DocumentCode
3429035
Title
The biomechanics of the semicircular canals
Author
Van Buskirk, William C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA, USA
fYear
1988
fDate
4-7 Nov. 1988
Firstpage
1056
Abstract
A mathematical model for the unsteady fluid-dynamic response of the semicircular canals is presented. The endolymph is assumed to be an incompressible Newtonian fluid, and the presence and effects of both the utricle and the cupula are specifically accounted for. It is shown that the canal can be modeled as a heavily-damped, second-order system which behaves as an angular meter. Fairly good agreement is found between model predictions and experimental results.<>
Keywords
biological fluid dynamics; ear; mechanoception; physiological models; angular meter; cupula; endolymph; heavily-doped second-order system; incompressible Newtonian fluid; mathematical model; semicircular canal biomechanics; utricle;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0785-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94647
Filename
94647
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