Application of an industrial robot in the sports domain: simulating the ground contact phase of running

Mechanical devices currently used to test sports equipment are limited to one or two degrees of freedom and cannot replicate complete human movements. The purpose of this study was to investigate the capabilities of a six-degrees-of-freedom industrial robot (iRobot) to replicate the ground contact p...

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Main Authors:	Jouni A. Ronkainen, Rene El Kati, Paul Fleming, Steph Forrester
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2010
Subjects:	Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified Mechanical footwear tests Prosthetic foot Kinematics Ground reaction forces Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/7690
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