On improving the accuracy of instrumented spatial linkage system

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1383-1385

  Liu, Wen ^a   Panjabi, Manohar M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Calibration; Linkage; Noise; Non linear

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MEASUREMENT ERRORS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRANSDUCERS;

INSTRUMENTED SPATIAL LINKAGE SYSTEM; NON LINEAR CALIBRATION; POTENTIOMETER TRANSDUCER;

POTENTIOMETERS (ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS);

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; ERROR; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT MOBILITY; POTENTIOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSDUCER;

EID: 0030270030     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(96)00019-X     Document Type: Article

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