Kinematic response characteristics of the CAREN moving platform system for use in posture and balance research

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 629-635

  Lees, Adrian ^a   Vanrenterghem, Jos ^a   Barton, Gabor ^a   Lake, Mark ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balance; CAREN; Kinematics; Moving platform; Posture

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; FUNCTION EVALUATION; KINEMATICS; PRECISION BALANCES;

CAREN SYSTEM; MOVING PLATFORM; POSTURE; TARGET VELOCITY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; DEVICE; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY;

BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 33847305884     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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