Ergonomics and Biomechanics Products
NexGen Ergonomics Announces New "Tactilus by NexGen" Pressure Mapping Product Line and Related Products
The new products include:
- High resolution seat pressure mapping system
- High performance mattress sensor system
- Mattress pressure mapping solution to assist mattress retailers in sales of their products
- Gait analysis walkway
- Glove sensor system with 80 sensors
- Series of temperature mats
- Insole sensors
- Footplate solutions
These systems connect via USB or wirelessly. The pressure mats are stretchable and can also be ordered in custom sizes.
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VATS™ (Vibration Analysis ToolSet)
We have released a Beta version of VATS V5. New features include:
- The ability to fine-tune the data selection windows from the graph and from a floating window.
- Zoom in/out for raw data display: Ctrl+ mouse wheel for X axis and Shift+ mouse wheel for Y axis. To reset the zoom use the H key.
- PSD (Power Spectral Density) Periodgram and Welch methods and their parameters.
- Zoom in/out for PSD plot display
VATS is available as a complete solution with an 8 channel data logger (expandable to 24 channels), accelerometers, mounting accessories and powerful yet easy to use software. Our unique solution also supports goniometers, torsiometers, load cells, EMG sensors, accelerometers and force sensors.
Key features:
- Powerful yet easy to use analysis software
- Whole body analysis includes ISO 2631-1, 2631-5 (2004), 2631-5 (2018), BS 6841, ACGIH standard for whole body vibration (WBV) and 8 hours exposure
- Hand arm analysis includes ISO 5349 and ACGIH standards
- Multi-channel/accelerometer capability
- Ability to add many other sensors such as load cells, EMG, goniometers, FSRs and more which no other system can do
- For hand/arm we have the highest range accelerometer available at 1000g
- Ability to change the range of our 2 accelerometers via software:
- S2A, 16g, 4.8g and 1.6g
- S3 100g, 300g and 1000g
Data analysis performed:
- Fast Fourier Transfer
- 1/3 Octave band analysis
- Weighted and unweighted RMS
- Band-pass Butterworth filter
- Filtering window
- Spectrum plot
- 1/3 octave band plot
- Crest factor
- Vibration dose value
- TLV/Caution zone value for ISO and ACGIH standards
- RMS history and summaries
- PSD (Power Spectral Density) Periodgram and Welch methods
VATS software can be purchased separately to import 3rd part data.
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ErgoImager Pro V7
ErgoImager Pro V7 has been released and includes DUET (The Distal Upper Extremity Tool), the LiFFT (the Lifting Fatigue Failure Tool) and the Shoulder Tool.
Product features and tools include:
- Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation
- Energy Expenditure
- OWAS
- Snook & Ciriello Tables
- Mital, Nicholson & Ayoub Tables
- RULA
- REBA
- DUET (The Distal Upper Extremity Tool)
- Hand strength MAE: The MAE (Maximum Acceptable Efforts) method is designed for repetitive tasks that use frequency and/or duty cycle (DC) to predict maximum acceptable efforts (MAE) as a percentage relative to maximum voluntary efforts (MVE).
- AFF method: The AFF (Arm Force Field) method predicts manual arm strength (MAS) for a wide range of body orientations, hand locations and any force direction. This method uses an artificial neural network (ANN) to predict the effects of hand location and force direction on MAS and includes a method to estimate the contribution of the arm's weight to the predicted strength.
- New Liberty Mutual MMH 2021
- LiFFT (the Lifting Fatigue Failure Tool)
- Shoulder Tool
- Revised Strain Index (RSI), Composite Strain Index (COSI) & Cumulative Strain Index (CUSI)
- MQ 3D biomechanical model
- Interface to the 3DSSPP biomechanical model
- 2D biomechanical model
- Import of a background digital image
- Ability to modify a mannequin's anthropometry (using various features from our HumanCAD® technology)
- Calculation and display of the mannequin's Center of Gravity
- Posture library with predefined and user defined postures
- Forward and Inverse Kinematics movement
- Detailed anthropometry and BSIP data
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Biometrics Ltd. Products
DataLITE Wireless Solutions & API Integrations
Measure and analyze human movement, muscle activity, forces and more with precision using DataLITE systems in ergonomics, sports science, biomechanics, and rehabilitation.
Multiple system interfaces offer unparalleled flexibility and accuracy:
- PIONEER - Perfect for simple real-time analysis.
- EXPLORE - Ideal for capturing movement dynamics in field-based environments.
- ADVANCE - Seamless integration for synchronized data streaming.
DataLITE can connect up to 16 sensors, utilize a suite of sensors, including goniometers for multi-planar joint movements, torsiometers for rotational assessments, and advanced EMG sensors for muscle activity analysis as well as accelerometers, force plates, dynamometers and more.
Advanced API Solutions
Integrate DataLITE with MATLAB, Python, and more to accelerate research development.
Click here to learn more about DataLITE Wireless Systems.
HumanCAD®
NexGen's HumanCAD is a powerful yet easy to use 3D digital human modeling software. Our modular architecture enables customers to purchase the modules they need. Included in all configurations is inverse and forward kinematics, 3D digital human mannequin creation using a variety of libraries and databases, vision and reach analysis and much more. You can save your custom postures or anthropometries in these libraries for reuse.
Optional modules include ErgoTools with numerous ergonomics analysis methods (such as Energy Expenditure, OWAS, RULA, as well as Snook and Mital tables) and biomechanical model options. The Advance Feature Set includes:
- Advanced mannequin representation with more realistic degree of freedom and more segments which include detailed spine model (18 versus 3), ulna-radius rotation
- Mannequin with customizable head variable using US Army 1988 and Canadian military database of 1997
- Mannequin skeleton representation
- More detailed shoulder model
- Collision detection
- Comfort zones
- Additional Discomfort/Comfort analysis
- Enhanced customized anthropometry
- Animation capability which includes collision detection and attached objects support. Animation module provides a choice of interpolation, option to save as a video file and an option to interface with selected ErgoTools (ErgoTools module required).
- Additional anthropometric databases:
- ANSUR I (1989) male and female
- ANSUR II (2012) male and female
- Canadian Army LF (1997) male and female
- CSUM (for CAESAR summary data) for male and female
Click here to learn more about HumanCAD.
Click here to learn more about HumanCAD Modules.
HM-Analyzer for Xsens MVN Systems & MTw Awinda Research Kit
NexGen's HM-Analyzer runs on Xsens' MVN Awinda systems and MTw Awinda research kit configurations.
NexGen provides complete integrated systems with our latest HM-Analyzer Version 5 and Xsens MVN or Awinda Systems. HM-Analyzer includes the new Ergo-Analyzer module with RULA and OWAS analysis and many new features including Range of Motion scoring for the AAOS convention. The ROM scoring can also be applied to the ISB convention and in both degrees and radians.
HM-Analyzer provides the user with considerable flexibility as to which joints they want to analyze as well as multiple joint angle conventions, pose calibration options and a variety of analysis tools. You can easily setup and save your mappings and analysis configurations for as few as two IMUs to full body configurations. With additional wireless receiving dongles, you can split up your sensors to use on multiple PCs.
Click here to learn more about HM-Analyzer with Xsens MVN Awinda Systems.
Click here to learn more about HM-Analyzer with Xsens MTw Awinda Systems.
Mark-10 Force Gauge Products
A variety of EK3 and EKE force gauge kits of various capacities are available. Mark-10 products are known for their high quality and the industry's leading 3-year warranty.
All kit orders include MEASURELite software.
Besides our regular product discounts, we are also offering customers who purchase either an EK3 or EKE force gauge kit a discount on purchases of our ErgoImager Pro EIM-LP lifting, push & pull task analysis module which includes:
- Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation
- Snook and Mital tables
- New Liberty Mutual MMH
Click here to learn more about Mark-10 Gauges.
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NexGen Ergonomics, founded in 1982, is a worldwide source for software and instrumentation used in ergonomics and biomechanics for analysis, research, design and education.
