A CONTROLLED-RELEASE ERGOMETER FOR THE HUMAN ANKLE

Authors
HOF AL
Citation
Al. Hof, A CONTROLLED-RELEASE ERGOMETER FOR THE HUMAN ANKLE, Journal of biomechanics, 30(2), 1997, pp. 203-206
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Biomedical",Biophysics
Journal title
Journal of biomechanics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00219290
Volume
30
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
203 - 206
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9290(1997)30:2<203:ACEFTH>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
A hydraulic ergometer for the human foot is described that can apply a nkle rotations up to 1 rad at a constant high speed of 10-20 rad/s aga inst moments up to 200 N m. The initial acceleration is damped, so as not to exceed a preset value. With the presented set-up the series ela sticity of the intact human m. triceps surae can be measured. Copyrigh t (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.