A controlled-release ergometer for the human ankle

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 203-206

  Hof, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Actuator; Dynamometer; Foot; Hydraulic; Series elasticity

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DYNAMOMETERS; ELASTICITY; EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MUSCLE;

CONTROLLED RELEASE ERGOMETERS; HUMAN ANKLE; SERIES ELASTICITY;

BIOMECHANICS;

ACCELERATION; ANKLE; ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; ERGOMETER; ERGOMETRY; FOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TORQUE;

EID: 0031081002     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(96)00116-9     Document Type: Article

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