A new bi-axial cantilever beam design for biomechanics force measurements

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 2310-2314

  Lin, Huai Ti ^a   Trimmer, Barry A ^b  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bi axial force measurement; Cantilever beam; Force plate; Strain gages; Wheatstone bridge

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL LIMBS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; COORDINATION PATTERNS; FABRICATION TECHNIQUE; FORCE COMPONENT; FORCE PLATE; FORCE TRANSDUCERS; FULL BRIDGE; GROUND REACTION FORCES; HYBRID CONFIGURATIONS; NEW DESIGN; SIMPLE BEAMS; SOFT ROBOT; TRANSVERSE DIRECTIONS; TRANSVERSE LOAD; WHEATSTONE BRIDGES;

ANIMALS; AXIAL FLOW; BIOMECHANICS; BRIDGE CIRCUITS; CANTILEVER BEAMS; MACHINE DESIGN; STRAIN GAGES; TRANSDUCERS;

FORCE MEASUREMENT;

ARTICLE; BI AXIAL CANTILEVER BEAM; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC CURRENT; FORCE TRANSDUCER; GROUND REACTION FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84865166550     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Bartsch M.S., Federle W., Robert J., Kenny T.W. A multiaxis force sensor for the study of insect biomechanics. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems 2007, 16:709.
2. Biewener A.A., Blickhan R., Perry A., Heglund N., Taylor C. Muscle forces during locomotion in kangaroo rats: force platform and tendon buckle measurements compared. Journal of Experimental Biology 1988, 137:191.
3. Brackenbury J. Caterpillar kinematics. Nature 1997, 390:453.
4. Dai Z., Wang Z., Ji A. Dynamics of gecko locomotion: a force-measuring array to measure 3D reaction forces. Journal of Experimental Biology 2011, 214:703-708.
5. Garcia-Webb M.G., Taberner A.J., Hogan N.C., Hunter I.W. A modular instrument for exploring the mechanics of cardiac myocytes. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology 2007, 293:H866.
6. Heglund N.C. Short communication: A simple design for a force-plate to measure ground reaction forces. Journal of Experimental Biology 1981, 93:333-338.
7. Isaza J.F., Throclcmorton G.S., Roldán S.I. Design and construction of a transducer for bite force registration. Journal of Biomechanics 2009, 42:1146-1149.
8. Lin H.T., Leisk G.G., Trimmer B. GoQBot: a caterpillar-inspired soft-bodied rolling robot. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 2011, 6:026007.
9. Lin H.T., Trimmer B.A. The substrate as a skeleton: ground reaction forces from a soft-bodied legged animal. Journal of Experimental Biology 2010, 213:1133.
10. Park S.J., Goodman M.B., Pruitt B.L. Analysis of nematode mechanics by piezoresistive displacement clamp. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2007, 104:17376.
11. Reinhardt L., Weihmann T., Blickhan R. Dynamics and kinematics of ant locomotion: do wood ants climb on level surfaces?. Journal of Experimental Biology 2009, 212:2426.
12. Westerhoff P., Graichen F., Bender A., Rohlmann A., Bergmann G. An instrumented implant for in vivo measurement of contact forces and contact moments in the shoulder joint. Medical Engineering & Physics 2009, 31:207-213.
13. Zumwalt A.C., Hamrick M., Schmitt D. Force plate for measuring the ground reaction forces in small animal locomotion. Journal of Biomechanics 2006, 39:2877-2881.