A Method for Direct Measurement of the First-Order Mass Moments of Human Body Segments

Autor: Junichi Ozawa, Rong-Sheng Lu, Kazuhito Shimada, Koichi Maru, Yusaku Fujii
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Sensors, Vol 10, Iss 10, Pp 9155-9162 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1424-8220
DOI: 10.3390/s101009155
Popis: We propose a simple and direct method for measuring the first-order mass moment of a human body segment. With the proposed method, the first-order mass moment of the body segment can be directly measured by using only one precision scale and one digital camera. In the dummy mass experiment, the relative standard uncertainty of a single set of measurements of the first-order mass moment is estimated to be 1.7%. The measured value will be useful as a reference for evaluating the uncertainty of the body segment inertial parameters (BSPs) estimated using an indirect method.
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