The Center of Gravity of the Human Body as Related to the Equipment of the German Infantry

Abstract

The action of the earth's power of attraction can be imagined as a force from every center of gravity of the body, acting in the direction of a line connecting each center with the center of the earth, and equal to the weight of the mass gathered at the original point. Because of the great distance from these points to the center of the earth, all those lines run parallel to each other. A resultant therefore exists for these forces of inertia. This resultant corresponds to a fixed straight line for every position of the body. This straight line remains unchanged if the body is displaced in space over not too great a distance, while still remaining parallel to itself, but does change its position within the body as soon as the latter is rotated about it. The straight line in the new position intersects the old one at a definite point.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 16, 1944
Accession Number
ADA956086

Entities

People

  • O. Fischer
  • W. Braune

Organizations

  • Air Force Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arm Bones
  • Body Regions
  • Body Weight
  • Cartridge Cases
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Death
  • Equations
  • Human Body
  • Joints (Anatomy)
  • Lower Extremity
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Right Angles
  • Shoulder
  • Skeleton
  • Spinal Column
  • Upper Extremity

Readers

  • Graph Algorithms and Convex Optimization.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris