Force measurement system

A force measurement system, comprising:

• a force measurement assembly configured to receive a subject, the force measurement assembly including:
• a top surface for receiving at least one portion of the body of the subject;
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• at least one force transducer, the at least one force transducer configured to sense one or more measured quantities and output one or more signals that are representative of forces and/or moments being applied to the top surface of the force measurement assembly by the subject;
• and
• one or more data processing devices operatively coupled to the force measurement assembly, the one or more data processing devices configured to receive the one or more signals that are representative of the forces and/or moments being applied to the top surface of the force measurement assembly by the subject, and to convert the one or more signals into output forces and/or moments, the one or more data processing devices further configured to determine and characterize a type of balance strategy that the subject is using to maintain his or her balance on the force measurement assembly, wherein the type of balance strategy determined and characterized by the one or more data processing devices is selected from the group consisting of:
• (i) an ankle strategy, (ii) a hip strategy, (iii) a step strategy, and (iv) combinations thereof, and wherein the one or more data processing devices are configured to determine the type of balance strategy that the subject is using to maintain his or her balance on the force measurement assembly based upon output data from a device selected from the group consisting of:
• (i) a motion capture device, (ii) a camera, (iii) an inertial measurement unit, (iv) a radar-based sensor, (v) an infrared sensor, and (vi) the force measurement assembly.