Release July 2022 – ForceDecks (ForceDecks and ForceDecks Jump version 2.0.8211; ForceDecks iOS version 1.8.0)

This ForceDecks update is for both Windows and iOS devices and introduces a new test, and new metrics, and resolves minor visual and Bluetooth issues.

Changes to existing features

• The following new metrics have been added to ForceDecks, ForceDecks Jump, and ForceDecks iOS
  • Time to Stabilisation
  • Force at Zero Velocity / BM
  • Eccentric Deceleration Impulse / BM
  • Eccentric Duration
  • Concentric Duration
  • RSI-modified (Imp-Mom)
  • Impulse (Net of BW)
  • Concentric Impulse (Abs) / BM
  • Coefficient of Restitution
  • Force (Net of BW)
  • Displacement at Takeoff
  • Mean Force
• The Hop and Return test now allows for shorter contact times in ForceDecks, ForceDecks Jump, and ForceDecks iOS
• Additional length of test options have been added when conducting balance tests in ForceDecks iOS

New and enhanced features

• A new Sit to Stand to Sit test has been added for ForceDecks and ForceDecks iOS

Resolved Issues

• The calculation for the RSI (Jump Height/Contact Time) metric in the Hop Test has been corrected in ForceDecks, ForceDecks Jump, and ForceDecks iOS
• The name displayed when locating FDLites has been corrected in ForceDecks iOS
• The placement of buttons has been corrected when conducting balance tests in ForceDecks iOS
• The units displayed for historic units have been corrected when viewing balance test results in ForceDecks iOS
• A bug has been fixed which prevented the battery status from displaying for certain force plates in ForceDecks, ForceDecks Jump, and ForceDecks iOS
• An issue has been identified and corrected which prevented multiple force plates from being located simultaneously over Bluetooth on ForceDecks iOS
• A bug has been fixed where Kistler brand force plates were not returning centre or pressure values and were reporting repeating timepoints for ForceDecks and ForceDecks Jump
• An issue where the force plates would display incorrectly in portrait mode during balance testing in ForceDecks iOS
• The timer prior to balance tests has been corrected to accurately count three seconds in ForceDecks iOS