Description
Subtract pauses and return meters per active second and its reciprocal pace.
Research schedules and activity records use numeric intervals, pauses, and overlap conventions. The same endpoints can produce different summaries depending on whether simultaneous activities are counted once or separately.
Subtract pauses and return meters per active second and its reciprocal pace.
When to use this tool
Use Mobility Research Walk Pace Term when you need a time-budget or interval calculation in geriatric research records.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter distanceMeters, elapsedSeconds, pausedSeconds. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read activeSeconds, metersPerSecond, secondsPerMeter. Use the output convention below.
Require positive distanceMeters and elapsedSeconds greater than nonnegative pausedSeconds. Subtract pauses and return meters per active second and its reciprocal pace.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| distanceMeters | Distance Meters Unit: m. | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| elapsedSeconds | Elapsed Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
| pausedSeconds | Paused Seconds | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| activeSeconds | Active Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
| metersPerSecond | Meters Per Second | Required. Finite number. |
| secondsPerMeter | Seconds Per Meter | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"distanceMeters": 10,
"elapsedSeconds": 15,
"pausedSeconds": 5
},
"output": {
"activeSeconds": 10,
"metersPerSecond": 1,
"secondsPerMeter": 1
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- This describes supplied trial arithmetic without selecting a clinical gait protocol, threshold, assistive support, fall risk, or suitable exercise.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Reconcile the full schedule and source timing convention before aggregation. Use an appropriate observational or clinical assessment for questions that duration arithmetic cannot answer.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Mobility Trial Unfinished Bound
Return elapsed as durationLower, elapsed as durationUpper when completed or supplied completionLimit otherwise, and upperKnown only when completed.
- Geriatric Task Time Censored Limit
Cap recordedSeconds at the limit, flag rightCensored when incomplete or above limit, and report exceededLimit independently.