Title :
Dynamic response of human foot and ankle system to vertical vibration
Author :
Wee, Hwabok ; Voloshin, Arkady
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng. & Mech., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
Abstract :
The transmissibility and the phase shift of the foot and ankle system (FAS) under the vertical sinusoidal vibration were studied as a function of the applied load. It was found that the increase of the applied load leads to the increase of the observed resonant frequency and stiffness of the system case.
Keywords :
biological effects of acoustic radiation; biomechanics; bone; vibrations; ankle system; applied load; dynamic response; human foot; phase shift; resonant frequency; stiffness; transmissibility; vertical sinusoidal vibration; Foot; Frequency measurement; Humans; Loading; Muscles; Resonant frequency; Vibrations;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2011 IEEE 37th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Troy, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-827-3
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2011.5778574
