Calculation of peak force and impulse values from trial with overlap.

This figure shows an individual trial at 100% bar height. In some trials leading forelimb and trailing hindlimb contacted same force plate simultaneously, leading to their force curves overlapping with each other. To estimate fore- and hindlimb impulses from these trials, the lowest vertical force value was used as cut-off: Force values before the cut-off timing were used to calculate forelimb impulses and values after it for hindlimb impulses. The magnitude of overlap was assessed by the value of vertical force at the cut-off point. This approach was used only for trials where the magnitude of overlap was below 0.4 BW. In the depicted trial, magnitude of overlap was 0.36 BW.

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