Data Library

(Last revision: 22 January 2005)

Walking data from Winter, D.A. (1991) Biomechanics and Motor Control of Human Gait: Normal, Elderly and Pathological. Second edition. Waterloo: Waterloo Biomechanics. Walking ankle, knee and hip moments and powers normalized to body mass (slow, normal and fast).


Walking data from ISB website (one fast walking trial, 1.5 strides with force platform data).

Samples.zip (1.4 Mb) Self-extracting archive of data files suitable for analysis by the BIOMECH system.

  • Click here to go to the download site for the Biomech Motion Analysis System

    • How to install the data files:

    To install the sample data, download the file SAMPLES.ZIP (see above) to a suitable drive dearchive the files to a suitable drive. Note, the archive is divided into many subdirectories so only provide a drive letter, e.g., D:. The archiving software, e.g., WinZip will automatical create the subdirectories. The main directory is called SAMPLES.

    The following activities are included in the archive:

  • badminton clear shots
  • ballet grand jeté
  • basketball layup and free-throw
  • cart pushing up an incline
  • diving
  • hockey (slap and snap shots)
  • hurdling, running and sprinting (male and female)
  • jumping (various)
  • kicking (soccer and karate front kick)
  • lifting
  • rowing (Gjessing ergometer and on water)
  • swim starting
  • walking (prosthetic, pathological and normal)
    • Some data files may be run by the simulation program, SIMULATE, for example, the LONGJUMP.DG data file. This program computes the trajectories of the body markers based upon the takeoff parameters contained in the file, LONGJUMP.SIM, and the relative motions of the joints. The relative motions are produced by the KINEMATICS program and are stored in the file, LONGJUMP.DR. To change the takeoff parameters use the program, INTERACT (press "I"). Note, these programs can only be run on certain data files that use either a 10-segment model of the body (no feet or hands) or a bilaterally symmetric, 6-segment model. These data files will be under the subdirectory, DATA\SIMULATE\....
    Send comments, corrections and suggestions to the author via email onlydger@uottawa.ca