as explained in section 4 3 1 View protocols The command lt Capture foot gt measures the foot in cm i e View analysis in number of LEDs which are then converted into centimeters or inches according to the unit
49. MICROGATE OPTOULIVI 4 1 2 INSERT EDIT GROUP In this section infinite groups and subgroups can be created making it easy to manage the athletes personal data Athletes Track and Fields High Jump Football Long Jump Volley Triple Jump Members of Athletes Track and Fields Long Jump Figure 29 Managing groups As a default there is always a group called Athletes which is the Parent group of the ones we will subsequently create All the athletes we insert are automatically added to this group To create a subgroup choose the parent group press lt New Group gt key in the name and confirm e g if you want to create Team A as a 2nd level group select Athletes and press lt New Group gt whereas if you want to create a 4th level group under Midfielders make sure to select it before pressing lt New gt When a group is selected the grid below will show the athletes belonging to the group chosen and its relationship Version 1 10 Page 41 of 203 EYMICROGATE SPTOULME To add one or more athletes to a group there are two other possibilities e Select the group to which you want to add an athlete and press lt Add to a Group gt select one or more athletes by checking them in the grid and press lt Confirm gt It is possible to use lt Select All gt or lt Deselect All gt to speed up checking operations Press lt Cancel gt to exit this function without adding athletes e Select the root gr
50. NING the measurement must be made on the same level of the item measured before e g have the athlete stand sideways to a step of a known height use the tool Sample Ruler to measure the step then measure the athlete with this tool To exit press the EXIT symbol at the end of the tool bar Clear all ig Open ial Save Add To Report Add Overlay Delete Overlay lt Select Pan lt gt Move Undo Redo W color AP Font H Grid Ruler Pencil Lines gt Circle 2P Lk Circle CR Arc 2P ek Arc CR gt Arc 3P 2 Arc 3P gt Line Angle Left 2 Line Angle Right A Label Ruler EJ ext Figure 119 Toolbar and double image under analysis Version 1 10 Pag 179 di 203 dl JMICROGATE 5 5 MANAGING IMAGES When saving an image or two images in the case of video frames of a test comparison it is possible to add a caption i e a short name used as title and a note a larger field for an image description Images are managed caption and note editing changing of order of appearance and possible deletion using the button lt Images gt in the Print section chap 4 3 1 8 In this area there is a list of images added to the report in chronological order each one having two icons edit and delete for editing captions and notes and for deleting images from the report ATHLETES Data Test Data Data Page Charts Flight times Contact times Height Speed
51. P Marchin Place PFOLOCO icorni roi iii 195 bo VERTEC E Eeer 197 Do E E E iii it 198 5 BOY SWAY e ei EE 199 G KENNEN 200 7 1 Technical Data TX RX Bars cccccccccccsssccccesececcssccccecececsecescnececcusecessesesenecescuseseceseserenesess 200 7 2 PC WIUMMUM Be UE En E EC 201 Version 1 10 Page 6 of 203 GYMICROGATE SPTOULME 1 INTRODUCTION OptoJump Next is an innovative system of analysis and measurement that brings a new philosophy of performance assessment and optimization to the world of competitive sport By acquiring the fundamental parameters that characterize the level of an individuals performance and physical condition OptoJump Next allows coaches trainers and researchers to constantly test and monitor their athletes This makes it possible to ascertain the abilities or physical fitness of an athlete in a simple and instantaneous way creating even over a period of time a database that allows to compare values for that athlete or different athletes even at a distance of months or years Quick Start Online Video Tutorial For a brief introduction to the software for OptoJump Next we strongly recommend you watch the introductory webcast available on the official site http www optojump com support software tutorial asox The software modules will be illustrated in about ten minutes After watching it you will be able to perform the most common operations which can be summarized as follows e Graphic and surfing
52. T 1 Temp Optojump Next Figure 2 Installation wizard In the first installation program window click on lt Next gt if Optojump Next The installer will quide you through the steps required to install OptoJump on your computer WARNING This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Figure 3 Installation welcome In the next window you can insert a folder where the software will be installed If you want everyone with access to the computer to be able to use the product select Everyone Otherwise select Just me We advise you to leave the folder unchanged and select Everyone Click on lt Next gt to continue Version 1 10 Page 20 of 203 yMICROGATE PTT AUS i Optojump Next The installer will install Optojump Next to the following folder To install in this folder click Next To install to a different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder CAProgrammi Microgate Optojump Next Install Optojump Next for yourself or for anyone who uses this computer Everyone Just me Figure 4 Installation data insertion The next window offers to launch software installation If all the data is correct click on lt Next gt
53. a new empty database or when you import an ojn file in a new empty database the destination folder must be specified To organize the still images of a database it is useful to create an empty subdirectory folder for the database Example Create a folder called MyTests on your hard disk in the root directory or under Documents Microgate OptojumpNext Then create a folder for each new empty database inside this folder Now each database will be stored in a separate folder with its video and image files Version 1 10 Page 113 of 203 GYMICROGATE TT AUS 4 jE Computer a os ICH 4 A MyTests a A NFL Combine d image de video I NFL_Combine sdf d A Season 2010 A image d video IH Season2010 sdf a A Season 2011 J image d video Season2011 sdf Figure 98 Database organization example 4 4 4 3 SELECT If more than one database has been created you can choose browsing on the hard disk which one to be the ACTIVE one 4 4 4 4 CLEAR Empties the current database of all Athletes Groups Test Definitions and Tests tests protocols analyses data You will be asked which of the four tables to empty and further confirm this operation is IRREVERSIBLE 4 4 4 5 IMPORT PREVIOUS Allows you to import the database of the previous HW SW version You will be asked to locate the opj file saved with the old software 4 4 4 6 EXPORT Exports the CURRENT database together with all videos and still pictures p
54. ability For details on the various columns see Sect 0 Version 1 10 Page 14 of 203 EYMICROGATE SP TOME 1 5 1 1 DYNAMIC STABILITY In addition to graphics for Step Stride flight contact times etc with Gyko there is another one called Dynamic Stability that can be activated from the legend on the left The graphic is an ellipse whose size represents e how far the trunk rotates along the Antero Posterior AP and Medio Lateral ML directions the larger the area of the ellipse the more the trunk rotates e in which direction the movement is prevalent If the ellipse is stretched towards AP or ML the movement of the trunk is prevalent in that direction The two horizontal and vertical bars below and to the right of the ellipse represent respectively the offset of the ML AP movement The green orange red colour depends on the Bad and Warning thresholds set in the Configuration panel Area Threshold affects the colours of the ellipse and the shades above for the gauges Set the Mode to Dynamic Stability the number of data on which to calculate the averages and the two pairs of thresholds the first pair for the two gauges and the second pair for the ellipse Ei Settings Mode Dynamic Stability Data window A DATA Warming threshold cm Bad threshold cm Area warning threshold cm Area bad threshold cm7 Version 1 10 Page 15 of 203 OPTOJUMP GYMICROGATE SE 1 5 2 GYKO FOR JUMP ANALYSIS Using field tests
55. age 45 of 203 EYMICROGATE SP TOME 4 1 3 1 ACQUISITION FROM WEBCAM If no photographs have been taken and are ready to import we can make use of the installed webcam perhaps setting it to the maximum resolution as described in chapter 4 4 1 4 2 Click lt Record from Video gt The webcam frame preview will be displayed Click lt Photo acquisition gt to take a photograph which will be automatically added to the carousel Press lt Start Video Recording gt to begin recording the button which has become lt Stop Video Recording gt flashes to indicate recording is in progress When we click to stop the recording the video is saved and added to the carousel Take picture Recording video Cancel Figure 33 Record Video from Webcam Version 1 10 Page 46 of 203 F MICROGATE PTT AUS Once the video has been saved its title and description can be edited by clicking on the thumbnail while clicking on the video itself begins playback with the following buttons appearing underneath e Slider for slow motion playback from 10 to 100 e Goto first frame e Back one frame e Play Stop e Forward one frame e Goto last frame e Save current still image To delete a photo video or still image select it and click lt Delete Selected gt 4 2 TEST Execute Define Modify Tests Define Modify Protocols 4 2 1 EXECUTE In this section the pre defined tests or protocols are carried out To define a test or protoco
56. ain and Secondary Parameters ii 58 4222 Jelena 62 422 5 REdGUON IMSA 63 422 SPENT RVG Gea ti ir 64 422 5 Treadmill A Din alle EE 67 42260 Treadmill Gat TeSt eas 68 d22T Tappe TES dE 69 E VCU E 70 4229 AS EE 71 4 2 3 Define Edit ProtocolSs cc eeecccseeccccssccccescccceececeececcusecccucececsuececauesecaucececsececaueeeens 73 AS ROU E 74 dol E 79 SC D Ba EK C nfiguraton Panel sersem ne i ea etnia 81 db been a 83 di 53 Sab SCANS rai 84 4 3 1 4 Table with Numerical Data iii 86 do L5 RAE OO E 89 4 3 1 6 Video Preview Popup First Step Preview i 93 4 3 1 7 Viewing of the OptoJump BarsS i 94 e GES ln E 97 cD SAMO GN EE 98 Version 1 10 Page 3 of 203 EYMICROGATE SP TOME Za a LA MEIER Te EE 98 454 SE E E 98 MOM Pierini 98 4313 VOM 99 EIERE ee 100 4 3 2 1 Print Analysis Notes EHIEEUIERR egene e EES 101 e D oca ni 102 AA TOI dE 104 di MIR e EE 105 dil BASIC SONICS EE 105 AALL en CN 105 ddl JUMP CERNIERA ra 105 4 4 1 3 REACTION Test CONTEULAU OW acces sesccosescnscascnatnsencnswsasasavavacesencaddincaieendanadonseeacscesn 106 AAA MiO A a a 106 4 4 1 5 Sprint Gait Test Configuration ii 108 AA SCR 109 4417 E 109 4 4 2 OptoJump only for non Next HardWare i 110 BAS OPIGUMP ANTE ao 111 did RE e 112 4 4 4 1 Current Database ire 113 14442 TE 113 44 43 celati 114 didd Ciraci 114 4 4 4 5 In ee in
57. al sports and samples of test tipologies are published User Manual English User Manual now available Microgate Systems at Li Ning s CBDC 4th He Opto ump Next was used for evaluating professional youth players come from clubs in CBA chinese basketball association during one of the greatest b ball training camp in China Faure 9 First page The interface with which the OptoJump Next system is managed is divided into three main sections Athletes Tests and Results Version 1 10 Page 24 of 203 EYMICROGATE SPTOULME 2 2 ATHLETES In this section the profiles of the athletes or patients are created and catalogued Each profile can contain many items of information personal data notes athlete s photo etc Membership Groups can be created to improve subdivision into different categories when the tests are to be performed For example a group Football can be created with its subgroups Attackers Midfielders and Defenders 2 3 TEST This section is the software s nerve center It is accessed to devise and configure new tests jump reaction running etc and to perform tests by choosing from the pre defined tests or those created by the user It is then possible to program sequences of tests in order to make one or more athletes perform a number of tests During performance the user sees the evolution of the test in real time by means of numerical graphical and video data This data ca
58. ar systems Starting outside the test area the starting foot is the first one to touch the ground inside the area Starting inside the test area the starting foot is the one with the first contact after the beginning of the test Assigning the starting foot after a test has been carried out is done in the Results area From View open the Configure menu select First Contact Time from Parameter Research and viewing the first contact time from the Data window right click on the relevant line At this point select Change starting foot from the displayed menu and make your choice e g In the following picture the athlete enters the Optojump test area with his RIGHT foot as you can see in the video and then using the menu it is possible to assign that foot confirmed by the green footprint below 1L Restore Row Minimum Delete Row un Delete TCont Avg Delete TFlight show marked rows Change starting foot Undefined Left foot Right foot Bar HN 2 Hi Figure 69 Sprint and Gait Test assigning the starting foot Version 1 10 Page 89 of 203 OPTO LIME Should you realize that the assigned starting foot is wrong just follow the above stated procedure and switch the selection Treadmill Running Test and Treadmill Gait Test In this case the foot touching the ground after the START command is assigned as starting foot If the START is assigned during a double suppor
59. art type just left click with the mouse on the corresponding symbol Version 1 10 Page 83 of 203 EY MICROGATE TT AUS By pressing the symbols under Zoom you can increase or reduce EI the chart display Flight times Contact times Height Power Pace Zoom Figure 64 Chart options If a setting is not available it is displayed in black e g if no second webcam is connected the option View video 2 is disabled The OptoJump Next software has a graphic tool for analyzing images acquired by webcams To enter this section just double click with the mouse on the still picture to process see chap 5 4 Press lt Close Config Panel gt to close the Configuration panel 4 3 1 3 STATISTICS CHARTS Both during a test and in the subsequent data viewing and analysis instead of the charts described in the previous chapter it is possible to view a pie chart depicting the division of time elapsed between specific thresholds defined previously The same panel used to configure the second monitor see chap 4 2 1 2 can also be used to indicate which value is to be taken into consideration Stance Swing Step Length Jump Height etc and which warning threshold and bad threshold values are to be set The mode Asymmetry or Absolute Value is obviously the most important parameter to be set on the basis of what is to be monitored In the example below we want to see how asymmetric right left the patient is during
60. ase no data sampling and most of all no webcam video sampling is carried out thus reducing the used disk space temporary video files and memory swap files as well as CPU use The parameter to be displayed is configured in the main window on a side panel bar which can be minimized gt gt key The panel appears when the type of test and the patient performing it are selected because the values associated with the patient test type pair are saved so that they can be recalled exactly as they are whenever the test is repeated E settings s gt Settings Mode 3 Mode Type Stance phase Type Data window Data window 3 DATA Warning threshold 5 Reference value Bad threshold i Warning threshold Trend Increase lower Bad threshold The parameters which can be set are the following e Mode select Absolute Value the values for the type selected in the drop down menu below are shown or Asymmetry the two right and left values and the delta values are shown e Type the parameter to be displayed changes depending on the test type carried out e g for a tapping test the flight and contact times rhythm etc for run tests speed acceleration etc whereas for gait tests regular gait analysis parameters such as stance swing single support step length etc e Data Window the amount of data used for calculating the asymmetry the last N are used the higher the data the better the average and the more real th
61. asks you to provide this data select the whole field with the cursor right click on it and select COPY Then send an e mail in which you PASTE the copied data Version 1 10 Page 126 of 203 GYMICROGATE SP TOME PTT Hl DISCOVER YOUR POTENTIAL Software Data Software Version V1 1 2 11 Database Version V1 1 2 7 Video Version v8 2 build 3 2 4 2 April 12 201 T O Data Figure 103 About window showing the technical data for the Support Department Version 1 10 Page 127 of 203 OPTOJUMP GYMICROGATE Pra 4 5 BIOFEEDBACK The BioFeedback module available as of version 1 10 was inspired by the Video Feedback feature Sect 4 2 1 2 where the user can see some basic test parameters in real time on a second monitor usually a large TV or a screen tablet placed in front of the treadmill By trying to optimize these parameters while performing the test for example by minimizing asymmetries or lengthening the stride the patient trains and uses the system as a working tool instead of as an instrument of diagnosis The main difference compared to the normal tests described in the previous sections is that data are NOT saved in the BioFeedback module and are NOT paired with any user it is just a very fast start amp run module with a minimal user interface designed also to be used directly by the end patient instead of by the technician operator First you are asked which of the three types of curre
62. ausible data and press lt History gt It is possible to first decide first the sequence with which to view the progress usually chronological clicking on one of the column headers e g Date and then clicking on the lt History gt button Athlete Compare History Figure 86 History analysis of three tests ordered by date Pressing lt Configure gt allows you to choose which value to consider for progress analysis it is possible to select one of the number of jumps or the average best worst or standard deviation value If the tests had a defined starting foot it is possible to view the data and progress graphs for only one foot or the difference of both feet Clicking on the column headers data are ordered by measure and the graph is updated This is very useful for example to order the team members from the worst to the best value of any parameter e g from the slowest to the fastest in a 12 m sprint test It is possible to use the History module also on a single test usually a run gait test where the starting foot has been set where it is possible to spot asymmetries between the right and left foot using the option Diff Version 1 10 Page 102 of 203 Dati Valor Medio Tempi Volo Tempi Contatto Altezza Dati Valor Medio Velocita Scelta Tutte Accelerazioni Sinistro ten Destro Falcata Delta Seng Alfa Menu gt gt Sbilanciamento Tempi Passo Double Support Zoom Dati Valor M
63. bility in frequency of the power spectrum in the ML direction Hut AMirnML Page 171 of 203 OPTO JUMPY GYMICROGATE GE 5 2 GAIT ANALYSIS DEFINITION Note The names of these measurements are used in English in other locales because the English terms are standard technical Gait Analysis terminology Terms such as Single Support Double Support Stance Swing etc are well known among professionals therefore these terms are not translated in any language The following are some useful definitions to explain the values displayed on the table with numerical data ees RIGHT CYCLE Se S Right Single ys 4 Left Single pe i Support Support A ti Left Step Time Right Step Time o NO CONTACT Right Stance Right Swing RIGHT FLOOR CONTACT NO CONTACT Left Swing I Left Stance LEFT FLOOR CONTACT vm ve TIME Figure 115 Gait analysis terminology The Gait Cycle begins when the heel of one foot touches the ground and ends when the same foot after having executed one step is set down The cycle begins with the Stance phase the heel to toe contact sequence of the foot and continues with a Swing phase where the foot is suspended and proceeds in the air on average the stance phase accounts for 60 and the swing phase for 40 Version 1 10 Pag 172 di 203 OPTO JUMY GYMICROGATE ME Figure 116 Gait Cy
64. categories Performance Gait Analysis Rehab using the corresponding buttons With the Data radio button select whether single tests protocols or analyses should be viewed In the latter case with the and icons expand or collapse the tests contained in the protocols LIST TEST Athlete Figure 51 Expanded Protocols List Choosing Analyses all saved analyses will be viewed with the saving date which can be much later than the execution of the analyzed tests LIST ANALYSIS Analysis Figure 52 Saved Analyses To look for an athlete or a test protocol insert data manually into the search boxes e g key in Rossi in the Athlete field or CMJ in the Test field or press to display a list of athletes or tests to choose from Similarly it is possible to filter by data by inserting a range of data with the calendar control The Test type filter radio button can be used to apply an automatic filter to the test type for example if Jumps 15 seconds is selected for test analysis the list on the left hand side will only show Jump Test types and all others gait run tapping etc will be hidden This makes it easier to select other tests of the same type for comparison or history purposes If on the other hand you do not want to use this automatic filter for example when selecting a variety of tests to export set the filter to Disabled Filter Testtype Automatic D
65. ch page to rapidly select the desired section Data o S gt H S oh e Test a D Test Data Main Report N D Flight times Chart IN Contact times Chart D Height Chart Charts Di Power Chart Report DP CL UM Flight times 02 07 2009 11 37 07 Athlete Contact times ow WwWw OPTOJUMP COM en ep STIFFNESS 29 06 2009 9 56 28 Power N Athlete Data Athlete Test Data Last name Rossi Athlete s weight Kg 75 0 First name Pierluigi Time effective 00 05 51 Birth date 23 02 1985 Total time 00 07 23 Gender M Specific energy J Kg 24 566 Weight 75 Total energy J 1842 467 Height 181 Specific Power W Kg 40 910 Foot size 41 Total Power W 3068 274 Notes personale di 7 55 estData TCont s TFlight s Height cm Power W Kq Pace step s k 3 0 216 0 536 39 2 44 85 1 33 K 0 272 0 568 39 5 42 18 1 19 Q 5 0 240 0 568 39 5 45 97 1 24 e Best 3 0 216 3 0 536 4 39 5 5 45 97 3 1 33 Worst 4 0 272 4 0 568 3 35 2 4 42 18 4 1 19 e Avg 0 243 0 557 38 1 44 33 1 25 StdDev 0 028 0 018 2 1 94 0 07 Figure 78 Report Print The radio buttons on the left allow you to show or hide particular sections of the report for both Data and Charts The command toolbar above the report allows you to perform the following operations Ss amp 3 Ee D Figure 79 Print Report Command Toolbar e Print the report on the printer set in the dialog box e Refresh the data e Sho
66. ch row of data the test heading and the athlete s data is repeated this is useful for pivot tables or the simple version only numerical data for the test A B c D E F elu Pm L M N o Pp o R s T u TE DE oe we 1 Last name Name Last amp first names BirthDate Gender Weight Height Foot Sport Discipline Level Role Test Date Time L R External TReaction TWait TFlight TContact TStep Height Power Pace 2 Rossi Pierluigi Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75 181 42 Athletics Long jump campionati nazionali SKITEST 15 SEC 16 03 2011 14 13 13 1 L 3 Rossi Pierluigi Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75 181 42 Athletics Long jump campionati nazionali SKITEST 15 SEC 16 03 2011 14 13 13 2 L 0 058 0 555 04 1 54 1 63 4 Rossi Pierluigi Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75 181 42 Athletics Long jump campionati nazionali SKITEST 15 SEC 16 03 2011 14 13 13 3 R 0 029 1 035 0 1 0 72 0 94 5 Rossi Pierluigi Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75181 42 Athletics Long jump campionati nazionali SKITEST 15 SEC 16 03 2011 14 13 13 4 L 0 011 1 225 O 0 27 0 81 6 Rossi Pierluigi Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75 181 42 Athletics Long jump campionati nazionali SKITEST 15 SEC 16 03 2011 14 13 13 Tf not vaild 0 008 1 173 7 Rossi Pierluigi Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75 181 42 Athletics Long jump campionati nazionali SKITEST 15 SEC 16 03 2011 14 13 13 5 R 0 034 1 326 0 1 0 84 0 74 8 Rossi Pierluigi Rossi Pierluigi 23 02 1985 M 75 181 42 Athletics Long jump campionati nazionali SKITEST 15 SEC 16 03 2
67. cle Stance amp Swing Each gait cycle consists of two phases where both feet are in contact with the ground called Double Support The first Double Support DS1 in Figure 115 Gait analysis terminology referred to the right foot is also called Load Response whereas the second DS2 is called Pre Swing When only one foot is in contact with the ground this is called Single Support i A Single Support Ae Stance Phase Swing Phase Heelstrike Toe off Heelstrike Figure 117 Stance and Swing Phases The definitions of Step and Stride correspond respectively to those of Step and Stride explained in the section above Version 1 10 Pag 173 di 203 yMICROGATE OPTOULIMIA Run Data Columns TExt s External time available only for external impulse This is the time between the event start stop of the impulse and the entry exit into from the OptoJump bars it can also comprise split times Time s progressive time split from the test beginning Distance cm progressive distance walked run by an athlete TCont s Contact times TFlight s Flight times Height cm or in Variation of the center of gravity height during the execution of jumps runs Speed m s or ft s Average speed of a single step see Fig 78 Accelerations m s or ft s Speed variations of the two preceding steps Steps cm or ft Step length see definition above Stride cm Stride length see
68. cted marked with the orange border To view a photo click its thumbnail to scroll through the carousel of thumbnails use the right left arrows on screen or on the keyboard A title and description can be assigned to each photo simply by entering the information in the relevant fields the information is saved automatically on exiting the fields Record from video Add media file Delete selected Front View Date 24 04 2014 09 13 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit Figure 30 MediaGallery module Version 1 10 Page 43 of 203 4 MICROGATE PTT AUS If we want to see two photos side by side to make a comparison for example click the thumbnail while pressing the CTRL key Date 24 04 2014 09 13 Date 24 04 2014 09 13 Title Front View Title Lateral View Note Note Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit Vivamus velit diam tincidunt at lobortis malesuada mattis conseq Figure 31 Comparing two photos Version 1 10 Page 44 of 203 Eg MICROGATE SP TOME When we are viewing a single image or a still taken from a video we can double click directly on the photo and not the thumbnail to open the image editor with its various design tools angles etc If we click Save the image is saved with our annotations Date 24 04 2014 09 13 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit Figure 32 Photograph edited in the Still Image Analysis tool Version 1 10 P
69. ction above in the OptoJump Next software the definition execution and viewing of tests are often characterized by three categories Performance athletic performance Gait Analysis and Rehab rehabilitation Performance Gait Analisys Rehab Figure 36 Test Macrotypology These categories are used to filter data in order to prevent for example viewing the results for athletic performance together with those for rehabilitation Click on one of the three categories to view the list of tests pre defined by Microgate or those you have added yourself in the grid in the example below Three Jumps is a test added by the user THREE JUMPS Test Type Jump Test Start Outside the area Finish ide the ares Number of jumps Hotes Figura 37 Define Edit Test If the mouse is pointed on a test its characteristics which are those that will be used to define a new one will be displayed By pressing lt New Test gt the section for defining a test is opened The fields necessary for defining a test are the following Version 1 10 Page 57 of 203 OPTOJUMP GYMICROGATE SE e Name name identifying the test type e g left foot monopodalic or continuous jumps 30 seconds etc e Test Type this type indication is very important and conditions the fields below which appear dynamically only after the type has been chosen from this drop down menu o Jump Test type of test that measures flight time and co
70. d left foot expressed in with respect to a particular parameter A classic example is a treadmill gait test where the patient has a monitor in front of him her better if a large screen TV where the operator can choose which parameter among those available to display depending on the pathology or rehabilitation During the gait test the patient receives a numerical graphical feedback in the form of green orange red colors and up down arrow symbols indicating what is not working and how to correct it e g making the left gait longer or increasing the rhythm etc Version 1 10 Page 53 of 203 GYMICROGATE PTT AUS The new feature presently available only for Sprint and Gait Tests Treadmill Gait Treadmill Run and Tapping is found in Test Module gt Execute gt Configure with the two parameters Output second monitor and Save Test Data Output 2nd monitor Yes Save test data Yes When the Output Second Monitor option is selected a window is created on the second monitor or on the same monitor when the second one is not physically present where the displaying of one test parameter asymmetry can be configured e g the step length for a gait test both as a numerical value and as a graphical bar display Instead the Save Test Data parameter is used if set on No when as previously described the patient must exercise and it is not necessary to save the test at the end of the trial In this c
71. definition above Pace step s Rhythm expressed in steps per second Stride angle deg Alpha angle of the stride parable Imb imbalance indices of the run between right and left step Double Sup s Double Support Period of time when both feet touch the ground Step Times s time between the first contact of one foot and the first contact of the opposite foot Contact Phase s the time between the first contact of the heel and the complete support of the foot the percentage indicates the value with respect to the total contact time Foot Flat s the time the foot completely touches the ground the percentage indicates the value with respect to the total contact time Propulsive phase s the time between the lifting of the heel to the complete set off of the tip of the foot the percentage indicates the value with respect to the total contact time Version 1 10 Pag 174 di 203 OPTOJUMP GYMICROGATE i Gait Data Columns e TExt s External time available only for external impulse This is the time between the event start stop of the impulse and the entry exit into from the OptoJump bars it can also comprise split times e Stance phase s The stance phase is the weight phase supporting phase of each gait cycle It begins with the contact of the heel and finishes with the set off of the tip of the same foot It is therefore the time between the first and the last contact of two consecutive supports
72. des the grid with numerical data o Bars shows hides the OptoJump Next bars e Video o Video shows hides the acquired video o Play you can play Single only once or Continuous looping the test o Overlay using graphical tools draw on a still picture and save this image as an overlay use this flag to show or hide it Video choice Allows to choose whether to show or hide one of the two videos Speed sets the playing speed normal 1x or slowed down by a factor from 0 1x to 0 9x The Configuration panel can be closed i e minimized using the button lt lt in the upper left corner Only the video commands play stop ff fw rew etc are available allowing to view the test Use gt gt to open again the panel 00 03 55 a Rossi Pierluigi 2 STIFFNESS 22 04 2010 14227755 00 08 55 EE E be kl La A Figure 62 Open Configuration panel Figure 63 Closed Configuration panel 4 3 1 2 CHARTS In OptoJump Next charts there are usually some possible viewing possibilities e g in Figure 10 Flight times and Contact times are displayed To change view type just left click with the mouse on another option such as Power or Height The buttons have the same colors as the chart bars lines and are therefore used as legend In addition if you place your cursor on one of the buttons the displayed chart type will appear on the right It can be lines dch or bars d tt To change the ch
73. di 203 PAMICROGATE OPTOJUMP Even though this is a single test it must be carried out as PROTOCOL because this allows to have a particular print report showing the level based on the following table DoT DRILL STANDARDS TTT The test ends when you stay outside the test area for more than 3 seconds ATHLETES e RESULTS Athletes Smith John Test 5 DOT DRILL Select Proton 5 Dot Drill Select Configure Execute To display the test results go to Results select the option Protocols from SS k Figure 125 5 Dot Drill Protocol Display gt Data and choose the protocol with the symbol and double clic or use lt Display gt from the Test Analysis list ATHLETES Gait Analysis E Apo Drill Drift Protoi 16103 2011 09 58 18 Test Protocols Analysis Figure 126 Selecting a protocol to be printed The printed report includes total time and result as well as average flight and contact times of all 5 tests total time deviation as percentage and fatigability index Version 1 10 Pag 188 di 203 EY MICROGATE OPTOULIMIA Time 42 824 Super Quick UP AND BACK RIGHT FOOT LEFT FOOT BOTH FEET TURN AROUND TOTAL Time s 8 328 9 596 9 745 8 438 6 717 42 824 Compared Average 2 8 12 0 13 8 1 5 21 6 8 565 Average Contact Time s 0 123 0 082 0 092 0 098 0 119 0 099 Average Flight Time s 0 237 0 186 0 161 0 141 0 140 0 170 Fatigability 46 4 19 6 18 9 8 2 7 1 Time
74. e 9 Undo Redo L Color P Font Grid Ruler Pencil lt Add Time Line Lines gt Circle 2P Circle CR Arc 2P ek Arc CR X3 Arc 3P gt Arc 3P Line Angle Right I Er Version 1 10 Pag 191 di 203 yMICROGATE OPTOULIMIE Press the Indexes button and enter the measured value Rossi Pierluigi gt SQUATJUMP 2 LEGS 5 JUMPS 16 03 2011 14 57 55 EE E DI be gt Configure Print Save analysis Rossi Pierluigi gt Analysis Notes SQUATJUMP 2 LEGS 5 JUMPS 16 03 2044 14 57 53 Signature Parameters KEE A Le d Knee Angle most powerful jump Zi OK Cancel Indexes quatJump 2 legs 5 jumps Average Power jumps 2 3 4 Wi Kg 19 98 Knee angle Deg _15 Version 1 10 Pag 192 di 203 OPTO JUMPY EYMICROGATE i 6 4 SINGLE LEG 3 HOPS PROTOCOL This protocol allows evaluation of the functionality of the anterior cruciate ligament with two one leg jumps consisting of 3 forward jumps each possibly after post injury rehabilitation as regards power as well as stabilization Have the athlete carry out 3 forward hops starting slightly out of the test area on the interface drum side first with the left leg and then with the right leg BU 2 Left Total Distanc MA Right Total Distance _________________ lt O A Ya P Test 1 Test 2 Left Hops Right Hops Start Outside Area Start Outside Area Figure 129 Si
75. e Loading Concentric Phase Thrust The duration from the moment when the speed becomes gt 0 until the moment of separation The duration from the start of the movement to the instant before that when the speed becomes gt 0 The peak in Force before separating from the ground The peak in Velocity before separating from the ground The time it takes to reach peak force starting from the moment of the beginning of the concentric phase This is the ratio between the maximum Force and the time taken to reach it starting from the beginning of the concentric phase The higher it is the more explosive am RFD is a significant parameter for the Squat Jump Page 136 of 203 GYMICROGATE SPTOULME 18 75 7 0 00 0 42 0 83 Maximum power The peak in Power before separating from the ground Force kg Pmax W Kg Velocity Concentric Work Area of the concentric part of the power curve WorkConc J Kg Similar to P deltaT Eccentric Work Area of the eccentric part of the power curve WorkEcc J Kg Version 1 10 Page 137 of 203 EYMICROGATE PTT AUS 5 1 2 1 2 Landing ee Acceleration 16 36 129 1 71 2 13 Displacement 180 00 90 00 0 00 90 OU 180 00 270 00 1 29 1 11 2 13 Power 15 63 31 25 46 88 129 1 71 213 Maximum landing force The peak in Force at impact expressed as BodyWeight 2BW is Fmax Land BW equivalent to 2 times body weight Time to Maximum Landing Force The tim
76. e test with lt Cancel gt Press lt Repeat gt to have the athlete repeat the test without moving to the next test or the next athlete If lt Repeat gt is pressed before saving the test will be deleted Press lt Insert Note gt to add a note to the test that has just been completed Version 1 10 Page 49 of 203 F MICROGATE SPTOULME Test cycle We have seen that it is possible to select more than one athlete and or trials using multiple selections or choosing a protocol a pre defined sequence of pre defined tests and therefore have a cycle of tests performed In this case the OO arrows will appear in the respective boxes for moving the selected data Let s suppose we select two athletes Rossi and Smith and two tests Squat jump Stiffness Depending on how the parameter Rotation based on is set the following types of sequence can be set Execution Rotatation based on Test Athletes Rotation based on a Test Rotation based on Athletes Rossi Stiffness Rossi Stiffness Rossi Squat jump Smith Stiffness Smith Stiffness Rossi Squat jump Smith Squat jump Smith Squat jump TIP When athlete test or protocol selection is made it is possible to double click with the mouse on the line of the grid to select the single data item and confirm automatically The videos are always acquired in size 640 x 480 even if they are displayed small The test acquisition can be simulated even if the OptoJump
77. e area e Test length appears only if Stop type End of Time and specifies how many minutes seconds the test must last from 00 01 to 09 59 Seconda ry Parameters e Minimum contact time ms see above e Minimum flight time ms see above e Maximum flight time ms see above e Minimum gap between feet cm see above e Minimum foot length cm see above In order to perform a Tapping Test it is important that the athlete s feet are vertical to the OptoJump bars Figure 48 Correct execution of a Tapping Test Version 1 10 Page 69 of 203 EYMICROGATE SPTOULME 4 2 2 8 VERTEC LIKE TEST Main Parameters e Start type Indicates if the start of the test must take place with a status change i e entering or exiting the bars or with an external impulse coming from the jack sockets start button signal light etc e Start indicates if at the beginning of the test the athlete must be inside the area of the bars or outside the area e Stop type As for the start the end of the test can take place because of a status change or an external impulse or in the case of time tests the end of the test time e g a test Jumps 15 seconds will have the Stop type End of Time e Finish for the Stop type Status change it is necessary to specify if at the end of the test the athlete must be inside the area of the bars or outside the area in the othe
78. e bars it will show where the center of gravity is Jumping Point Gap cm Distance between the current Jumping Point and the previous i e how much the centroid is displaced with respect to the previous jump A value 0 indicates the perfect repeatability of a jump useful mainly for one leg jumps negative values indicate a displacement towards the drum to the left for example positive values indicate displacements in the opposite direction to the right in this figure in jumps with feet parallel to the bars indicate forward back displacements Used area cm Difference in cm between the first and the last activated LED indicates how much the legs are apart o Be Jump lt A gt 00068 00o Jump gt A gt Figure 104 Jumping Point Example C Jumping Point Gap D and Used Area A Version 1 10 Page 134 of 203 GYMICROGATE 5 1 2 1 GYKo OP TO LIME next If the jump test was performed using the Gyko inertial sensor as well usually at the height of the belt other columns are added to the previous values The most important ones are those highlighted in the figure below gt D 6 72 0 322 0 494 29 9 30 10 1 23 O Gr 0 334 0 502 30 9 30 21 1 20 9 GO 0 322 0 504 31 1 31 08 1 21 Q 9 72 0 328 0 518 32 9 32 12 1 18 9 10 72 0 334 0 498 30 4 29 82 1 20 O GFF 0 322 0 494 29 9 30 10 1 23 g Wm 0 328 0 498 30 4 30 15 1 21 By clicking on the gt gt button you can view additional columns
79. e distance from the springboard to the first block must be calculated The other distances Di D2 etc indicate the distance between the last lens of a bar and the first lens of the following bar end and beginning of the two half moons Version 1 10 Page 65 of 203 F MICROGATE PTT AUS lt p g a2een2euag H bad ZE KACTEKA Se 13 M D dl Lo i da 8 la e di Y ERTO Ban SROS D pa e e 4 IRA IIC DE A u i LE Figure 44 Example bars with gap A practical configuration example of a system of 30 m could be the following Starting block 50 cm 13 meters OJ hurdle 8 meters hurdle 8 meters hurdle 1 meter a Distance cm Distance em de 114 Ee s B Ki 117 gt Figure 45 Configuration of bar blocks Version 1 10 Page 66 of 203 EYMICROGATE SP TOME 4 2 2 5 TREADMILL RUNNING TEST Main Parameters Start type this can only be Software command Stop type this can only be Software command or End of time Test length appears only if Stop type End of Time and specifies how many minutes seconds the test must last from 00 01 to 59 59 Treadmill speed indicates the speed in km h the treadmill is set at the setting range is 0 1 20 0 km h with steps of 0 1 Direction Indicates if the walking direction is Interface side or Opposite side Therefore if the interface drums are at the end of the treadmill choose Opp
80. e it takes to reach peak force starting from the moment of Time2Fmax Land J Kg contact after jumping Loading Rate The ratio between the maximum Force and time to reach it Similar Loading Rate BW s to RFD at separation It indicates shock absorbing capacity The higher it is the lower the capacity to absorb shock Version 1 10 Page 138 of 203 yMICROGATE TT AUS 5 1 3 SPRINT GAIT TEST The following are some useful definitions to explain the values displayed on the table with numerical data Step the distance between the tip toe of two subsequent feet or the distance between the heel of two subsequent feet depending on the settings in the parameter Step length calculation see chap 4 4 1 5 od e D 3 Step toe WW heel e ea E bi el Figure 106 Step definition Stride the distance between the tip of two subsequent footprints of the same foot or the distance between the heel of two subsequent footprints of the same foot depending on the settings in the parameter Step length calculation see chap 4 4 1 5 Figure 107 Stride definition Speed is the relation between the distance between the two feet and the sum of the first Contact time Tc and the Flight time Tf L V To T LE Version 1 10 Page 139 of 203 yMICROGATE SPTOULME Figure 108 Speed calculation Acceleration is calculated as the relation between speed delta of the two steps and the s
81. e value but it will be more difficult for the patient to try and correct his her asymmetry Version 1 10 Page 54 of 203 yMICROGATE PTT AUS e Reference Value only appears when Mode Absolute Value and is the value taken as a reference when calculating the thresholds Obviously it should be set in line with the type of measurement selected e g 30 cm for height 0 5 s for flight time 70 cm for step length etc e Warning Threshold if the asymmetry is lower than this percentage the value is displayed on a green background and if it is higher the background color is orange e Bad Threshold if the asymmetry is lower than this percentage the value is displayed on an orange background and if it is higher the background color is red Setting for example the warning threshold at 5 and the bad threshold at 10 the following background colors will be used 0 lt value lt 5 green 5 lt value lt 10 orange gt 10 red e Trend if the asymmetry value exceeds the warning threshold an indication for the patient is displayed with an arrow on the value bar The indication can be to increase the lower value or to decrease the higher value TASAS STEP 00 30 d Version 1 10 Page 55 of 203 L EYMICROGATE SP TOME 4 2 1 3 METRONOME While performing certain exercises gait walking on the spot jumps some patients find it easier to maintain a cadence if they are able to follow a constant rhythmic sound OptoJump Ne
82. ect the corresponding line in the TEST ANALYSIS table and press the button lt View gt or double click with the mouse See chap 4 3 1 View To compare two tests insert the relevant tests in the TEST ANALYSIS table and press the button lt Compare gt See chap 0 The button is disabled if the number of tests in the window is less than two To remove a test from the analysis press onthe corresponding line in the TEST ANALYSIS table whereas to delete all the tests displayed press on the table heading To analyze the history insert two or more tests in the TEST ANALYSIS table and press the button lt History gt See chap 4 3 3 To export the data to Excel add at least one test to the TEST ANALYSIS table and press lt Export gt A dialog box asks if the extended version for each data line the test heading and athlete s data are repeated or the simple version only numerical test data should be displayed Pressing lt Print gt n number of reports in PDF format are generated the number corresponding to the number of tests shown in the Test analysis window Before generating the output the output directory for the above files must be selected TEST ANALYSIS mg t ei Huber Franz is ppi View Compare Figure 57 Test list to analyze Version 1 10 Page 78 of 203 GYMICROGATE OPTOUILIME 4 3 1 VIEW In this section the test selected is displayed Quintana Fernando 10M OJN 19
83. edio Tempi Volo Tempi Contatto Altezza Dati Valor Medio v Velocita Scelta Tutte Accelerazioni Passo 173 0 174 0 174 0 175 0 175 9 178 0 178 178 0 178 0 179 0 179 _ Ke 168 0 168 8971 i p p pp D DD a Destro Falcata Oe e Sinistro Delta Ritmo Alfa KH Sbilanciamento Tempi Passo Double Support Run Data TCont TVolo s Altezza cm Veloc m s Accel m s 2 Passion Falcata cm Ritmo pfs An atis SPRINT 12M OJN 20 07 2010 12 21 25 0 171 0 093 5 87 a Alexandre SPRINT 12M OJN 20 07 2010 15 07 54 0 173 0 066 6 31 PM OJN 20 07 2010 11 49 54 0 174 0 070 0 7 5 94 Figure 88 Team analysis tests ordered by contact time from the best to the worst Average data Stance Phase Swing Phase Double Support Choice AI Loss left Pre Swing Right Step time Diff Gait cycle Step Length Stride Length Speed Acceleration Close Config Panel Zoom I Rossi Pierluigi GAIT TREADMILL 5 KMH 04 08 2011 16 52 00 Cie dAZ0OH ZA 0 92 00 Figura 89 History of a single test for right left asymmetries The lt Print gt option allows you to create a report to be printed or exported in pdf Excel Word or Html format Version 1 10 Page 103 of 203 EYMICROGATE SPTOULME 4 3 4 EXPORT To export data of one or more tests to Excel add at least one test to the TEST ANALYSIS table and press lt Export gt You will be asked whether you want the extended version for ea
84. eeds All tests of that type will then have the modified parameter It is also possible to change one of these parameters in a SINGLE test the test of Mario Rossi on April 12th without influencing the test definition itself Therefore it is important to understand how the secondary parameters have a hierarchical structure and a sort of parent child relation Version 1 10 Page 58 of 203 OPTOJUMP EYMICROGATE SE Basic Configuration Parameter Test Definition Parameter Single Test Parameter H For example Under Utility Basic Configuration set the Minimum contact time to 60 ms From this moment every time new types of Jump Test are created they will have a default value of 60 ms if this value is acceptable no further changes have to be performed in Secondary Parameters General i Language ENGLISH Units International Cancel Contact amp Flight time Settings Minimum contact time ms Minimum flight time ms Maximum Flight Time ms Figure 38 Basic Configuration Parameters Let s suppose that for special needs a new test type is needed e g Three Jumps with a different value e g 80 ms Open lt Secondary Parameters gt change the value and save the test definition Minimum contact time ms Minimum flight time ms Maximum Flight Time ms Cancel Main parameters gt Figure 39 Test Definition Parameters Then have the athlete perform the test Three Jumps The s
85. ersion It is also possible to export ONLY the selected tests in OJN format a compressed file containing the database as well as video and images Choose the required tests press the Export button and choose the option OJN Choice E Excel XML Extended fi Excel XML Simple OJN Database Video Images Figure 91 Export Formats It is now possible to export a single protocol in Excel format In addition to the classic feature of exporting data of single tests now in a second Excel worksheet also core protocol data a Drift Test in the example is exported A B C D Drift 2D Frotocol 08 07 2013 17 46 12 F Average FRONT BACK drift em 2 7 1450 0 1 2 L R Delta 3 Average height cm 6 6 70 5 8 4 Average power W Kg i 7 83 d 8 31 6 1 5 Average contact time s 0 467 0 547 17 0 6 Average flight time s 0 231 0 238 3 1 7 Average LEFT RIGHT drift cm i 1 0 5 4 621 2 H 9 Standard deviation LEFT RIGHT drifttcem 18 0 9 1 49 5 10 Standard deviation FRONT BACK drift cm d 25 5 6 9 72 9 11 Surface cm2 1834 4 251 1 86 3 12 13 14 Version 1 10 Page 104 of 203 GYMICROGATE SPTOULME 4 4 UTILITY 4 4 1 BASIC SETTINGS The Basic Configuration section includes the following items 4 4 1 1 GENERAL Language the language can be changed at any moment during the execution of the program Select the desired language from the drop down menu and press lt Save gt Unit of Measurement
86. ery Light EERE go Figura 101 Viewing only the heart rate with SportZone FcMax E aa Superior Zone Inferior Zone 30 120 Figura 102 Viewing the HRM with bottom and top SportZone FC Version 1 10 Page 125 of 203 EYMICROGATE SPTOULME 4 4 6 3 SAVE AS This command allows you to DUPLICATE the CURRENT database This can be useful for backups or to have a copy of the database in which to keep the data of Athletes and Groups but where you do not want test data e g when beginning a new season You will be asked in which directory to store the file and to name it ATTENTION Unlike the command Export Database sdf Save as saves the sdf file and also the videos and still images 4 4 7 CHECK UPDATE This checks if the installed version is the most recent one If not OptoJump Next suggests that you download the newest version from the site NB before pressing lt Check Update gt check that the Internet connection is active 4 4 8 RESET TO DEFAULT VALUES By pressing this button all the Basic Configuration parameters are reset to the default values which are the ones we would find in a new database 4 4 9 ABOUT This section displays respectively e Hardware and software characteristics of the computer e Version of the OptoJump Next software and of video component e Version of the OptoJump Next bars LED definition 10 mm or 30 mm and system structure number of bars in X and Y If our Support Team
87. ext etc go d appdata microgate optojump next Organize e Include in library Share with e Burn New folder Name Date modified Type Size Ji Image 26 04 2010 16 18 File folder d Video 27 04 2010 11 02 File folder E OptojumpNext exe config 27 04 2010 11 09 XML Configurati 11 KB Tr OptojumpNext saf 2704 2010 09 225 SQL Server Com 4 776 KB Figure 97 Folder where by default all database settings video and image files are located The subdirectory VIDEO contains the videos in asf or avi format depending on your choice in 4 4 1 4 acquired by the webcam The subdirectory IMAGE stores all still pictures bmp files with possible graphical notes saved from the module Video Analysis The name of the videos is formed using the following pattern VideoX_DD_MM_YYYY_HH_MM_SS_ 22222222 2222 27277 22272 27777777777 EEE Where e X webcam No 1 or No 2 e DD MM YYYY day month and year of acquisition e HH MM SS hour minutes and seconds of acquisition 2222222 27 2777 2777 2222 2222 272777777 series of univocal characters to avoid duplicates e EEE video format ASF or AVI Example Video1 02 04 2009 12 32 16 1f74d384 4a7f 4c5b a94c 1772fb608736 asf Meaning Video taken by webcam No 1 on 2 4 2009 at 12 32 16 in ASF format Version 1 10 Page 112 of 203 EYMICROGATE SP TOME The images analyzed still frames saved using the command Save images in report are located in the subdirectory Image and have the fo
88. f the same foot e Stride Length cm Stride length see definition above e Speed m s Average speed of a single step see fig TODO e Accel m s2 Speed variations of the two preceding steps e Cadence step s Rhythm expressed in steps per second e Total dist cm progressive distance walked run by an athlete e Contact Phase s the time between the first contact of the heel and the complete support of the foot the percentage indicates the value with respect to the total contact time e Foot Flat s the time the foot completely touches the ground the percentage indicates the value with respect to the total contact time e Propulsive phase s the time between the lifting of the heel to the complete set off of the tip of the foot the percentage indicates the value with respect to the total contact time Version 1 10 Pag 175 di 203 yMICROGATE OPTOULIMIA 5 3 INVALID TIMES MANAGEMENT There are cases during a test where the program may acquire invalid times The main cases are e The OptoJump device is not installed correctly if the OptoJump device is badly positioned on the ground or the ground is particularly uneven during performance of a test invalid flight or contact times may occur e The athlete knocks against the device if during the test the athlete knocks against the device without causing it to lose its alignment this may only temporarily generate some invalid times e Theathlete exits the mea
89. fies how many times the athlete must jump from 1 to 99 Test length appears only if Stop type End of Time and specifies how many minutes seconds the test must last from 00 01 to 09 59 Secondary Parameters Minimum contact time ms allows to set a minimum contact time in milliseconds if the contact time is shorter it is considered incorrect if the system registers a contact time shorter than this value the time is added to the associated flight time usually the previous one This control can be enabled disabled by inserting the value O Minimum flight time ms allows to set a minimum flight time in milliseconds if the flight time is lower it is considered incorrect if the system registers a flight time shorter than this value the time is added to the associated contact time This control can be enabled disabled by inserting the value O Maximum flight time ms allows to set a maximum flight time in milliseconds if the flight time is higher it is considered incorrect if the system registers a flight time longer than this value the time is not considered Starting foot if known the foot with which the test starts right or left can be indicated otherwise leave as not defined Version 1 10 Page 62 of 203 EYMICROGATE SPTOULME 4 2 2 3 REACTION TIMES Main Parameters e Start type Indicates what type of reaction the test must assess that is e Visual stimulus on the PC screen a
90. get E 114 4 4 4 6 Ela 114 4 4 4 7 IPO at 115 e E EE KEE 118 445 1 Witty Timer and Photocells ui 118 AAD Heart Rate MONITO EE 120 446A Ee WEN nando 120 4 450 2 SORE OAS I EE 123 Version 1 10 Page 4 of 203 OPTOJUMP GYMICROGATE Pra BASS DAVES CT 126 dd CA e oe E EE 126 4 4 8 Reset to Default valUes iii ieri irene ieri 126 db5 ADO UL EN 126 45 BIO FOC CIC i acne EE 128 SS 0 072140 21 220 nein 0 ac eeeemeree me er erent eer ere ner eter ere entree eee err ere ere ener i 133 S1 Detinition of EEN eege EES 133 914 1 General INO FeO DEE 133 S42 Jump and REACEION WE 134 Si Ce E 135 pe Bs SPILLI 139 Sb VO WEE 141 514 Reference ue SS ionizzanti niro ear ea 142 S159 TmMmbalince MACON EE 143 Dials SERIES nei 145 LOA Abd ee eer eee ee ee re ere ere ree 147 5 02 lia 149 5 1 6 3 Mean Distances EE 152 5164 Root Mean Square RMS eebe 154 5 1 6 5 Medan He Le Y carieira e EEE EA EEA ENEA 156 SLOGO VCO EE 158 SEOL e e E 161 z168 DU ZO OW Sk GUC CY E 164 SEENEN 166 5 1 6 10 C ntroidal FFeQUencoy iii 168 5 1 6 11 Frequency Dispersion 170 Sg GIR PONV SIs DENO E 172 5 Invalid Times Manigemen E 176 A VOVA E 178 29 Mahagine EE 180 6 Default Tests and PFOEOCO S iii aaa 181 Ok PROLOG OM E 182 Version 1 10 Page 5 of 203 GYMICROGATE SP TOME Od 20 DA Pool ori 185 62 FIVE Eed PIM POCO CO irritare 186 Db GPL 190 6A SmngleLess HopsProtoG00l i nor 193 6 5 MI
91. he athlete s jump elevation The test is not compatible with OptoJump Next bars with a resolution of 3 cm At the beginning of the test the software prompts to extend one arm upwards closing the bar contacts red led to measure the athlete s height it is recommended to carry out the measuring holding the hand near one of the two bars If the test must be repeated several times with the same bar setup it is useful to save the measurement of course if the bar height changes the measure must be changed Then the athlete can jump from a standing position e g touching the wall with the attached bars or with run up through the virtual portal created by OptoJump maybe simulating a complex athletic gesture like for example a volleyball spike The software displays the jump height as difference between the two measures Figure 132 How to carry out a height measurement Figure 131 VERTEC LIKE test setup Version 1 10 Pag 197 di 203 OPTO JUMPY EYMICROGATE GE 6 7 SKI TEST This test must be carried out with both feet parallel to the bars jumping sideways from one foot to the other usually for 15 seconds The main objective is to compare the contact and flight times as well as the power of the right and left foot Figure 133 Ski Test side jumps from one foot to the other OPTOJUME ATLETI TEST RISULTATI 00 18 21 4 Teenpi Volo TExt TCont s TVolo s Altezzafcm Potenza WKg Ritmo p s Centroidefom Dis
92. he kinematics of the body segment to which Gyko is fastened so as to provide the user with summary information about the quality of the analyzed movement Gyko can be used in combination with the OptoJump Next systems or independently Version 1 10 Page 13 of 203 F MICROGATE SPTOULME 1 5 1 GYKO TO ANALYZE WALKING RUNNING AND MARCHING IN PLACE Gait analysis is one of the most widely used methods to determine any disorders of the nervous and or musculoskeletal system With OptoJump Next you can estimate the space time parameters of the gait and isolate individual phases of the step then accurately describe the behaviour of the lower body Gyko placed in the area beneath the shoulder blade by using a special bib with a comfortable 3 button fastening enables naturally integrating the information measured on the ground with the kinematics of the trunk in order to provide accurate information on the stability and coordination of the upper body The movement of the trunk is analyzed in each phase of the step and through advanced algorithms specific parameters of the analyzed test are estimated such as Antero posterior and medio lateral imbalance Main directions and breadth of the movement of the trunk Upper Phase Coordination Index UPCI that describes coordination in the rotation of the trunk Phase difference between the lower body and the upper body RMS Harmonic Ratio and Harmonicity index describing gait st
93. he reaction signal must be given randomly Version 1 10 Page 63 of 203 GYMICROGATE SP TOME 4 2 2 4 SPRINT AND GAIT TEST Main Parameters Start type Indicates if the start of the test must take place with a status change i e entering or exiting the bars or with an external impulse coming from the jack sockets Start indicates if at the beginning of the test the athlete must be inside the area of the bars or outside the area Starting foot if known the foot with which the test starts right or left can be indicated otherwise leave as not defined Stop type Indicates how the end of the test must be interpreted i e as external impulse e g a photocell at the end of the lane or as timeout the number of milliseconds of Test timeout can be customized in Utility Basic Configuration Finish for the Stop type Timeout it is necessary to specify if at the end of the test the athlete must be inside the area of the bars or outside the area Test length appears only if Stop type End of Time and specifies how many minutes seconds the test must last from 00 01 to 09 59 Number of intermediate times Indicates how many intermediate times are inserted between the start and the stop from 0 to 99 Template see chap 4 2 2 1 1 Secondary Parameters Minimum contact time ms see above Minimum flight time ms see above Maximum flight time ms
94. he folder C My OptoJump Test Press lt Import gt browse to the drive of the USB stick in the following example J and select the file Test_TeamXYZ OJN double clicking on it Version 1 10 Page 115 of 203 yMICROGATE TT AUS Organize e New folder F3 Name Date modified Type A Test_TeamXYZ ojn 27 04 2010 12 47 OJN File 11 423 KB File name Database 0J 0 jn MM Figure 100 Choosing the OJN file to import Version 1 10 Page 116 of 203 OPTO LIME MA MICROGATE ia Now choose the directory for the import if not present create it using lt Make New Folder gt Selezionare la directory per l import 4 88 Computer 4 amp os C gt An DEV gt ll Drivers gt D inetpub J MSOCache gt J MSSQL My OptoJump Test gt bo Oracle gt i PerfLogs gt ll Program Files gt Program Files x86 Make New Folder The selected folder will contain the extracted files jel OS C My OptoJump Test Organize zs a Open with Burn New folder Name Date modified A Image 27 04 2010 12 57 J Video 27 04 2010 12 57 QA TeamXYZ sdf 27 04 2010 13 01 The database is automatically set as current as you can see in the relevant field Database CAMy OptoJump TestiTeamxXYZlsdf Version 1 10 Page 117 of 203 EYMICROGATE SP TOME 4 4 5 DEVICES The Utility gt Devices menu allows to manage various PC external devices one being of course the OptoJ
95. he main test output is the TOTAL time of all 5 exercises and this is why they must be executed as fast as possible Version 1 10 Pag 186 di 203 EY MICROGATE OPTOULIMIE The 5 tests are carried out as follows a video explaining the exercise is available on our website Up amp Back 1 Start with feet on A and B 2 Jump rapidly with both feet on C 3 Jump putting one foot on D and one on E 4 Jump backto the starting point 5 Repeat 5 times 6 times in total Right Foot 1 Your feet are now on A and B 2 Jump on C with your right foot 3 Jump with your right foot on D E C A B 4 Repeat 5 times 6 times in total Left Foot The previous exercise ends with your right foot on B Now jump on C with your left foot Jump with your left foot on D E C A B e OS fF Repeat 5 times 6 times in total Both Feet The previous exercise ends with your left foot on B Jump with both feet on C Jump with your left foot on D E C A B oe a Jump back to the starting point 5 Repeat 5 times 6 times in total Turn Around The previous exercise ends with both feet on B Jump with both feet on C Jump putting one foot on D and one on E just like in exercise 1 Turn around clockwise 180 your feet will still be on E and E Jump on C with both feet and then with one on A and one on B Turn again around to the left anti clockwise 180 and start again ANE e Repeat 5 times 6 times in total Version 1 10 Pag 187
96. her players but less efficient compression MJPEG or H 264 the more compressed and efficient Plus depending on the webcam connected it allows selection of different sampling resolutions from the lowest 320x240 up to fullHD 1920x1080 MJPG 1920x1080 S0FPS HD sz MJPG 640x480 30FPS MJPG 800x600 30FPS MJPG 1920x1080 30FPS HD ASF 640x400 30FPS ASF 320x240 30FPS ASF WMV9 640x480 30FPS ASF WMV9 320x240 30FPS Preview First Step If enabled the Gait Test required a visual confirmation via a pop up of the starting foot see chap 4 3 1 6 Preview Time sec After this number of seconds the preview window is closed automatically 4 4 1 5 SPRINT GAIT TEST CONFIGURATION The configurations of this test type include Version 1 10 Direction of entry allows you to indicate if the Running Gait entry direction is from the interface side drum or from the opposite side If automatic is chosen OptoJump Next automatically calculates the direction considering the LED nearest the center of the foot as the beginning of the LEDs Test timeout ms this is the test end timeout in milliseconds if during a test with Timeout stop type no input or output signal is received from the measurement area by the OptoJump device for a period longer than or equal to the time set here the test is considered completed External signal holdoff ms is the holdoff time between two consecutive external signals Caut
97. hod for removing the cap Version 1 10 Page 28 of 203 yMICROGATE PTT AS e Connect the USB cable from interface Rx to the computer USB port The USB port on the computer is marked with the symbol P Figure 20 PC connection e f more than three OptoJump Next meters are used three Tx bars and three Rx bars we recommend you use the adaptor e Switch on the OptoJump Next device e Check that the bars are correctly positioned Rx LED green LED status indicator LED e green no LED interrupted e red at least one LED interrupted Figure 21 Led indicator If the software is being installed for the first time or being re installed the operating system will load the correct driver see section above At this point the OptoJump device is ready for use If other bars are connected remember to switch the device off and switch it back on If you notice that the device is not working correctly perform an OptoJump Next bars Test see chap 4 4 3 Version 1 10 Page 29 of 203 GYMICROGATE PTT AUS NB Do not mix 10 mm and 30 mm bars The bars are clearly marked and distinguishable with regard to both resolution 10 and 30 and for TX and RX Figure 22 RX bar Figure 23 TX bar 3 3 POWER SUPPLY OptoJump Next runs on batteries with a life dependent on the number of bars connected see Version 1 10 Page 30 of 203 OPTOJUMP GYMICROGATE SE OptoJump Next Battery life The blinking LED next
98. igi CMJ 23 04 2010 15 43 01 Rossi Pierluigi 5 BALZI 23 04 2010 12 56 00 Li Rossi Pierluigi TRE BALZI 23 04 2010 12 20 13 STIFFNESS ee 10 15 40 gt 3 gt gt 3 gt 3 EI oe 35 3 19 Figure 5 54 Multiple I Version 1 10 Page 76 of 203 OPTOLILIVI GYMICROGATE MIE From the test list it is possible to perform two operations by RIGHT CLICKING on one test line More precisely e Change person allows to associate a test with another person if the wrong association was made during execution select the command and choose an athlete from the displayed mask press lt Confirm gt to choose the new person e Edit note allows to view edit the note inserted immediately after test completion the note will be printed on the report in the General Data section on the first page of the test LIST TEST e ege Edit Note Smith John DI OD a SE SA a i Figure 55 Context menu under a single test If you right click on Analysis List you can e Rename allows to rename the analysis e Analsysis Notes allows to view edit the note that is printed at the bottom of the report ANALYSIS LIST Date Da 5 Confronto Stifness di Ros Rename 2310412010 1 0 15 59 36 TA Figure 56 Contextual Menu under saved analysis If the Gyko inertial sensor was also used during the test a special icon will signal it Version 1 10 Page 77 of 203 OPTOLILIIVI GYMICROGATE MIE Test Analysis To view a single test sel
99. in the previous section except for e Chart o View data can be viewed horizontally as in Figure 84 Compare or vertically In the latter case the numerical values are scrolled horizontally o Bars synchronization of the bars means that if for example the Blue Test time slider is moved the red bar for the Red Test time is automatically moved too If No Synchro is chosen the two scroll bars are disconnected and can be moved independently from each other e Video o Video choice if two movie clips have been acquired i e two webcams are connected for each test it is possible to choose which movie clip to view Video 1l or Video 2 It is not possible to view the Video taken by Webcam 1 for the Blue Test and that by Webcam 2 for the Red Test or vice versa 4 3 2 1 PRINT ANALYSIS NOTES SIGNATURE The options are mainly the same as those in the View section Printed data is obviously from the comparison between the two tests Therefore the name of the test the values and charts referred to are always displayed at the top Version 1 10 Page 101 of 203 EYMICROGATE SPTOULME 4 3 3 HISTORY The History section allows you to analyze an athlete s progress by graphically and numerically analyzing a series of tests The section can also be used to analyze the team members comparing them using the same test type Select two or more tests generally of the same type or uniform in order to ensure pl
100. ined tests To review the parameters of a defined test pass over them with the mouse or double click on them this is equivalent to pressing lt Edit Test gt Editing a test definition is only possible if no tests using this definition have already been performed To delete a test definition select it from the list and press lt Delete Test gt obviously all the tests connected to this definition will be deleted To duplicate a test definition useful for example if a left foot test has been defined and the same shall be applied to the right foot or vice versa select the test from the list and press lt Duplicate Test gt This creates a copy of the test which can then be renamed and fully edited The buttons lt Import Test gt and lt Export Test gt are for copying the definition of a test from one database to another Press lt Export Test gt and save the XML file on your hard drive Open another database or create a new one and press lt Import Test gt choosing the file previously saved The tests preconfigured by Microgate can be neither edited nor eliminated but duplicated Version 1 10 Page 72 of 203 4 2 3 DEFINE EDIT PROTOCOLS In this section the protocols to be performed can be defined or edited The protocols can be considered as a pre defined series of tests to be performed in sequence e g one Squat jump one CMJ one Jumps 15 sec To create a new protocol select one of the three test
101. ingle test having inherited the values from its type has of course the parameter 80 ms Opening View Test chap 4 3 1 and pressing lt Settings gt the following window is displayed Version 1 10 Page 59 of 203 GYMICROGATE SP TOME Smith John THREE JUMPS 19 05 2010 14 17 55 00 03 46 D e Minimum contact time ms Minimum flight time ms Maximum Flight Time ms OK Apply Figure 40 Single Test Definition Settings However it might be necessary to change the parameter ONLY for this single test Insert for example 75 ms and press lt OK gt or lt Apply gt After all values have been recalculated the data in the table with the numeric results and charts will change If the results are okay confirm by pressing lt OK gt and answer lt YES gt when asked to save the data The difference between OK and Apply is that lt OK gt asks to confirm saving the new parameters and closes the function whereas lt Apply gt does not close and allows to further adjust the parameters If now the correct value proves to be 75 ms and all future tests should have this value the parameter has to be changed in the test definition Minimum contact time ms Apply Minimum flight time ms Maximum Flight Time ms x ance Main parameters gt Figure 41 Parameter editing in a Test Definition when tests have already been performed with this definition TIP With respect to Fig 37 the button is called lt Apply g
102. ion has to be applied for this value because it may depend on the type of test being carried out Step length calculation allows you to choose whether to calculate step length as the distance between the tips of two successive feet or as the distance between the heels of two successive feet Page 108 of 203 GYMICROGATE OPTOULME heel heel Figure 95 Tip to Tip or Heel to Heel Step Length e Minimum gap between feet cm or ft is the minimum gap between tiptoe and the heel of the next feet e N step speed reference insert the reference speed for the 3rd 6th 9th step in m s insert O to disable this option e Split N at distance cm or ft insert at how many cm from the start the first or second split time will be taken leave 0 to disable split times e Minimum foot length cm is the minimum foot length in centimeters or inches used to filter possible wrong acquisitions 4 4 1 6 SCREEN The OptoJump Next software works on most desktop PCs and notebooks of the most recent generation usually with a resolution of 1024x768 the minimum recommended resolution For users who want to use computers with lower resolutions e g netbooks which often have 1024x600 or computers with lower performance we recommend that you select the Reduced Screen option this will apply the following changes Screen Screen Size e Inthe tables with numerical data and the data lists a smaller font is used in order t
103. is possible to choose the chart type lines or bars and the measurement to be displayed times heights powers etc e Table with numerical data a grid with various lines and columns displays actually acquired data and calculated data at the bottom of the table statistical and aggregated data are displayed average minimum maximum etc e OptoJump bars displays the n number of bars connected at the time the test is carried out and which LEDs turn on during the test The table shows the list of all the external flight and contact times acquired during the test The data has been processed to obtain further information such as jump heights energy developed power etc See chap 5 1 In the case of Sprint Gait test step length speed and acceleration are also displayed By checking the various rows invalid flight and or contact times can be deleted See chap 0 In the bottom left area total test data is displayed such as e Effective time mm ss dd actual time of the test in the format minutes seconds and milliseconds this is the difference between the actual start of the test calculated from the first event eg the first take off from the ground and the end of the test e Total time mm ss dd total time of the test in the format minutes seconds and hundredths of a second this is the difference between the start of the test signaled by the acoustic signal and the end of the test If for example 10 seconds pass betwee
104. isabled To view all the tests and reset the various filters press lt Delete filter gt Version 1 10 Page 75 of 203 OPTOWILIM gt GYMICROGATE Pra Test List Select All Delete All Select for Analysis Figure 53 Test List Components Click on the column names Athlete Test Data to display the list in order according to that field Press again to reverse the order A Z Z A To delete a test press the Q symbol on the corresponding line of the chosen test to delete all displayed tests press Q on the table heading To select a test to analyze press the symbol on the corresponding line or double click with the mouse the test will be moved from the LIST table to the ANALYSIS table and a filter will automatically be set on the type of test e g if a Squat Jump test is chosen the Test List is filtered in order to contain only Jump tests this allows the user to choose only tests of the same type to submit to Comparison To add all displayed tests press on the table heading To make multiple selections use the SHIFT key to select a range of athletes from to or the CTRL key for selections that are not adjacent as explained in section 4 1 2 Pressing will move only the selected tests Pressing will delete those lines LIST TEST Test 19 05 2010 14 17 55 Rossi Pierluigi TRE BALZI 23 04 2010 16 52 38 Rossi Pierluigi 15 sec jumps 23 04 2010 15 43 18 Rossi Pierlu
105. isition Pause the next test begins automatically performed by the same athlete or by another depending on the settings o Acquisition Pause indicates the pause time between one test and another which are acquired automatically Used only if Automatic Acquisition YES o Output 2 Monitor and Save test data see chap 4 2 1 2 Version 1 10 Page 51 of 203 amp YMICROGATE SP TOME e Chart o Chart shows hides the chart during the execution if show is chosen it is possible to choose which values to display Flight times Contact times Height Power Pace etc and how bars or lines Flight times Contact times Height Power Pace o Grid shows hides the white dotted lines forming a grid on the chart o Labels displays hides the labels for the numerical values on each spot of the chart o View displays the last n number of acquired data items e Data o Data shows hides the numerical data table with its lines and columns e Video o Video shows hides the videos acquired by the webcam Version 1 10 Page 52 of 203 EYMICROGATE SPTOULME 4 2 1 2 VIDEO FEEDBACK The main idea of this new feature is to show the patient directly some main parameters of the test he she is carrying out This allows to request real time corrections of some trial anomalies making the test become an exercise not only a diagnosis Particular attention is paid to the concept of asymmetry i e the difference between right an
106. l see the sections below In addition before performing a test at least one athlete must be inserted in the database Version 1 10 Page 47 of 203 EYMICROGATE SPTOULME H insett data GC i Select m Ka Test e Select Protocol Select F TCont s TFlight s Height cm Power W Kg Pace step s a O 1 0352 0576 we 364908 K Repeat O 3 om om we no wk Gi 5 0 264 0 432 22 9 27 38 1 44 0 256 0 440 7 Best 6 0 248 5 0 432 1 406 1 36 49 6 1 44 Avg 0 478 28 2 31 53 1 34 Figure 34 ExecuteTo perform a trial it is advisable but not obligatory to follow the direction of the operations indicated by the red arrow at least the first time you enter this section The basic flow is select the athlete select the test type using tests or protocols optionally configure some viewing parameters press Execute and have the athlete perform the jump test or the running gait test Save Cancel or Repeat the test Version 1 10 Page 48 of 203 OPTOJUMP GYMICROGATE SE Let s look at an example 1 Choose one or more athletes by pressing the orange button lt Select gt under the Athletes box then tick one or more athletes in the grid and press lt Confirm gt Shortcuts are possible using the lt Select All gt and lt Deselect All gt buttons whereas if the athlete database has been organized in groups and subgroups a group can be selected with lt Select Group gt When there is the Witty RFID sy
107. l 95 ML Power The frequency below which 50 of the total signal power is Frequency Hz contained 2 Gail 0 95 Te gt PIS a Ly Af m Version 1 10 Page 167 of 203 EY MICROGATE PTT Lia 5 1 6 10 CENTROIDAL FREQUENCY M Modulus Centroidal Frequency This is the frequency at which the spectral Hz mass is concentrated Version 1 10 Page 168 of 203 G YMICROGATE AP antero posterior MIL medio lateral Version 1 10 AP Centroidal Frequency Hz ML Centroidal Frequency Hz OP TOGAIIT This is the frequency at which the spectral mass in the AP direction is concentrated This is the frequency at which the spectral mass in the ML direction is concentrated UMLI HLO Page 169 of 203 GYMICROGATE OP TOGAY 5 1 6 11 FREQUENCY DISPERSION L 5 ma Clm IO ET M Modulus Frequency Dispersion This is a measurement between 0 and 1 of the content variability in frequency of the power spectrum Version 1 10 Page 170 of 203 G YMICROGATE AP antero posterior MIL medio lateral Version 1 10 OF TOGAIT AP Frequency Dispersion This is a measurement between 0 and 1 of the content variability in frequency of the power spectrum in the AP direction 5 My Py HAP HAP ML Frequency Dispersion This is a measurement between 0 and 1 of the content varia
108. llowing similar format VideoX_DD_MM_YYYY_HH_ MM_SS_22222222 2222 2222 2222 22222272777 EEE If there is an error when loading the database OptoJump Next notifies it at program startup suggesting to look for the database or to continue In the latter case OptoJump Next creates a new empty database The software makes it possible to handle more databases one at a time for particular needs for example the trainer of ateam who wants to separate the tests of one season from those of another one warning in this case he will not be able to do any comparisons or analyze the history or a free lance professional who does tests for various customers can create a database for every team to be tested It is also possible to export database data in a compact format one single file containing database videos and images to transfer them from one PC to another or to hand them to the customer to review them with the software that can be downloaded for free from the website www optojump com The commands used for these purposes are the following 4 4 4 1 CURRENT DATABASE The path indicates which database is used the commands below lt New gt and lt Select gt allows you to edit the directory and the file to use Database CUsers JohnAppData Roaming Microgate Optoju mp NextOptojumpNext sdtf 4 4 4 2 NEW Creates an EMPTY database and sets it as current you will be asked in which folder you want to place it When you create
109. lyzed has been set and the two tests will be synchronized on the point of the yellow marker i e when the two athletes begin the test Version 1 10 Page 100 of 203 GYMICROGATE SP TOME Another use of the lt Synchro gt button is to synchronize the two tests on a precise instant e g 10 seconds after the beginning of the test Set the yellow marker at 10 seconds for both tests set the start with lt Set Start gt of the Red Test at 6 seconds and of the Blue Test at 8 seconds Pressing the play button will play the Red Test only until the 8 seconds are over At that moment the Blue Test will start and the two tests will play in synchronization until the end or possibly until the point chosen with lt Set Stop gt NB when you press lt Synchro gt lt Set Start gt or lt Set Stop gt make sure you have correctly positioned the two tests at the time chosen as these actions are applied simultaneously to the two tests AT Xiao ning OJN 6m start running 21 04 2009 10 02 33 r ET ane esi ES E ET ER O wn CCI Y _ wm a d Een D N ho ER EE PI ie ES DEJ SR ms a a wen H EE d n ow we be EI yo AN _ L Ka d i Ta e ar Tia A qi vi Lem Ar f a D kee ff ri LARIO a CISU N ine I oy oy rk cf Oo ANSE 00712357 pan Figure 85 Synchro Start and Stop Settings Test data viewing can be configured by the user These settings are similar to those explained
110. m Flight Time ms External signal holdoff ms Entry point Split 1 at Distance cm Split 2 at Distance cm Test timeout ms ard step speed reference m s 6th step speed reference m s gth step speed reference m s Template Hone em Normal Walking Short Steps Walking Short Steps Walking Tip Tip Figure 43 Parameters Template Version 1 10 Page 61 of 203 EYMICROGATE SP TOME The available fields for the different test types are the following 4 2 2 2 JUMP TEST Main Parameters Start type Indicates if the start of the test must take place with a status change i e entering or exiting the bars or with an external impulse coming from the jack sockets start button signal light etc Start indicates if at the beginning of the test the athlete must be inside the area of the bars or outside the area Stop type As for the start the end of the test can take place because of a status change or an external impulse or in the case of time tests the end of the test time e g a test Jumps 15 seconds will have the Stop type End of Time Finish for the Stop type Status change it is necessary to specify if at the end of the test the athlete must be inside the area of the bars or outside the area in the other two Stop type cases this field does not appear Number of Jumps appears only if the Stop type Status change and speci
111. m in the range 0 15 5Hz of the AP trajectory Also equal to ano Total ML Power mm This is the area of the power spectrum in the range 0 15 5Hz of the ML trajectory Also equal to mao Page 162 of 203 uCROGATg OP TOGAY Version 1 10 Page 163 of 203 EY MICROGATE PTT Lia 5 1 6 8 50 POWER FREQUENCY M Modulus 50 Power The frequency below which 50 of the total signal power is Frequency Hz contained Gim 0 5 P gt F50 w Af Mi Version 1 10 Page 164 of 203 EY MICROGATE PTT Lia AP antero posterior 50 AP Power The frequency below which 50 of the total AP signal Frequency Hz power is contained ld 2 Gam 20 5 7 gt F50 wAf m ML medio lateral 50 ML Power The frequency below which 50 of the total ML signal Frequency Hz power is contained Gail gt 0 5 P D gt F50 ue AF ae ih Version 1 10 Page 165 of 203 EY MICROGATE PTT Lia 5 1 6 9 95 POWER FREQUENCY M Modulus 95 Power The frequency below which 95 of the total signal power is Frequency Hz contained gt Gim 0 95 P gt F95 u Af mai Version 1 10 Page 166 of 203 EY MICROGATE PTT Lia AP antero posterior 95 AP Power The frequency below which 95 of the total AP signal power Frequency Hz is contained 2 Gam 0 95 P_ gt F95 u4f Mei ML medio latera
112. m top to bottom we have If we have chosen Absolute Value mode here we can set the Reference Value that we need to follow Obviously its should be set in line with the type of measurement selected e g 30 cm for height 0 5 s for flight time 70 cm for step length etc Feet since as in normal tests you are not asked for the starting foot with this mini tool we can easily pair the correct foot that is walking running or marching in place You can act in two ways during this test you will see the right or left foot icon which will illuminate according to the pulse that comes from the OptoJump Next bars if it matches what the patient is actually doing you do not have to do anything but if the wrong foot lights up right instead of left or vice versa then just click on the Swap Feet icon K A second alternative way is to turn on an audible flag with the specific command Q the PC will emit a sound when the patient has to put down the RIGHT foot Treadmill Speed set the same speed that we set on the treadmill on which we are running or walking Metronome click on the number of beats per minute bpm to turn the virtual metronome on off click on the and icons to change the value of bpm in steps of 5 beats 9000 Reference value s Stance phase 0 60 Y Feet Q d Speed UO 4 0 Km h 70 2 Version 1 10 Page 131 of 203 4 MICROGATE PTT AUS To start a test press the lt NEW gt button wait if G
113. mmm e g clicking on the footprint 7 the 7 8 9 etc are inverted 2 e Starting Foot 2 s LEFT i d Starting Foot 1 D ef RIGHT ell Wee g In the round trip used in modular systems assigning a maximum flight time lower than the time it takes the athlete to turn around in the test area the there footprints are deleted and substituted with the back footprints Therefore set the maximum flight time based upon one s needs i e if the there and back footprints are to be left superposed as shown in the figure or the previous ones deleted Dx6 Barra N 1 Figure 73 There and Back footprints Version 1 10 Page 92 of 203 yMICROGATE PTT AUS 4 3 1 6 VIDEO PREVIEW POPUP FIRST STEP PREVIEW In some test types such as Sprint and Gait run and gait on linear systems treadmill gait and treadmill running the operator must decide which foot is the one that began the test In order to help the user in this operation which is sometimes difficult because the patient is far away a new feature called video preview popup has been added displaying a popup window for 10 seconds where the first frame of the trial is viewed allowing the operator to understand if the entering foot is the one specified or if it is the opposite foot During these 10 seconds by watching the preview of the two webcams it is possible to confirm or change the foot of the
114. ms indicates the time frame in milliseconds within which the reaction signal must be given randomly e Acoustic signal type allows you to choose whether to generate the acoustic signal using the sound card which may not be present or the internal loudspeaker generally always available in personal computers 4 4 1 4 VIDEO After connecting the webcam s to the PC USB port and installing the drivers the video camera can be tested Under the heading Video select a Logitech webcam from those available and press lt Test gt The choice of webcams has been limited only to high range Logitech webcams to prevent synchronization problems between OptoJump Next and video data Webcams by other manufacturers are displayed in gray Video video Figure 92 4 4 1 4 1 Video Test After pressing lt Test gt the webcam configuration panel in basic mode with the commands for changing gain and exposure shutter time is displayed For better quality and fluidity of videos we recommend using a brief exposure time such as 1 100 or 1 200 and then adapting gain to obtain the correct image exposure neither too bright nor too dark We also recommend not setting Auto which could slow down the movie clip acquisition With lt Device gt you can recall the control panel of the webcam s standard driver lt Default gt sets the standard value pre defined by the manufacturer Version 1 10 Page 106 of 203 PAMICRO OPTOJUM Defautt a Au
115. n the two start beeps and the end of the test and the athlete begins to jump 3 seconds after the first beep the two values will be Total time 10 and Effective time 7 e Specific energy J kg specific energy produced during the test calculated with the following formula H R iumps D e Specific power W kg specific power expressed during the test calculated with the following formula ae G ie ee ER 4 n jumps XT Where T Flight Time T Contact Time e Athlete s weight kg or Ib athlete s weight in kg or pounds e Total energy J if the athlete s weight is available this field contains the total energy expressed by the athlete during the test SpecificEnergy AthleteWeight e Total power W if the athlete s weight is available this field contains the total power expressed by the athlete during the test SpecificPower AthleteWeight Version 1 10 Page 80 of 203 Eg MICROGATE SP TOME At the top left see figure below is the command panel for checking test progress 00 05 39 EC Kl Ph Figure 59 Command panel From left to right the commands available are e Back to the start of the test e Back one frame e Play Stop e Forward one frame e Forward to the end of the test Move the progress bar slider by moving the cursor with the mouse Instead of the buttons Back Next the right and left arrow keys on the keyboard can be used to move forward backward by single frames Thes
116. n be saved and stored for immediate review or future consultation Depending on the user s requirements information not of interest can be temporarily hidden in order to highlight other information For example the charts and tables can be hidden to show only the videos in larger size 2 4 RESULTS AND VIDEO ANALYSIS In this section it is possible at any time to call up previously performed tests By displaying the results it is possible to compare the images with the numerical and graphical data The video images are synchronized with the athletes movements This makes it possible to accurately establish what happened when a certain piece of data was acquired For example if a contact time is too long it is possible to find out why by observing the images at the time that value was recorded The speed of the video can be reduced down to frame by frame or still picture There is also a video analysis utility that makes it possible to draw on the still picture thanks to various graphical tools lines arcs circles ruler goniometer etc In the Results section it is also possible to compare two or more tests without the assistance of additional software for example it is possible to ascertain the performance of an individual over a period of time or compare the results of tests performed by two or more different athletes All the data numerical as well as graphical can be printed or exported in the most common formats PDF E
117. nd press the lt Activate gt button The device will move to the top of the list and is ready for use Active Devices Device Name Connected Remove Eu Optojump N 14 Version V1 06 Resolution 10mm OJ P n Wireless Devices Device Connected Mew Search Assign Name Remove Version 1 10 Page 122 of 203 EYMICROGATE SP TOME 4 4 6 2 SPORTZONE SETUP From the Utility menu you can configure how the so called SportZone will be displayed on graphs of executed tests There are 3 possible settings e 5 colored bands with customizable names each one being a percentage of the athlete s Maximum Heart Rate e 5 colored bands with customizable names each one being a percentage of the athlete s Resting Heart Rate e 3 colored bands with customizable names respectively below within and above the set bottom and top limits Sportzone Max Heart Rate HRMax Heart Rate at rest HRR HR Max and Min Sportzone Minimum Maximum 35 Ple 100 75 Ps fi Moderate 65 Peo 74 i 55 Peo 64 45 Pb Sportzone Max Heart Rate HRMax Heart Rate at rest HRR O HR Max and Min HR value Working Zone Inferior Zone Version 1 10 Page 123 of 203 EYMICROGATE PTT AUS The percentages of the various bands of course refer to the frequency of every single athlete and must be entered in the relevant fields of each athlete s card Open an athlete s card press lt Next gt gt gt
118. ndow In a Compare analysis or in a test where two webcams are used use CTRL double click to edit the two images Available commands are the following from top to bottom Version 1 10 Delete all Load an image stored on disk Save the image on disk in BMP format Save the image in the report you will be asked to name the image which will be appended at the end of the report See chap 0 Save the added graphical elements grids rows angles texts etc as overlay in the video Delete the items added with the previous command as overlay of the video Select items To select more than one item keep CTRL pressed Pan Moves all added items Move Moves the selected item Undo Redo Set the current color Set the font and other text features Draw a grid with the set features on the image Sample ruler allows to set a known length e g the height of a step Add the timecode of the still frame Draw single line Draw connected lines ESC to close the drawing Draw circumference through two points Pag 178 di 203 PAMICROGATE OPTOJUMP e Draw center radius circumference e Draw two point arc e Draw center radius arc e Draw three point arc Start End Include e Draw three point arc Start Include End e Draw lines viewing internal angle e Draw lines viewing external angle e Text tool e Line with measure draw a line with length indication calculated after having used the tool Measurement Ruler WAR
119. ngle Leg 3 Hops Protocol Execution mode Version 1 10 Pag 193 di 203 GYMICROGATE OPTOJUM gt next At the end of the test a report can be viewed under Results showing the main values divided by leg and differences in SINGLE LEG 3 HOPS PROTOCOL 04 08 2011 16 33 09 Athlete Last name Birth date Weight Kg Foot size Discipline Single Leg 3 Hops Protocol Distance cm TCont s TFlight s Height cm StepL cm Speed m s Acc m s 2 Step angle deg Stride cm Pace step s Figure 130 Report Rossi First name 13 11 1977 Gender 68 0 Height 43 Sport Long jump L 346 0 260 0 396 19 4 115 1 94 0 36 30 460 231 1 46 R 313 0 297 0 401 19 7 104 1 73 0 36 33 435 206 1 43 Pierluigi M 178 Athletics Delta 9 5 3 1 0 9 1 8 9 5 10 79 0 4 9 0 10 0 1 8 Of course it is possible to see the details of a test by expanding the protocol and selecting View in a test or Compare to compare two tests Version 1 10 Pag 194 di 203 EY MICROGATE OPTOULIMIA 6 5 MIP MARCH IN PLACE PROTOCOL The MIP protocol consists of two tests in which the patient must march on the spot for 30 seconds the first time with his her eyes open and the second with his her eyes closed The test is defined with a starting point INSIDE the area and the right foot as the starting foot the patient should therefore begin the test BY LIFTIING the right foot first
120. nsequently height as well as contact time during a series of jumps in the former version this was called Contact Flight time o Reaction Times measures the reaction time to a visual or sound stimulus O Sprint and Gait Test test for the analysis of a run or walk in addition to flight and contact times step or stride length and consequently other indicative parameters are also registered in the former version this was called Walkjump o Treadmill Running Test test analyzing running to be used on a treadmill in the former version this was called Rolljump o Treadmill Gait Test test analyzing gait to be used on a treadmill o Tapping Test frequency test registering separate data for each foot e Notes Mnemonic general notes on the test definition e Example movie with the webcam connected it is possible to acquire a movie clip that can be viewed in the future as a reminder Press lt Acquire gt to acquire the movie and lt Play gt to view it 4 2 2 1 MAIN AND SECONDARY PARAMETERS The parameters of a given test type are divided into Main Parameters and Secondary Parameters To switch from one mask to another press the corresponding button on the right Secondary parameters are the same in the Utility menu under Basic Settings chap 4 4 1 2 4 4 1 3 and 4 4 1 5 When creating a new test definition the values of these parameters are retrieved from the general data It is possible to edit them for a specific test for particular n
121. ntact times Height Speed Acceleration Step Stride Pace StAng Imbalance Step times Double Support Ce 2 3 4 5 6 7 3 Te 11 TExt s Time s Distance cm TCont s TFlight s Height cm Speed m s Acc m s 2 StepL cm Stride cm Pace step s Step angle deg Imb Double Sup s k P 0 199 118 0 032 0 1 3 29 76 118 4 33 0 379 9 0 374 215 0 070 0 6 4 55 2 85 97 173 4 69 1 419 K 0 523 313 0 112 1 5 5 13 1 43 98 195 5 24 3 591 2097 Q 0 766 416 0 079 0 8 4 90 0 56 103 201 4 16 1 702 P 0 964 541 0 075 0 7 6 44 3 81 125 228 5 15 1 264 24 A2T C 1 169 672 0 094 1 1 5 85 1 42 131 256 4 46 1 894 P 1 388 814 0 084 0 9 6 79 2 18 142 273 4 78 1 396 76 1540 g 1 601 957 0 098 1 2 6 30 1 13 143 285 4 41 1 886 9 1 823 1118 0 099 1 2 1 22 2 04 161 304 4 48 1710 3480 F 11R 2 054 Figure 114 Example of imbalance index in Run Data Version 1 10 Page 144 of 203 EgMICROGATE ee 5 1 6 STATIC TESTS SWAY In the Test Data columns we find these values e Time s Progressive time e LH RH mm Medio lateral displacement positive values to the right negative ones to the left e Ant Post mm Antero posterior displacement positive values anterior negative ones posterior HRM Timefs Left Right mm Front Back mm Wes Vos ss AAA AAA M8 L ABA 20152 K mm nano mm ae mm wm zm mmm mm am am Clicking on the Test Data link takes you to the Summary Data section where the data are displa
122. ntly available tests you want to perform clicking on one of the three buttons on the second monitor or on a new window if you have only one monitor shows the BioFeedback user interface At top centre we see the parameter that we want to monitor by clicking on the triangle to its right we can change it with one of those available the parameters vary depending on the type of test we chose Stance Phase V Flight times Y Stance Phase Flighttimes Swing Phase Contact times Single Support Height Load Response Speed Version 1 10 Page 128 of 203 yMICROGATE TT AS Reference value 0 60 s CE ET QI I Stance phase V By clicking on the Menu command Ka we can decide whether to work in Asymmetry or Absolute Values Mode whether the data are updated with a window containing few data or longer the changes will then be slower l Asymmetries Absolue values Data window Short Long Normal Version 1 10 Page 129 of 203 F MICROGATE SPTOULME Clicking on the black triangle to the left opens the Thresholds panel that is you can set the Bad Threshold red and the Warning Threshold orange percentages by dragging the dividing border up or down Thresholds Reference value 0 60 s Stance phase Version 1 10 Page 130 of 203 EYMICROGATE SPTOULME Whereas clicking on the black triangle to the right opens another panel with which we can set other parameters Fro
123. o fit as much information as possible in the allotted space e Inthe Test Execute module the webcam though connected is not displayed in real time during acquisition In any case the video is saved and can be played in the module Results e Inthe module Results View or Compare Test it is not possible to view charts and the table with numerical data simultaneously either one or the other Furthermore the bar display is disabled In the configuration panel the VCR Player control for the video is hidden 4 4 1 7 NEWS amp EVENTS Version 1 10 Page 109 of 203 EYMICROGATE SP TOME As described in chap 2 1 when the software is launched a series of news and events are displayed on the homepage which are updated in real time via the website www optojump com If the computer is not connected to the Internet the detection of missing connectivity may take a few seconds For PCs that are permanently disconnected from the Internet e g fixed stations on the training field without Internet it is useful to disable the updating of news and events to prevent the updating timeout News amp Events Activation 4 4 2 OPTOJUMP ONLY FOR NON NEXT HARDWARE After having enabled the use of the software with bars of the previous model it is possible to set the serial port for system connection and if applicable the serial port for connecting Racetime2 for data download Version 1 10 Page 110 of 203 yMICROGATE PTT AUS 4 4 3
124. ocity mm s This is the mean travel velocity of the trajectory L Version 1 10 Page 158 of 203 EYMICROGATE AP antero posterior MIL medio lateral Version 1 10 OF TOGAIT Mean AP Velocity This is the mean travel velocity of the mm s trajectory in the antero posterior direction LAP 7 n AP Mean ML Velocity This is the mean travel velocity of the mm s trajectory in the medio lateral direction LML _ Page 159 of 203 GYMICROGATE Trajectories AP ML M modulus M AP antero posterior MIL medio lateral Version 1 10 FFT The tests are analyzed in the frequency range 0 15 Hz to 5 Hz OP TOGAIT Power spectrum PSD FM Modulus FAP antero posterior FML medio lateral Page 160 of 203 GYMICROGATE OP TOGAIL 5 1 6 7 TOTAL POWER We define for the modulus AP and ML G m the power spectrum at the frequency f m power spectral density Af Hr 5 mAf Gim the discrete increase in frequency in fft the spectral moment Version 1 10 Page 161 of 203 EYMICROGATE M Modulus AP antero posterior Version 1 10 MIL medio lateral OP TOGAIIT Total Power mm7 This is the area of the power spectrum in the range 0 15 5Hz Also equal ton Total AP Power mm This is the area of the power spectru
125. of the previous contact flight time couple If it is the flight time that is not average add the contact flight time couple to the contact time of the following contact flight time couple The following chart clarifies this concept Version 1 10 Pag 176 di 203 Eg MICROGATE OPTOULIMIA Invalid contact time delete contact time Cont time Flight time is Cont time Flight time 0 35 0 43 0 35 0 43 0 30 0 15 0 30 0 45 0 15 0 05 0 25 0 05 inval 0 25 0 32 0 41 0 32 0 41 Invalid flight time delete flight time Cont time Flight time is Cont time Flight time 0 35 0 43 0 35 0 43 0 10 0 05 inval 0 15 0 42 0 30 0 10 0 05 0 15 0 42 0 32 0 41 0 32 0 41 The command Show marked rows accessible from the Row Management Menu see chap 4 3 1 4 1 allows you to remove the deleted rows from the view and only from the view in order to analyze only the data of interest Note if the OptoJump device is not installed correctly and consequently generates spurious times during a test it is better for the user to correct the installation of the device to eliminate spurious times beforehand rather than to filter invalid times afterwards Correct installation can be checked using the OptoJump bars Test see chap 4 4 3 Version 1 10 Pag 177 di 203 GYMICROGATE 5 4 VIDEO ANALYSIS KK A Figure 118 Video Analysis OPTOLMIE next To analyze a still video picture double click with the mouse on the video wi
126. of the report in the provided section whereas the test note is printed on the first page with the General Data Warning the analysis note is saved with the analysis by not storing it you will lose it 4 3 1 11 SIGNATURE The signature works in a way similar to the notes e g Mario Rossi trainer The signature is printed on the bottom line of the report and saved with the analysis 4 3 1 12 PARAMETERS As explained in chap 4 2 2 1 secondary parameters can be customized for each test based on specific needs Version 1 10 Page 98 of 203 GYMICROGATE 4 3 1 13 USING MARKERS In a test analysis other markers besides Set Start and Set Stop can be added in certain spots of the video associating them to a note or a comment The marker list which can be created edited and deleted freely is also printed in the report showing minutes and comments Press the lt Markers gt button from the menu to the left of the screen Set the video to the required frame using the arrow or CTRL arrow keys and press the button lt New Marker gt in the pop up add a note ora comment for the instant marked by the marker In the list below a new record with minutes and the added note is created b Insert a note New Marker Back Confirm Cancel Figure 81 Creation of a new marker OP TO LIME next 00 09 56 gt Configure Print Save analysis Analysis Notes Signature Parameters Markers
127. of the same foot It is also presented as a percentage of the total gait cycle e Swing Phase s The swing phase begins when the tip of the foot leaves the ground and finishes with the contact of the heel It is therefore the time between the last contact of the first support of the foot and the first contact of the following support It is expressed in seconds sec and as a percentage of the gait cycle of the same foot The swing time of one foot corresponds to the single support time of the other foot e Single Sup s Single Support This is the time between the last contact of the current support and the first contact of the following support of the same foot i e the time when only one foot touches the ground The single support corresponds to the swing time of the opposite foot It is expressed in seconds and as a percentage of the total gait cycle time e Total Double Sup s This is the sum of two partial double supports defined as DS1 and DS2 in Figure 115 Gait analysis terminology e Step Time s This is the time between the first contact of a foot and the first contact of the opposite foot it corresponds to the Step Time in the Run Data e Load Response s This is the first Double Support Time DS1 in e Pre Swing s This is the second Double Support Time DS2 in e Step Length cm Step length see definition above e Gait cycle s time between the first contact of two consecutive steps o
128. osite Side or vice versa Figure 46 Direction OPPOSITE Side Figure 47 Direction INTERFACE Side Seconda ry Parameters Minimum contact time ms see above Minimum flight time ms see above Maximum flight time ms see above Step length calculation see above Minimum gap between feet cm or ft see above Minimum foot length cm see above Filter GaitR IN and Filter GaitR OUT led see above Version 1 10 Page 67 of 203 EYMICROGATE SP TOME 4 2 2 6 TREADMILL GAIT TEST Main Parameters Start type this can only be Software command Stop type this can only be Software command or End of time Test length appears only if Stop type End of Time and specifies how many minutes seconds the test must last from 00 01 to 59 59 Treadmill speed indicates the speed in km h the treadmill is set at the setting range is 0 1 20 0 km h with steps of 0 1 Direction Indicates if the walking direction is Interface side or Opposite side Therefore if the interface drums are at the end of the treadmill choose Opposite Side or vice versa Secondary Parameters Minimum contact time ms see above Minimum flight time ms see above Maximum flight time ms see above Step length calculation see above Minimum step length cm see above Minimum foot length cm see above Filter GaitR IN and Filter GaitR OUT led see above Automatic Data Filter from 10
129. osterior d j A Version 1 10 j A A de not di f MT h i d N d P V Mika DA H wA n A ep Wi V j d A T Watery DVC ML RMS mm LIZ TOGAIT This is the mean distance from the midpoint of the antero posterior trajectory It is the average of the curve in the figure This is the mean distance from the midpoint of the medio lateral trajectory It is the average of the curve in the figure Page 155 of 203 EY MICROGATE PTT Lia 5 1 6 5 MEAN FREQUENCY M Modulus Mean Frequency The mean frequency is the frequency of rotation of the centre of pressure COP considering as if the COP had travelled the total length of the trajectory on a circle whose radius is the mean distance FREOM p Mast Zar Version 1 10 Page 156 of 203 Version 1 10 GYMICROGATE AP antero posterior MIL medio lateral OF TOGAIT Mean AP This is the frequency of a sinusoidal oscillation of mean value Frequency Hz equal to the mean AP distance and total length equal to the AP length FREOM i l Ab of 4 2 Dist 4 pT 7 y 4 2 Dist4p Mean ML This is the frequency of a sinusoidal oscillation of mean value Frequency Hz equal to the mean ML distance and total length equal to the ML length LML VML FREOM pe Q ME 4 2 Distyyr 7 x 4 2 Distygr Page 157 of 203 EY MICROGATE PTT Lia 5 1 6 6 VELOCITY M Modulus Mean Vel
130. oup Athletes which contains all athletes select one or two athletes by clicking on them see below and drag them with the mouse the classic drag n drop function to the destination group The message Done will confirm that the operation has been successfully completed To make multiple selections use the SHIFT keys to select a range of athletes from to or the CTRL key for selections that are not adjacent Members of Athletes Members of Athlete Last name Finesse Charles Lee Ge Last name Huber Franz Rossi Pierluigi Rossin Paolo ssini Smith Torres Selecting a range Click on Finesse keep SHIFT pressed Selecting a number of non adjacent athletes keep CTRL click on Rossini pressed and click on the athletes It is also possible to move athletes from one group to another with these two methods e Select the source group of an athlete you want to move select one or more athletes press lt Move into a Group gt select a destination group and press lt Confirm move gt Press lt Cancel gt to cancel the operation in progress e Select the subgroup from which to transfer the athlete or athletes and perform the same drag n drop operations described above The difference between operating from the root group Athletes or from others is that in the first case the athletes are always copied When moved from one subgroup to another they are transferred without copying With lt Delete Group gt
131. ported to a file with the extension xml which can be used with Excel Excel XP versions 2003 and 2007 or with other programs using this well known exchange format Version 1 10 Page 37 of 203 GYMICROGATE SPTOULME 4 1 1 2 IMPORTING AND EXPORTING ATHLETES PERSONAL DATA EXCEL Once compiled in OptoJump Next the Athletes Personal Data can be metten xport Lis exported into an Excel compatible format XML Spreadsheet 2003 Press lt Export List gt and specify the name and location of the XML file If Import list you have Microsoft Excel installed on your computer double click on the file icon to launch the program and view the columns with all relevant athletes data If you already have an athletes list created with another i File name Anagrafica OJ xml software it can be imported with OptoJump Next iu Sav er XML Spreadsheet 2003 xm preparing a normal Excel file with the same format as 77575 PS MS xm the export file number location column headers and format XML Spreadsheet 2003 It is recommended to export an empty personal data base to create a file template and fill it with the desired information Attention must be paid to the birth date format DD MM YYYY and the Gender field M or F The pre configured fields Sport and Discipline are only available from the dropdown menu Possible errors during the import are listed in a log window at the end of the import if the erro
132. r two Stop type cases this field does not appear e Number of Jumps appears only if the Stop type Status change and specifies how many times the athlete must jump from 1 to 99 e Direction the only possible option is opposite side i e the drums of the bars must be positioned in the lower part Secondary Parameters e Minimum contact time ms see above e Minimum flight time ms see above e Maximum flight time ms see above Version 1 10 Page 70 of 203 OPTOJUMP EQMICROGATE Da 4 2 2 9 STATIC TEST Static Sway tests are the only ones that do not need OptoJump Next bars but only the Gyko inertial sensor The sensor is typically placed behind the patient s shoulder blades and measures the subject s antero posterior and medio lateral movements during the exercise which can be bending on one foot a squat etc Name Body Sway Test type Sway test VM Start type Software command IW S Stop type End of time Test length Notes Main Parameters e Start type this can only be Software command e Stop type Indicates how to interpret the end of the test with External Pulse End of Time or Software Command e Test length appears only if Stop type End of Time and specifies how many minutes seconds the test must last from 00 01 to 09 59 Version 1 10 Page 71 of 203 GYMICROGATE SP TOME After inserting the data remember to press lt Save gt to save and return to the list of def
133. r is not blocking the athlete is added anyway but with any possible wrong fields empty Version 1 10 Page 38 of 203 OPTOJUMY GYMICROGATE Pra 4 1 1 3 RFID TAG MANAGEMENT Witty RFID is an automatic athlete patient detection system that makes the trainer therapist s work easier by not having to enter the name of the person about to perform a test in the software d MICROGATE sec The reader used on the field or in the lab is also used via the OptoJump Next software to write the RFID tags yellow bracelets with the subject s identification number that we will call the bib number When a batch of bracelets is acquired these are in fact sold without numbers and it is the task of the registry to prepare the RFID tags both digitally entering the bib number in it as well as indicating the number in the provided white space using a marker pen or an adhesive number To program an RFID tag switch on the Witty RFID device and connect it to the PC via the supplied USB cable Access the card of an athlete new or already stored Make sure that the bib number field is filled out correctly Press the button lt Write RFID Tag gt Bring the bracelet near until the LEDs on the reader turn green The tag has now been correctly written as indicated by the dialogue box Version 1 10 Page 39 of 203 GYMICROGATE C Female rovente E auto e OOO O Version 1 10 OPTO LME next m Page 40 of 203 GQ
134. r of thousandths of seconds for which the change is to be applied in this example 2000 and the numeric data table will be displayed If you want to save the data press lt OK gt in the upper left corner Otherwise press lt CANCEL gt Delete Led Figure 76 Deleting LEDs for a certain amount of time If you want to delete the whole series of LEDs a complete footprint for the entire test press CTRL right mouse click on any red LED of the footprint and then confirm the deletion pressing YES Delete Led Figure 77 CTRL Right Click delete whole footprint Version 1 10 Page 95 of 203 EYMICROGATE TT AUS Zoom and Config Buttons on the Bars Clicking on the icon at the beginning of the displayed bars the latter can be zoomed Click on the icon to go back to normal view Using the Configure Bars button useful mainly for run or gait tests the information to be displayed can be set Partial and progressive distances between one step and another have been added Sensor number Step Distance Total Distance Number of Bars Foot print Number Version 1 10 Page 96 of 203 4 MICROGATE PTT AUS 4 3 1 8 PRINT When lt Print gt is pressed a multi page report is printed with the athlete s data summarizing average test data numerical test data times heights power etc and all the charts of the previous window A box containing the index with the pages allows you by clicking on ea
135. real time viewing via the webcam the video is recorded and saved anyhow and can be viewed later OptoJump Next requires the installation of Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 installed automatically during the setup if not found Version 1 10 Pag 201 di 203 EY MICROGATE OPTOULIMIA GYMICROGATE DICHIARAZIONE DI CONFORMITA DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Il fabbricante The manufacturer MICROGATE s r l Via Stradivari 4 39100 Bolzano BZ Italy DICHIARA che il prodotto DECLARES that the product Descrizione Modello Description Model OPTOJUMP NEXT Destinazione d uso un sistema di rilevamento ottico composto una barra trasmittente ed una ricevente sensori posizionati sulla barra trasmittente comunicano di continuo con quelli sulla barra ricevente Il sistema rileva eventuali interruzioni e ne calcola la durata Questo permette la misurazione dei tempi di volo e di contatto durante l esecuzione di una serie di balzi o dei parametri della corsa e della camminata con una precisione di 1 1000 di secondo Intended use It is an optical measurement system consisting of a transmitting and receiving bar The sensors on the transmitting bar communicate continuously with those on the receiving bar The system detects any interruptions in communication between the bars and calculates their duration This makes it possible to measure flight and contact times during the performance ofa series of jumps run or gait with an accuracy of 1 1000 ofa
136. red circle becomes green after a random period of time the athlete must react to this stimulus for example by jumping e Acoustic stimulus the reaction stimulus is a sound emitted by the PC using either an internal loudspeaker or a sound board after a random period of time e Visual Acoustic stimulus the visual red green circle and the acoustic stimuli beep from the PC alternate randomly e External impulse the start to calculate the reaction time is given by a device e g a start horn or a start button connected to the jack sockets e Start indicates if at the beginning of the test the athlete must be inside the area of the bars or outside the area e Minimum pause minimum pause time in minutes seconds between one test and another the pause will have this minimum value but being random it will almost always be longer e Number of repetitions indicates how many repetitions from 1 to 99 the test must consist of e Sequence type the sequence can be Automatic the test repetitions follow each other automatically or Manual at the end of each repetition the start of the next test must be confirmed e Stop type this can only happen by Status change Secondary Parameters e Minimum contact time ms see above e Minimum flight time ms see above e Maximum flight time ms see above e Reaction time range ms indicates the time frame in milliseconds within which t
137. request to exclude it from acquisition Bar N 1 Test terminated Some leds are interrupted Filter these leds during the acquisition Yes No Figure 96 Excluding an interrupted LED If you reply YES next time when using this function the excluded LED will be BLUE and the button in the lower right corner lt Active LED filter gt will indicate that one or more LEDs have been excluded from the acquisition the same button appears every time a new test is performed Pressing the button the filter can be removed and all LEDs of this bar can be taken into consideration again Version 1 10 Page 111 of 203 yMICROGATE PTT AUS 4 4 4 DATABASE OptoJump Next stores all data athletes tests results settings etc in a database file Sql Server CE format with the extension SDF Most users can use a single file to store all information which by default will be called OptojumpNext sdf located in the following directory Documents Microgate OptoJump Next The name of this directory changes depending on the operating system used and the language Some examples follow lt YourUserName gt is the user name for logging into Windows Windows XP in Italian C Documents and Settings lt YourUserName gt Documenti Microgate OptoJump Next Windows XP in English C Documents and Settings lt YourUserName gt My Documents Microgate OptoJump Next Windows VISTA 7 C Users lt YourUserName gt Documents Microgate OptoJump N
138. rocessed in a single compressed file with the extension OJN you will be asked in which directory or on which drive for example a USB stick with sufficient space to create and store the file and how to name it It is possible to export only the database without videos and images choosing Database sdf from the File Type dropdown menu Version 1 10 Page 114 of 203 OPTOWILIM gt fila Organize v New folder Name Date modified Type No items match your search Filename Test_TeamXYZ Save as type Database OC om Hide Folders Figure 99 Saving the OJN file 4 4 4 7 IMPORT Imports an OJN file previously exported to another PC or to the same PC in case of data deletion or removal restore This command can also be used to merge two databases into one database This operation is carried out in THREE steps e You will be asked if you want to import into a new database Import or the current one Merge e The first dialog box asks you locate the file with the extension OJN to import e The second dialog box only if you clicked YES in the first message window asks in which folder to extract the ojn file and as a consequence to store the database file sdf and its subdirectories Video and Images It is recommended to use the suggested default destination directory which is the local Documents folder Example You want to import an ojn export file saved on a USB stick extracting its files to t
139. sed adipiscing eros Nunc tristique ante nec imperdiet eleifend ligula sem pharetra libero ac rutrum dui elit vitae ipsum Praesent luctus mi eu arcu tempus in mattis risus elementum Praesent porta urna vitae accumsan Title of image 2 Version 1 10 Pag 180 di 203 EY MICROGATE OPTOULIMIA 6 DEFAULT TESTS AND PROTOCOLS Most tests are well known standard tests such as Squat Jump Stiffness Counter movement Jump for which it is enough to follow the instructions on the screen enter exit test area carry out a given number of jumps wait for sound signal at the end of the test etc In this section you will find default tests and protocols which might raise some doubts as regards their initial setup and execution Version 1 10 Pag 181 di 203 OPTOJUMP GYMICROGATE GE 6 1 DRIFT PROTOCOL The Drift Protocol is a test developed for verifying an athlete s or a iii G patient s dynamic stability by having him her carry out 4 tests one apres after another on one leg measuring his her displacement drift on the Rossi Pierluigi vertical and horizontal axis Select Go to Test gt Execute choose an athlete and from the protocol list select Test Drift Protocol A 5 JUMPS SINGLE LEG RIGHT FRONTIBACK In the Test field the following sequence is automatically filled in e 5 jumps with RIGHT leg and feet PARALLEL to the OptoJump Protocol bars Select e 5 jumps with LEFT leg and feet PARALLEL to the OptoJ
140. st 10 jumps 5 with the right and 5 with the left It is recommended to use this direction always in order to have correctly oriented axes and therefore a correct interpretation of the concepts of Forward Backward and Left Right gt RX bars LI TX bars d sieq XY If you notice you have not performed the test in this way you can rotate the acquisition through 180 view one or both of the tests comprising the Protocol Right or Left Leg 5 JUMPS SINGLE LEG LEFT 2 15 04 2015 12 38 14 oll 30 ig 100 110 3 Rotate acquisition 180 Version 1 10 Pag 185 di 203 OpTO mu GYMICROGATE e 6 2 FIVE DOT DRILL PROTOCOL The Five Dot Drill protocol exercise with 5 circles is a very well known and popular test in the United States for improving ones agility and rapidity Draw a rectangle of 60x90 cm 2x3 ft and place five circles of 10 cm 4 each inside it as shown in the picture Alternatively you can buy a nonskid mat from the famous chain BFS Bigger Fast Stronger developed especially for this test and contributing to its standardization Place the two OptoJump Next bars outside the longer side of the rectangle with the drum at the test entrance lt 60 cm 2 ft _ gt HE W9 O6 _ _ _ _ _ gt 10cm e gt Figure 124 5 Dot Drill circuit and positioning of bars The protocol is made of 5 different exercises to be carried out 6 times WITHOUT PAUSES T
141. stem instead of manual selection simply move the patient s bracelet to the reader and his her name will automatically be selected 2 Select one or more tests by pressing the green lt Select gt button under the Test box select one of the three test macro typologies Performance Gait Analysis Rehab to view the relevant test definitions then tick one or more tests in the grid and press lt Confirm gt 2a Asan alternative to the selection of a number of tests it is possible to select a pre defined protocol Click the green lt Select gt button under the Protocols box select the macro typology and click on one of the protocols followed by the lt Confirm gt button It is not possible to select more than one protocol at once When the protocol has been chosen the test list is compiled with the tests that define the protocol 3 Check the configuration by pressing lt Configure gt see chap 4 2 1 1 Execute Configuration 4 Execute the test by pressing lt Execute gt or lt Repeat gt if a test has already been performed 5 Wait for activation of the Webcam if installed and the sound signal that gives the all clear to perform the chosen test 6 Follow the instructions at the bottom left which depending on the test definition will tell you to enter or exit the test area i e the space between the bars 7 Save the test performed with lt Save gt watch the video again with lt Review gt or cancel th
142. surement area in very long tests the athlete may exit the measurement area for one jump and then re enter the area In these cases it may be convenient to keep the test and make a manual automatic correction to times rather than repeat the test itself In fact the OptoJump program contains an automatic and manual system for managing spurious times acquired during a test Checking for spurious times is only done on flight step and contact times with any external times always considered as valid The basic criterion is that acquired times are always coupled with contact time flight time or step time Flight or step times without a corresponding contact flight or step time are only possible at the beginning or end of a test contact because of the start or finish type set in the test In the case of a very brief contact flight or step time there is an automatic procedure that identifies any invalid times i e below a certain threshold This threshold can be set or deactivated see chap 4 4 1 2 If there are other errors that are not automatically deleted it is possible to manually correct them Select the row with the invalid contact flight or step time and delete the entire row and thus the contact flight time couple These values will not be considered in the calculation of average values and will not appear in the charts If it is the contact time that is not average add the contact flight time couple to the flight time
143. t Centroidefcm Area Occupatafcm 11 2 5 5 4 1 1 6 33 0 3 20 6 1 5 21 3 6 5 2 Minimo 0 016 K j 22 11 2 Massimo 542 9 087 5 W15 5 8 Medie 0 052 J 2 4 Dev Std k 0 016 3 9 Medie Sin y 0 054 Figure 134 Ski Test results with separate times for right and left foot Version 1 10 Pag 198 di 203 OPTOJUMP GYMICROGATE e 6 8 BODY SWAY PROTOCOL The Body Sway protocol consists of two static Sway tests in which the patient must stand as motionless as possible for 30 seconds in the first test with eyes open and in the second one with eyes closed There is no need for the OptoJump Next bars but only the Gyko inertial sensor At the end of the protocol you can view a report that gives all the data described in par 5 1 6 comparing the eyes open test with the eyes closed test Body Sway Protocol Eyes open Eyes closed Delta Area mm7 1073 151 634 521 22 20 Convex Hull Area mm7 199 299 600 666 24 9 Lenght mm 329 451 366 261 11 2 Lenght AP mm 214 020 250 489 17 0 Lenght ML mm 201 288 215 539 7 1 Mean Distance mm 10 479 10 263 2 1 Mean Distance AP mm 6 975 5 156 42 2 Mean Distance ML mm 3 022 8 172 113 8 Rms Distance mm 12 204 11 449 6 2 Rms Distance AP mm 11 040 6 250 43 4 Rms Distance ML mm 5 200 9 592 84 59 Mean Velocity mm s 16 473 18 313 11 2 Mean Velocity AP mmis 10 701 12 524 17 0 Mean Velocity ML mm s 10 064 10 777 7 1 Mean Frequency Hz 0
144. t and not lt Save gt Now it is possible to decide whether this change should be applied to future tests press lt NO gt or if the change should be applied also to all tests performed with this type overwriting possible custom values set in the single tests in the latter case press lt YES gt Apply changes to all saved tests Figure 42 Confirming the parameter application to tests that have already been performed Version 1 10 Page 60 of 203 EYMICROGATE SPTOULME 4 2 2 1 1 Parameter Template The Template field allows setting of secondary test parameters in the definition but also at test level following common usage cases Let s suppose for example that a gait test is carried out on a modular system with the athlete performing very short strides typical of people who have had an injury or shuffling the tip of the advancing foot Instead of trying to change the parameters striving to find the best filter setting you can choose one of the existing templates i e shuffling gait with parameters set automatically on the basis of our experience At present the templates apply only to the run gait tests with modular systems but in the future the concept will be extended to all test types and it will be possible to extend the template library via software upgrades The parameters changed by these first templates are those highlighted in the figure below Minimum contact time ms Minimum flight time ms Maximu
145. t as occurs quite often in Gait Tests the starting foot is the one in front on the Treadmill Figure 70 Defining the starting foot right foot pressing START at this moment Version 1 10 Page 90 of 203 PAMICRO LTC wd Of course it is possible to do this afterwards using the same method described above for the Sprint and Gait Tests on modular systems even as regards possible foot assigning errors Va wt rn ATHLETES TEST CH SIA Quit Rossini Paolo 2 TREADMILL RUN 15 04 2011 11 23 30 Home outside R Change starting foot Undefined o_o mm eem Leftfoot Right foot Figure 71 Treadmill Running Test assigning the starting foot OPTOSUME ATHLETES TEST CAL SILAA Rossini Paolo TREADMILL GAIT 150472011 11 30 40 0 718 Delete Row 1 0 718 1 0 718 Delete TStep 0 718 wl Show marked rows f Change starting Toot gt Figure 72 Treadmill Gait Test assigning the starting foot double support Version 1 10 Page 91 of 203 EY MICROGATE SPTOULME The starting foot of run and gait tests with modular systems can be ge change several times In a round trip test for example it can be useful to change the foot with which the athlete has entered the area after having changed direction By positioning the mouse on the footprint to ien be changed and pressing the right button Invert foot is viewed Choosing this option all following feet of the chosen foot are changed
146. t menu appears with the following items A C C J C NA Restore Row Delete Row Delete TCont Delete TFlight Show marked rows Change starting foot Figure 68 Data row management menu Restore row allows to reset a previously deleted row or a row connected to the row above or below as valid Delete row deletes the selected row deleted rows are not considered in the calculation of averages and of total values for the test and are displayed in strikethrough syle Delete TCont deletes a contact time from the selected row as a consequence the associated contact and flight times are added to the flight time in the row above Delete TFlight deletes the flight time from the line row as a consequence associated flight and contact times are added to the contact time in the row below Show marked rows allows to show hide deleted rows or rows with deleted flight or contact time Change starting foot allows to set the right foot or the left foot as starting foot It is very useful to use the video to discern with which foot the athlete has started If you do not have video recordings and you do not remember the foot specify Undefined Version 1 10 Page 88 of 203 PAMICRO OPTOJZJUM 4 3 1 5 START FOOT The Starting Foot can be defined during the creation of a test see Define Modify Test or afterward keeping it as not defined during the analysis Sprint and Gait Test on modul
147. ted product life cycle is of 20 years A Positioning of the bars on the ground To avoid interferences between the patient and the bars we advise a distance of at least one meter between the bars and we advise to pay attention that bars don t hinder the gait Maximum distance must not exceed 6 meters RX bars TX bars MIN 1 8 mt suggested ss D MAX 6 mt Version 1 10 Page 18 of 203 next A Positioning of the bars on the treadmill The bars must be positioned at the sides of the treadmill so that the minimal security distance planned by the producer is obeyed We advice to fix L stirrups outside the chassis When mounting the bars on the treadmill ensure that vibrations caused by walking running do not move or make the bars fall down or onto the mobile area Version 1 10 Page 19 of 203 EYMICROGATE SP TOME 2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Start the OptojumpNext exe setup program in the usual way for Windows In the first installation window the user is asked where to save the files for the installation of OptoJump Next We advise you to leave the directory unchanged and to click on lt Next gt to continue e Optojump Next InstallShield Wizard Location to Save Files Where would you like to save your files Please enter the folder where you want these files saved If the folder does not exist it will be created for you To continue click Next Save files in folder C DOCUME 1 alemio IMPOS
148. to Confirm Cancel Advanced gt gt gt Figure 93 Basic Panel for Webcam configuration Press the lt Advanced gt button to display other commands e Zoomallows you to apply a digital zoom via software e Contrast Brightness Saturation Sharpness allows you to adapt the image it is advisable to move the corresponding cursor to test the effects of the command e White Balancing is useful when working in closed rooms with very warm lights e g tungsten which gives a yellowish hue or very cold lights e g neon which gives a bluish hue You should frame something neutral e g a sheet of white paper and remove any dominant colors using the cursor e Focus allows you to focus manually in those rare cases when the autofocus does not work Exposure Contrast Brightness Saturation Sharpness White Bal 1 51 Confirm Cancel Basic lt lt lt Figure 94 Advanced Panel for Webcam configuration Remember to save changes by pressing lt Confirm gt Version 1 10 Page 107 of 203 OPTO LIME GYMICROGATE ia 4 4 1 4 2 Other video related configurations End of time video acquisition s this is the time between the end of the test and the end of video acquisition i e a certain number of extra seconds are recorded after the endof the test Acquisition Format allows you to choose the format for saving videos which can be in ASF more compact and compatible with Windows Media Player AVI also compatible with ot
149. to 90 default deactivated activating this parameter the user can check if the values for flight time contact time gait time swing time and step length are within the average value the chosen percentage If one of these data is out of range the table line will be deleted from the calculation of average values and the values on the grid will appear in strike through format e g average 0 8 filter 20 all values above 0 96 and below 0 64 will be deleted Version 1 10 Page 68 of 203 yMICROGATE PTT AUS 4 2 2 7 TAPPING TEST Main Parameters e Start type Indicates if the start of the test must take place with a status change i e entering or exiting the bars or with an external impulse coming from the jack sockets e Start indicates if at the beginning of the test the athlete must be inside the area of the bars or outside the area e Starting foot if known the foot with which the test starts right or eft can be indicated otherwise leave as not defined e Stop type Indicates how the end of the test must be interpreted i e as external impulse e g a photocell at the end of the lane or as timeout the number of milliseconds of Test timeout can be customized in Utility Basic Configuration e Finish for the Stop type Timeout it is necessary to specify if at the end of the test the athlete must be inside the area of the bars or outside th
150. um of the contact and flight time Ta Tp Ta bb Bb f 11r __L _ _ _ _ t __L Figure 109 Acceleration calculation Vo Vy a OO Tor Ty Tez Ty Stride Angle This is the angle of the parable tangent deriving from the movement of a stride L stride length h height to which the foot is risen b s 1 y M AA Figure 110 Stride angle Version 1 10 Page 140 of 203 yMICROGATE PTT AUS 5 1 3 1 GYKo If the test was performed using the Gyko inertial sensor as well usually at the height of the shoulder blade there are the following in addition to the previous values e Area cm The Area parameter provides a dimension of how much the subject moves his her trunk The greater it is and the broader are the antero posterior and medio lateral rotations In numerical terms it represents the area of the ellipse of confidence 95 which is the ellipse that contains approximately 95 of the points of the trajectory e Ant Post mm Antero posterior displacement positive values anterior negative ones posterior e LH RH mm Medio lateral displacement positive values to the right negative ones to the left e Control strategy AP ML or NEUTRAL depending on the values mentioned above AP if the axis of the Ant Post ellipsoid is greater than the medio lateral one ML vice versa If the axes are equal the strategy is called neutral Single support Double s
151. ump bars ATHLETES TEST RESULTS UTILITY HELP Basie celles Active Devices Connected Optojump hw test Database HRM Configuration Check Update Wireless Devices About Device Name Connected New Search i Cardio Sandro s Garmin Assign Name ME LATTA Mf GM AA tJ Activate Remove USB connected devices at the moment OptoJump bars Microgate Witty timer and variable speed Woodway treadmill are automatically recognized and set as active Wireless devices connected to the PC via USB Bluetooth stick must be searched for possibly named with a mnemonic name and finally set as active one at a time see the following paragraph for a concrete example with a heart rate monitor 4 4 5 1 WITTY TIMER AND PHOTOCELLS OptoJump Next may be used in combination with the wireless timer and photocell kit called Witty The photocells have the purpose of giving the external start impulse and to stop the test as well as recording intermediate times during the sprint run test with modular systems if needed Let s look at a concrete example Timing a 30 m sprint with start and finish photocells as well as intermediate times at 10 and 20 m Just set up the photocells at the required positions and connect the Witty timer to the PC with the OptoJump Next software The photocells will transmit the impulse which will then interact with the software Version 1 10 Page 118 of 203 EY MICROGATE SP TOME START LAP1 LAP2 STOP Y
152. ump bars e 5 jumps with RIGHT leg and feet PERPENDICULAR to the OptoJump bars e 5 jumps with LEFT leg and feet PERPENDICULAR to the Execute OptoJump bars Configure Figure 120 Choosing a protocol Version 1 10 Pag 182 di 203 Eg MICROGATE OPTOULIMIA 1 2 O i EEE 3 5X an Figure 121 Drift Protocol sequence Carry out the 4 tests reminding to press SAVE at the end of each test before moving on to the following test At the end of the protocol go to Results select the option Protocols from Display gt Data and choose the protocol which has just been executed with the symbol Q ATHLETES RESULTS Gait Analysis View Data Test CH Protocols Analysis Figure 122 Selecting a protocol to be printed Double click on the protocol to be analyzed or click the button lt Display gt a report will be displayed showing the average jump values divided into right and left leg and what s even more important two graphs allowing to quantify very rapidly the displacements and their direction Version 1 10 Pag 183 di 203 yMICROGATE OPTOULIMIA Each jump is displayed as a yellow dot if you can not see 10 dots per leg some might be superposed the two large red and green dots left and right represent the athlete s tendency to move into a certain direction e g upwards to the right whereas the dotted triangle indicates the stability area The position of the red and green
153. up installs necessary files on your system This may take several minutes Ask the athlete to put on the wrap following the manufacturer s instructions e g moisten the part touching the chest From the Utility menu press the lt Devices gt button and from the Wireless Devices selection press lt New Search gt If installed correctly the device will be identified by our software with its internal code Version 1 10 Page 120 of 203 GATE OPTO LIME ATHLETES RESULTS UTILITY HELP Basic Settings Active Devices Device Name Connected Remove Opiojump hw tesi Optojump N 1 Version V1 06 Resolution 10mm OJ Database Devices HRM Configuration Check Update Wireless Devices Device Connected New Search Cardio ant 49213 Assign Name Activate Remove To recognize it later and find it among other chest wraps it is advisable to name it using a mnemonic name e g AthelteName Garmin Wrap or Polar 42 if you have numbered the wraps progressively etc using the lt Assign Name gt function Wireless Devices Device Connected Hew Search 0 Cardio Sandro s Garmin Activate Remove Repeat for all the devices that you want to use the icon near the name indicates if the device is currently connected or not Version 1 10 Page 121 of 203 PAMICROGZ OPTO LIME During the test session it is possible to ACTIVATE only one registered heart rate monitor at a time To do so select the device a
154. upport Load response Pre Swing Step times Gait cycle Step Stride Speed Acceleration Walking point Walking point gap Step width Dynamic Stabi HRM p Summary Data Measure Area cm 17 072 e Front Back cm 1 92 Left Right cm 0 14 Control strategy Dominant strategy AP Version 1 10 Page 141 of 203 EYMICROGATE SPTOULME 5 1 4 REFERENCE INDEXES In the Sprint and Gait Test parameters chap 4 4 1 5 the speed of an ideal athlete the so called super athlete during the 3rd 6th and 9th step can be indicated These are in fact the three most interesting moments of a sprint important studies have proven that e the speed of the 3rd stride is strongly related with the use of burst power e the 6th stride soeed depends on the phase of transition between the burst power and elastic recovery e the 9th stride speed depends more on pure elasticity Therefore the following indexes have been created and calculated as follows Burst index real speed at 3rd step ideal reference speed at 3rd step 100 Transition index real speed at 6th step ideal reference speed at 6th step 100 Elasticity index real speed at 9th step ideal reference speed at 9th step 100 Example supposing that the three speeds of reference have been set at 6 8 and 9 m s the athlete s sprint is taken into consideration and his indexes are shown Analysis Notes Signature Parameters Time effective 00 02 05 Total time 00 11 44
155. w Hide the page index e Goto first page e Goto previous page e Goto next page e Gotolast page e Goto page No e Close the report e Search e Zoom Version 1 10 Page 97 of 203 GYMICROGATE SPTOULME The buttons lt Change logo gt and lt Change footer gt allow you to customize the report adding your logo and your personal data respectively printed in the top right corner and on the bottom line Press lt Export gt on the left to export the report in PDF Excel Word or Html format Choose the desired format from the drop down menu select the position name the file and then press Save Folders File name report Hide Folders Excel D ali Figure 80 Dialog box for saving a report The functionality of Report creation printing and saving are offered by the external Crystal Report component If this does not work correctly we advise you to check whether you have installed different versions or editions of this software If you have uninstall the old versions and re install the OptoJump Next packet 4 3 1 9 SAVE ANALYSIS This function allows you to give the current settings configuration a mnemonic name so that it can be recalled from the list of saved analyses for future use 4 3 1 10 ANALYSIS NOTES This function allows you to add a note which will be saved with the analysis This note DIFFERENT from a note added immediately after completing the test will be printed on the bottom line
156. xcel Word and HTML Version 1 10 Page 25 of 203 GYMICROGATE SPTOULME 3 OPTOJUMP NEXT DRIVER AND HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3 1 DRIVER INSTALLATION For correct functioning of the program the respective drivers for the OptoJump Next hardware and the webcam must be installed The OptoJump Next software installation file already contains the required drivers In the case of the Vista operating system it has been found that if the installation program is not run as Administrator the drivers are not installed In this case install the two drivers separately These are available on the Microgate USB key supplied with the hardware or on the site www optojump com in the Support section To check that the drivers have in fact been installed connect the two devices OptoJump Next hardware and webcam If installation has not taken place the operating system will signal an error In this case disconnect the hardware install the drivers again and reconnect the hardware 3 2 OPTOJUMP NEXT HARDWARE INSTALLATION Attention must be paid when installing the OptoJump Next bars particularly when inserting the caps for connecting the bars The distinctions to be made between the bars are between Tx and Rx and additionally between bars with interface silver drum at start of bar and without interface Only the interfaces have an OFF switch Jack sockets for external event we RAPE Tosco blue socket ally open green socket Te
157. xt has a virtual metronome function which can be used to set the cadence in bpm beats per minute and the tone single or double In this software version the sound is generated and reproduced by the PC sound card as a reference for the patient only future releases should record metronome beats in addition to the test data correlating it with various events e g step cadence jump etc which take place To activate the metronome during a test go to Test gt Execute gt Configuration and select the YES setting Execution Rotatation based on Test Athletes Autom acquisition Yes No Acquisition pause ol Output 2nd monitor Yes No Save test data OH Ei Metronome O Yes no Once this option is activated a small panel in the bottom left hand corner will appear with each test Metronome OR Mi Enabled To generate the sounds click the ENABLED check box this function The OK button flashes at the set rhythm The number of beats can be changed between 10 and 200 in steps of 5 using the corresponding slider or by entering the figure directly and confirming with OK In Utility gt Basic Settings it is possible to set a single or two tone sound Metronome Dual Beep tone Enabled CU Disabled Version 1 10 Page 56 of 203 EY MICROGATE SP TOME 4 2 2 DEFINE EDIT TESTS In this section the definitions of the tests to be performed can be defined or edited As described in the se
158. yed KKK KKK Ki that we also find in the default Body Sway Protocol see Sect 6 8 Click on the Summary Data link to return to the previous data summary Data Measur 7 Length stil zap MLL Mean Distance APmm 8975 CMM RMS Disanco APmm 11 040 Version 1 10 Page 145 of 203 EYMICROGATE SP TOME Let s take as an example a trajectory of a Posture Sway test The graph is slightly different to the one used in the software but it gives us a better understanding of the data the colour scale that describes the density of points by area blue low density red high density is not present in the software 0 04 0 02 Whe T alia Tat Sui 0 02 0 04 0 06 i 20 0 1 H 0 12 On the x there is the medio lateral trajectory left right and on the y the antero posterior trajectory forwards backwards ref Prieto et al Measure of Postural Steadiness Transaction on Biomedical Engineer 1996 Version 1 10 Page 146 of 203 EY MICROGATE PTT Lia 5 1 6 1 AREA Area of the ellipse of confidence 95 the 95 ellipse of confidence is the ellipse that contains approximately 95 of the points of the trajectory The output parameter is the area of the ellipse Version 1 10 Page 147 of 203 EYMICROGATE Version 1 10 Convex Hull Area mm OF TOGAIT The Convex Hull is the smallest polygon that contains all the points of the trajectory
159. yko or other devices need to initialize and press the lt START gt button Depending on the mode Asymmetry or Absolute Value we will see one or two bars with the values and colours depending upon how far they are from the set thresholds and or reference values To end the test press lt STOP gt Version 1 10 Page 132 of 203 OPTOJUMP GYMICROGATE Pra 5 OPERATING PRINCIPLES 5 1 DEFINITION OF RESULT COLUMNS 5 1 1 GENERAL INFORMATION e Column contains information on the various row types The following values are possible O Version 1 10 External row with a time generated by an external or end of test signal with a timeout or end of time 1 2 NO progressive number valid row Each row represents a jump and can contain a contact flight step time or only flight step time Averages average values for the various columns The average is not calculated for all columns it is calculated using only the times of valid rows indicated with a progressive number Std standard deviation of the column compared to the average the standard deviation is not calculated for all columns Interrupted if a test is interrupted prematurely by the user the test finishes with this warning message Error in a reaction test if single repetition fails this is signaled with Error Deleted row with contact and or flight step times deleted from displays and calculation of average and total values see Management of invalid times for

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