Sensor Technology for Performance Improvement and Rehabilitation

Escalating athletic competitiveness can be achieved only through continuously improved training methods. Accurate knowledge of take-off forces at ski jumps or in athletics and of force development involved in weightlifting or the martial arts helps to set records time and again. Kistler offers a wide range of force plates to be used in research and sports.

Our sense of balance is the product of a complex control system. Kistler force plates can be used for precise monitoring of shifts in weight and for examination of the effects of diseases or medication.

Rehabilitation and prosthesis enhancement require very precise information on body movements, with the forces involved in walking and running playing a key role. Kistler force plates provide a precise and reliable record of these forces in every direction.

The new biomechanics brochure describes the Kistler measuring systems for performance diagnostics, gait and balance analysis in sports and medicine. It also outlines the most important applications and provides a brief explanation of the construction and functioning of piezoelectric sensors. Clearly structured tables help the reader to determine the product suitability for his measuring task.

Kistler Group

Kistler’s core competence is the development, production and use of sensors for measuring pressure, force, torque and acceleration. Kistler’s know-how and electronic systems can be used to prepare measuring signals for use in analyzing physical processes, controlling and optimizing industrial processes, improving product quality in manufacturing and improving performance in sports and rehabilitation.

Kistler offers a comprehensive range of sensors and systems for engine development, automotive engineering, plastics and metal processing, installation technology and biomechanics.

A worldwide sales presence in the form of 20 group companies and 30 distributors ensures customer proximity, application support on an individual level and short lead times.

With a staff of more than 800, the Kistler Group is one of the world’s leading providers of dynamic measuring instrumentation. The Kistler Group achieved turnover of 174 million Swiss Francs in the 2006 financial year.