A digitizer with exceptional accuracy for use in prosthetics research: A technical note

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-195

  Sanders, Joan E ^a   Mitchell, Stuart B ^a   Zachariah, Santosh G ^a   Wu, Kelvin ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputee; Prosthetic cast; Residual limb; Socket shape

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINTS (ANATOMY); METAL CASTINGS;

DIGITIZERS;

PROSTHETICS;

ACCURACY; ANALOG DIGITAL CONVERTER; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER MODEL; DEVICE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; SENSOR; TIME;

EID: 0037739794     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2003.03.0193     Document Type: Article

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