A distributed pressure sensor for biomechanical measurements

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 302-305

  Pawluk, D T V ^a,b   Son, J S ^a   Wellman, P S ^a   Peine, W J ^a   Howe, R D ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN REACTION TIME; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS;

DISTRIBUTED PRESSURE SENSORS;

BIOSENSORS;

ARTICLE; FINGER; HAND FUNCTION; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE ENDING; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; ROBOTICS; SENSOR; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

BENCHMARKING; CALIBRATION; COPPER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINGERS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 0032054830     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2798317     Document Type: Article

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