A cycle ergometer mounted on a standard force platform for three-dimensional pedal forces measurement during cycling

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1296-1303

  Mornieux, Guillaume ^a   Zameziati, Karim ^a   Mutter, Elodie ^a   Bonnefoy, Régis ^a   Belli, Alain ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Physiologie de l'Exercice   (France)

Author keywords

Cycling; Force platform; Pedal forces

Indexed keywords

BICYCLES; BIOMECHANICS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; GAIT ANALYSIS;

CYCLING; FORCE PLATFORM; MECHANICAL EQUATIONS; PEDAL FORCES;

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; CYCLING; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; ERGOMETER; FORCE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION STUDY;

BICYCLING; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EXERCISE TEST; FOOT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 33646070948     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.03.020     Document Type: Article

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