Measurements

Run a Gait Measurement

July 27, 2026 Marius Schober 2 min read

Outcome

Record clean foot contacts as the person walks naturally across the configured force plates and continues through the exit area.

Applies to

Use the Gait examination tile and an approved staggered configuration. The recording covers only contacts made on the force plates.

Person walking naturally through a staggered two-plate walkway without targeting the plates
Gait measurement path

Before you begin

  • Confirm plate order, orientation, and walking direction match the selected configuration.
  • Mark a clear approach and exit path and remove trip hazards, including cables.
  • Decide whether a spotter or an approved assistive device is needed.
  • Select the correct project, Subject, configuration, and Gait examination.
  • Record footwear, assistive device, walking direction, and pace instruction.
  • Cue the person: “Walk through at your normal, steady pace. Look ahead, do not aim for the plates, and continue beyond them.”

Steps

  1. Select the Gait tile to open Measure.
  2. Keep the walkway and every plate clear during tare.
  3. Ask the person to wait at the planned approach position, not on a force plate.
  4. Confirm the wizard is ready, the exit is clear, and the person understands the direction.
  5. Start the pass from the same approach position used for comparable trials.
  6. Let the person walk without mid-pass coaching or targeting the plates.
  7. Ask the person to continue beyond the final plate before slowing or turning.
  8. Finish the wizard and check that the person is safe before reviewing the recording.
  9. In View, confirm each intended foot contacted its configured plate cleanly and the trace order matches the observed pass.
  10. Record direction, footwear, device, pace instruction, partial contacts, support, and any reason for repetition.

You should now see

One saved gait pass with clean intended contacts in the configured order and no turn or stop on a force plate.

Stop or repeat when

  • Tare is disturbed or the physical direction does not match the selected configuration.
  • A foot partly misses a plate or the person targets, shortens, or changes steps to reach it.
  • The person changes speed, turns on a plate, contacts a cable, or needs unexpected support.
  • The saved trace and observed contacts do not agree.

If it does not work

Do not tell the person where to place each foot. Adjust the starting position only according to the agreed protocol, allow another natural pass, and repeat from a clean tare.