The uncertainty of the pendulum method for the determination of the moment of inertia

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 837-841

  Dowling, James J ^a   Durkin, Jennifer L ^b   Andrews, David M ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Biomechanics; Moment of inertia; Pendulum method; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; OSCILLATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

MOMENT OF INERTIA; PENDULUM METHOD; UNCERTAINTY;

PENDULUMS;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCELERATION; ANIMALS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; JOINTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33745004361     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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