INVESTIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EVALUATION OF PROSTHETIC DEVICES. VOL. 1

Abstract

CONTENTS: Force Plate Studies: Electronic System; Control System; Calibration; Test Procedure; Evaluation of Data; Force Plate Results; Force Plate and Stick Diagram Analysis of Walking with Prostheses; Load Survey. Variable Knee Studies: Model Description; Test Program; Test Results. Rotary Hydraulic Damper: Development of the Study; Theoretical Derivations; Description of Test Models; Description of Test Equipment and Procedures; Tabulated and Plotted Data; Sample Calculation and Discussion of Results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1949
Accession Number
AD0641319

Entities

People

  • Renato Contini

Organizations

  • New York University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amputees
  • Construction
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Hydraulic Fluids
  • Joints (Anatomy)
  • Lower Limb Prostheses
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Physicians
  • Power Supplies
  • Production Engineering
  • Prostheses And Implants
  • Prosthetics
  • Test Equipment

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems