Human Performance Laboratory

The Rimkus Human Performance Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia, includes 940 square feet of indoor testing space, an adjacent 430-square-foot observation and data processing area, and a wet testing area. The state-of-the-art laboratory is designed for biomechanical and human factors analyses of human motion, including gait, slip/trip/fall, occupational activities, and sports movements. Rimkus experts utilize the laboratory for product testing and validation, biomechanical and human factors research, forensic investigations, and human motion animation.

The laboratory is equipped with the following:

• • Vicon Vero Optical Motion Capture System
  • Movella MVN Link Suit Motion Capture System
  • Manus Xsens Metagloves
  • Yost 9-axis Inertial Measurement Units
  • Tobii Pro Glasses 2 Eye Tracker
  • Delsys Trigno Avanti EMG System
  • Cosmed K5 Metabolics System
  • Bertec In-Ground Force Plates
  • Tekscan Flexiforce Finger Force Sensors
  • Deltec FieldTester
  • ASTM F2117-10 Ball Rebound Tester
  • Body harness and track

When requested, Rimkus consultants can mobilize lab equipment to conduct studies in the field.

Services provided by our consultants at the laboratory include:

• • Product Testing
  • Biomechanical and Human Factors Research
  • Sports Surface Testing
  • Forensic Investigations
  • Motion Capture for Animations

For a robust list of the sports science services performed at the laboratory, please visit our Sports Science Consulting page.