The University of Texas at Austin
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UT Austin Mechanical Engineer Strives to Prevent Hip Fractures in the Elderly

Professor Rick Neptune in the Developmental Motor Control Laboratory at UT Austin.  Pictured in the background is the high tech Motion Capture System capable of recording high-speed images of the human body while walking on a treadmill. The information captured is then used to create a computer model and simulation.

Photo by Charlie Fonville