bipedal
two footed movement

bike saddle pressure
measurement of the loads on the buttocks during bike riding

clinical gait analysis
analysis of parameters specific to clinicians

capacitance transducers
detect changes in pressure via two conductive plates and an elastomer

cadence
the rate of a person’s stride

car seat pressures
measurement of the loads on the buttocks/thigh/back while sitting in a car

center of pressure
the point where the resultant of all forces act upon

diabetic foot

data logger
synonym for pedar/pliance analyzer

dynamic measurement
measurement which changes throughout time

dynamic pressure measurement
measurement of the change in pressure throughout time

dancing forces
allows calculation in a free moving environment

emed pedography platform
is designed for the functional diagnosis of the foot

eversion
external rotation of foot (see also pronation)

ergonomic pressure measurements
the use of dynamic pressure measurement in ergonomic settings

force measurement (as related to pressure measurement)
calculated from the pressure and known area of the pressure sensor.

force time integral
area under the force-time curve - also called impulse

footpressure
Footpressure stands for the plantar pressure distribution under the foot during stance or gait


foot Scanner
Foot scanners scan the foot in 3 dimensions either by 3-D photography or by a laser scanner

Grand Avenue
location of novel INC office in the USA

great toe
important in the function of the foot

gait analysis
the study of walking

grip force/pressure
use of dynamic pressure measurement to investigate the forces and pressures while the hand is grasping an object

hysteresis
the difference in the loading versus unloading force curve

hand forces
use of dynamic load distribution measurement to investigate the forces and pressures while the hand is grasping an object

in shoe pressure measurement
dynamic load distribution measurement via a thin flexible insert placed between the subject’s foot and shoe

inverse dynamics
calculation of the internal forces and moments based on the external forces and movement patterns

intraarticular pressure measurement
the study of the pressure within the joints

Juxtaposition
side by side

kinetic chain
the segments of the body act as a system of chain links and the forces and moments acting on one segment can be transferred to the next segment

lateralization
can be described by lateral/medial force indices

longitudinal arch
comprised of the medial and lateral arches of the foot

Matscan
a competitors system

masks
areas of interest

neuropathy
disease of the nerves – specific to diabetes, caused by the disease

obesity
the state of being well above one’s normal weight

Peter Seitz
CEO of novel GmbH

posturostabilogram
the capture of the load distribution and center of pressure during standing

pressure mapping
the use of a matrix of pressure sensors to describe the load distribution between two bodies in contact with each other
prosthetic socket pressure – the use of pressure measurement to investigate the loads at the limb-socket interface

pressure time integral
the area under the pressure-time curve

Pedography, Pedobarography
Pedography is a functional diagnostic test of the dynamic plantar pressure distribution under the foot during gait


Pedar in-shoe pressure measurement system
for the monitoring of shoe and shoe-insert function

Pliance systems
for a wide range of dynamic pressure distribution measurement applications

quantitative
expressible as an absolute quantity

quality
novel is quality in pressure measurement

reliability
yielding the same results in different experiments

repeatable
to be able to reproduce the same information again

reproducible
see repeatable

saturated
unable to contain (read) any more (higher)

stride length
distance between 2 successive placements of the same foot

static (pressure) measurement
a snapshot of the load distribution – represents only one point in time

shear force
forces which are not acting perpendicular to the sensor’s surface

total force (as it relates to pressure measurement)
summation of the forces acting on each sensor of the matrix

under the curve (PTI/FTI)
see pressure time integral and force time integral (software link)

validity
the degree at which the data is correct or true. see quantitative, reliability, repeatable, reproducible

velocity (of the center of pressure)
the rate at which the center of pressure changes throughout time

vertical force
force acting perpendicular to the ground

walking speed
the rate at which a person walks

wireless
the ability to measure pressure without being tethered to a computer