Numerical validation of linear accelerometer systems for the measurement of head kinematics

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 919-928

  Cappa, Paolo ^a   Masia, Lorenzo ^a   Patanè, Fabrizio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; BRAIN; ERROR ANALYSIS; KINEMATICS; PERFORMANCE;

ANGULAR ACCELERATION; ANGULAR VELOCITIES; HEMISPHERICAL HEADSETS; LINEAR ACCELEROMETER SYSTEMS;

ACCELEROMETERS;

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETER; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; HEAD; KINEMATICS; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; SENSOR; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACCELERATION; ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 27444434902     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2049329     Document Type: Article

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