Title :
An Electropneumatic Weight Applicator for Stimulating the Slowly Adapting Mechanoreceptors in the Cat´s Footpads
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Abstract :
A device is described for precise stimulation of the slowly adapting mechanoreceptors in the cat´s footpads. At a preset delay following the arrival of an external triggering pulse, a selected weight in the range 50 gm-2 kgm is applied for a preset duration, then lifted pneumatically. A displacement transducer provides a voltage signal proportional to the displacement of the weight.
Keywords :
Applicators; Communication system control; Delay; Gravity; Joining processes; Pistons; Shafts; Transducers; Vibrations; Voltage; Adaptation, Biological; Animals; Cats; Electronics; Forelimb; Hindlimb; Mechanoreceptors; Neurophysiology; Physical Stimulation; Time Factors;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1974.324369
