Abstract: Paper reports research on dynamic system characteristics of snow skis. Laboratory and field measurements of frequency response, running surface pressure excitation, and static system characteristics ...

Abstract: The development of a dynamic, nonlinear finite-element model of a human leg is presented. The model is designed to accommodate large three-dimensional displacements and rotations, to accurately ...

Abstract: An electromechanical transducer was developed to enable measurement of the general six degree-of-freedom relative motion between lumbar vertebrae of the in-vitro human spine. The transducer system ...

Abstract: The effects of fixed axes of rotation on the varus-valgus and torsional load-displacement characteristics of the human knee have been determined. The location of the axes of varus-valgus and ...

Abstract: Human knee specimens were subjected to anterior-posterior, medial-lateral, varus-valgus, and torsional displacement tests. Loads were recorded for the intact joint and for the joint with all soft ...