CONTINUOUS REGISTRATION OF BODY WEIGHT

Abstract

The report describes a device for continuous recording of the weight of a human subject. The frame on which the subject may either sit or lie is carried by three load cells mounted as a tripod. The electrical signals from the strain-gauges permit detection of a weight change of one gram. Insulation and heating of the load cells to a constant temperature =0.1C permit use of the system in the presence of rapid changes in environmental temperatures. Circuits are described for automatic regulation of load cell temperature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0619441

Entities

People

  • Alrick B. Hertzman
  • Bernell Coleman
  • Franz Flath
  • Louis S. D'agrosa

Organizations

  • Saint Louis University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Biomedical Research
  • Body Weight
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Load Cells
  • Physiology
  • Public Health
  • Recording Systems
  • Strain Gages
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermistors
  • Transducers
  • United States

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics