Time-dependent behaviour of a force-sensitive resistor plantar pressure measurement insole

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-125

  Pitei, D L ^a   Ison, K ^b   Edmonds, M E ^b   Lord, M ^c  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Medical Engineering and Physics ^*

Author keywords

Creep; Force transducer; Force sensitive resistors; Plantar pressure

Indexed keywords

LOADS (FORCES); PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; SENSORS;

FORCE SENSITIVE RESISTORS; PLANTAR PRESSURE;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; FOOT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MANOMETRY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STANDARD; TIME;

BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; FOOT; HUMANS; MANOMETRY; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029704616     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/PIME_PROC_1996_210_400_02     Document Type: Article

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