A pedal dynamometer for off-road bicycling

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 160-164

  Rowe, T ^a   Hull, M L ^a   Wang, E L ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b University of Nevada   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMOMETERS; EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; FORCE MEASUREMENT; NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

OFF ROAD BICYCLING;

BIOMECHANICS;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; DEVICE; MEASUREMENT;

ACCELERATION; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERTION; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0032006133     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2834297     Document Type: Article

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