pedar®: Dynamic pressure distribution inside the footwear.
The pedar system is an accurate and reliable pressure distribution measuring system for monitoring local loads between the foot and the shoe. The pedar offers the ultimate versatility with its multiple standard features and operating modes. The pedar utilizes the plidar electronics. The plidar transmits the pressure data via WiFi to the computer, where it is displayed real time. It can also store data on-board with 32 GB memory.
54g of pure efficiency
The system is a tiny, lightweight and easy to use system with:
- only 54g matchbox size electronics
- scans 99 sensors at 400 Hz
- set up time < 1 min, including mounting the sensors on subject
All of these features make the pedar system extremely mobile and flexible to meet virtually all testing needs such as walking, running, climbing stairs, carrying loads, playing soccer, or even riding a bicycle. The results are therefore more relevant to real-life.
The pedar system connects to highly conforming, elastic sensor insoles that cover the entire plantar surface of the foot, or to sensor pads for the dorsal, medial or lateral areas of the foot.
The pedar sensors use capacitive technology – known to provide the best accuracy for pressure measurement on the human body. The pedar system allows multiple synchronisation options to be used i.e. with video systems for gait analysis.
Applications of pedar system:
- footwear shoe research and design
- kinetic analysis of free gait in biomechanics
- long term load monitoring
- sport biomechanics
- biofeedback