Accuracy of circular contact area measurements with thin-film pressure sensors

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2569-2572

  Drewniak, Elizabeth I ^a   Crisco, Joseph J ^a   Spenciner, David B ^a   Fleming, Braden C ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Contact area; Pressure; Sensor

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CONTACT AREA MEASUREMENTS; FILTERING ALGORITHM; INDENTERS; JOINT REPLACEMENT; PIEZO-RESISTIVE THIN-FILM ARRAYS; SENSOR MATRIX; STANDARD DEVIATIONS; TEKSCAN SYSTEM;

DATA PROCESSING; JOINT PROSTHESES; JOINTS (ANATOMY); PRESSURE SENSORS; THIN FILMS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICE; FILM; JOINT INJURY; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MEASUREMENT; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ALGORITHMS; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34447530394     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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