Instrumented Treadmills have large force platforms as base, that provide Ground Reaction Force from each foot in each Gait Cycle. If Treadmill is large, then close to natural Feet Strike can be achieved, without chances of partial steps or mis steps, as happens in the Force Platforms, embedded in a walk way. They also save on required lab space although are expensive to purchase, initially. Other important application of Instrumented treadmills is Omni Directional Treadmills that are used for locmotion in Immersive Virtual Reality, Simulated environment.
MotekForceLink makes durable, reliable and precise Instrumented treadmills and also offer very large and odd-sized treadmills for custom specifications.
M-Gait Dual Belt-6 Component instrumented treadmill: