A portable system for in-situ re-calibration of force platforms: Experimental validation

Gait and Posture

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 449-453

  Cedraro, Andrea ^a   Cappello, Angelo ^a   Chiari, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Error propagation; Force platform; Inverse dynamics; Movement analysis; Re calibration matrix

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAIT; HUMANS;

EID: 60449118118     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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